A list of animals used in scientific research in the UK. The majority of animals used in research are mice, fish, rats, and birds, but sometimes these commonly used animals are not the most suitable ...

Animals are not used to test cosmetic products or their ingredients in the United Kingdom or across the EU. The sale and import of cosmetic products and their ingredients was banned in the UK in 1998.

Branwen has over 20 years of experience driving impact across academia, industry, government, and civil society in both Australia and the UK. Her career focuses on the health and medical fields, ...

The Openness Conference 2026 is your chance to hear about best practices and innovations in openness in animal research, directly from those working in this area. We are delighted to bring together a ...

The term ‘procedure’ refers to any act that may cause an animal a level of pain, suffering or distress equivalent to or greater than the introduction of a hypodermic needle. The Home Office licenses ...

On Friday, 19 July 2024, the European Commission published its ‘Summary Report on the statistics on the use of animals for scientific purposes in the Member States of the European Union and Norway in ...

Over the last century, there has been an alarming increase in the number, frequency and diversity of zoonotic disease outbreaks. Caused by the spill over of pathogens from animal hosts to people, ...

How can it be right to use an animal for research where we could consider it unethical to use a human being? This is a fundamental question that confronts anybody who benefits from research using ...

A new resource housing all the latest news in human and animal health research from the UK and beyond. Take a look inside the BARN Digest for all the major breakthroughs and updates from UAR members ...

Where there are people, there are mice. This pretty well summarises the millennia-old relationship between humans and rodents. Native to the Indian subcontinent, the mouse followed the migration ...

UAR helps people to understand why animals are used in scientific research, and the best way to do that is through openness and transparency. In 2018 we have worked with partners to develop tips that ...

For decades, veterinarians and animal associations have promoted the benefits of neutering to prevent unwanted litters. Every year, hundreds of thousands of unwanted dogs and cats, including puppies ...