Our culture of care in animal research

Learn about the comprehensive approach the University of Dundee takes to ensure the welfare of animals involved in research, and the staff working with them:

• Refinements in procedures, housing, husbandry, and care
• Focus on reducing severity
• Access to, and sharing of, 3Rs information
• Effective Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body
• High quality reproducible science
• Support from senior management
• Support and training for staff
• Caring and committed technical and research staff

The University:

• Believes that good science requires good animal welfare.
• Believes that everyone involved in research using animals should always show caring and respectful attitudes and behaviour towards them and to each other.
• Believes that each person should take responsibility and be accountable in all aspects of animal care and use.
• Will provide a supportive, inclusive and equality driven environment where concerns can be raised with confidence to promote the wellbeing of staff working with animals.
• Will implement the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) as fully as possible, moving to non-animal methods wherever they can be used.
• Will implement refined methods as they become available and will endeavour to provide animals with best practice housing conditions.
• Will be open and transparent and will communicate the University of Dundee’s use of animals in research with the wider community.