As reliable anaesthetic methods and delicate instruments to examine the nervous system have been developed, cats have been used to study a variety of neurological problems, such as epilepsy, deafness, ...

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 ...

UAR is delighted to announce that Professor Branwen Morgan PhD has been appointed as UAR’s new Chief Executive, following an extensive international search process. We are currently finalising all the ...

The Stephen Paget Memorial Lecture celebrates the life of Stephen Paget who passionately believed that a greater understanding of physiology would lead to better medical advances. He was the founder ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

In 2020, animal research has been essential for developing lifesaving vaccines and treatments for Covid-19. Ferrets and macaque monkeys were used to test the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, ...

Care, as distinct from welfare, is a difficult concept to pindown. It is broadly agreed, however, that care means to work, physically or emotionally, to improve another’s situation. Outcomes matter ...

It’s not lions, tigers, bears or even snakes that cause the most deaths from animals worldwide, but the tiny mosquito. This annoying, biting, long-legged insect is not just a nuisance, it carries many ...