Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain
Scientists in the UK who work with animals are required by law to submit reports to the Home Office about their use, and the figures are collated and released annually by the
FRAME President receives award
FRAME Life President Professor Michael Balls will this week receive a prestigious award in recognition of his contribution to promoting alternatives to laboratory animals. He will
Prestigious prize win
PhD student Rehma Chandaria has won a prestigious writing competition while working with FRAME. The competition was run by leading scientific research publishing group Nature.
FRAME Training School 2016 announced
Details of the next FRAME Training School in experimental design and statistical analysis have been released. It will be held in Voss, Norway from 1-3 February, 2016. When scientists
FRAME response to call for tighter animal research reporting rules in the US
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking at potential changes to the statistics reporting requirements for American laboratories, following a petition by the country’s
FRAME and the Kennel Club ask for a U-turn on beagle breeding centre
FRAME and the Kennel Club have sent an open letter to Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon Greg Clark, MP calling on him and the Government to reverse
FRAME welcomes EU strategy document
FRAME has welcomed a new EU strategy designed to promote ways of integrating data obtained through non-animal tests with computer models of the human body. The strategy aims to reduce
FRAME response to mouse head transplant reports
FRAME has responded to recent press stories of mouse head transplants being carried out in China. The Wall Street Journal has reported that surgeon Professor Xiaoping Ren has carried
Students drink coffee to replace animal tests
A university in the United Arab Emirates has introduced a human-based experiment as a way of replacing animal models of the effects of drugs on body organs. Medical students now dose
EU debate on animal experiments
The European Parliament has discussed the future of animal experiments, in response to a 1.2 million signature petition calling for existing laws to be scrapped. A recommendation will