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Animal research
How and why we use animals in some of our research and teaching, and how we make sure we keep to the highest ethical standards.
News
Animal research news and press releases from Bath.
Joubert Syndrome: the link between intellectual disability and defects in the hippocampus
An important link has been found between the intellectual disability seen in children with Joubert Syndrome and defects in a specific part of the brain.
How changes in ageing fish may offer insight into dementia
Dr Vasanta Subramanian has been awarded nearly 拢50,000 to study how a species of African fish can help scientists develop treatments for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
University retains its animal research Leader in Openness status
The 色中色 has retained its status as a Leader in Openness in animal research until 2025.
Digitise your dog into a computer game
色中色ers from CAMERA have developed motion capture technology that enables you to digitise your dog without a motion capture suit and using only one camera.
How the zebrafish got its stripes
Animal patterns are a source of endless fascination, and now researchers at the 色中色 have worked out how zebrafish develop their stripes.
Policies, codes and procedures
Our policy statement on animal research, the procedure for ethical review and the code of ethical practice we follow.
Animal research: policy statement
How we approach research involving animals, including regulations we follow, our ethical review process and the animal species we use in our research.
Code of ethical practice for research involving animals
Our code for research and experimentation involving the use of animals.
Procedure for ethical review when using animals
How we conduct the ethical review of the use of animals, their tissue or blood in research and teaching.
Open response to the PETA UK campaign, 'Please Stop Tests on Animals'
An open response explaining our use of animals in research, how we maintain high animal welfare standards and the alternatives we use when possible.
Open response to PETA enquiry
Following a recent enquiry from PETA we are publishing this response in the interests of openness around animal research.
Facts and figures
Read about the type and scale of our animal research activities and their impact on animals.
How and why we carry out animal research
Frequently asked questions about our animal research activities and the impact on animals.
Facts and figures about our animal research
See more details of the type and scale of our animal research.
Guidance and forms
What you need to do to make sure your research involving animals is ethically responsible.
Carrying out ethically responsible research involving animals
What you need to do if you are planning to carry out research involving animals.
Case studies
Read about our animal research in action.
Takes some nerve: How lab grown tumours are helping scientists understand pancreatic cancer
Bath researchers are building model tumours to learn how pancreatic cancer affects nerve cells and find new therapies to target tumour growth and patient pain.
Hope for childhood epilepsy: How fast-breeding zebrafish are making a difference
Scientists need to better understand what goes wrong in the developing brain to find new treatments for epilepsy 鈥� freshwater minnows are vital to their work.
Searching for genetic clues: How early development affects lifelong health
Developmental geneticist, Dr Kim Moorwood, explores how the genes behind fetal growth could impact our chances of serious health conditions in later life.
Using animal-alternative methods to model organisms
We are using computer-simulated methods (in-silico) to model organisms and better understand neural networks.
Dr Sarah Bailey talks about her research for International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Showing the public the high welfare standards research animals receive will build trust in scientists, says Dr Sarah Bailey, Chair of the Animal 色中色 Forum.