This course includes EU module 9: Ethics, animal welfare and the Three Rs; and EU module 10: Design of procedures and projects, and aims to equip participants with the knowledge needed to manage a programme of work under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

EU Module 9
This module provides information on different aspects of ethics and the Three Rs and their application to the ethical and welfare issues raised by the use of animals in scientific procedures. This module also prepares individuals so that they are able to keep themselves informed in order to continuously apply the Three Rs to their work as new methods and approaches evolve.

EU Module 10 is aimed at project licence applicants and scientists who have involvement in designing the procedures that they carry-out. The module includes

experimental design concepts
experimental units
causes and elimination of bias
sample size estimation
project licence management

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