@ColAnimalTech

Unique provider of Higher Education and CPD qualifications in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology and related subjects.

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Joined March 2017
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Are you an animal technician who has improved standards in laboratory animal welfare over the last twelve months through refined animal care? Apply for this year's Andrew Blake Tribute Award @InstAnimalTech for the opportunity to present at IAT congress. Deadline: 20 October.
Details of the award and submission information. Can be found online: https://www.iat.org.uk/abta

ALT Details of the award and submission information. Can be found online: https://www.iat.org.uk/abta

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Animal Technicians’ Symposium w/ @InstAnimalTech 🗓️17 – 18 October 📍 Online Speakers from academia and industry will present the latest refinements and advances in animal welfare. Aimed at animal techs, but anyone who works with lab animals is welcome: nc3rs.org.uk/events/ATS2023
White mouse on technician's hands (wearing blue gloves).

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Our 5-day Mouse Models for Human Disease Workshop (this September) will bring together a team of experienced mouse geneticists and invited speakers to provide ECR attendees with a comprehensive course in everything mouse genetics Apply by 31st July: har.mrc.ac.uk/training/cours…
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Ready to go. Come to see us at @InstAnimalTech Congress and learn about our new @ColAnimalTech partnership #training #animaltech #CPD
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Getting everything ready for our stand at the @InstAnimalTech Congress. Our new partnership with @ColAnimalTech will be center stage. Come to see us to find out more about our courses for levels 4, 5 and 6 Diplomas #training #CPD #technicians
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When re-establishing mouse colonies after lockdown or any other interruption, it’s important to use strategies that optimise animal use and minimise surplus animals. Visit our new hub to find resources on best practices in breeding and colony management. nc3rs.org.uk/breeding-and-co…
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Dr. Jane Hurst found that how lab mice are handled affects behavioral experiments: "The unexpected discovery from these studies was that laboratory mice can be far more anxious than I expected to see from domesticated animals." bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/ar…
The National Centre for the 3Rs@NC3Rs14 Sep 2020
New research shows the welfare benefits of picking up mice via a tunnel instead of by the tail persist even after repeated restraint, intraperitoneal injection and short-duration anaesthesia, adding to the substantial evidence for non-aversive handling: ow.ly/qJJt50BpTq1
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Fantastic work in improving mouse welfare from our awesome animal technicians
The National Centre for the 3Rs@NC3Rs27 Aug 2020
In our latest video series, six mouse handling champions share their top tips for putting non-aversive mouse handling into practice, and the positive changes they've seen since switching from tail handing to tunnel handling or cupping. nc3rs.org.uk/non-aversive-mo…
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Our paper is out today 🥳 ...showing not only are mice capable of expressing positive and negative discrete emotions, but the way in which they are handled affects their resilience towards negative events. @CandyRowe_ @NC3Rs @BBSRC @RSocPublishing royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
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The August edition of our Tech3Rs newsletter for animal technicians is now online. This issue includes a special feature on Lockdown Champions, celebrating technicians who have continued to put the 3Rs into practice during the COVID-19 lockdown. nc3rs.org.uk/tech3rs
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We're delighted to welcome @HeriotWattUni & @SussexUni as the 90th & 91st signatories to the Technician Commitment. Through the 5 pillars of the @TechsCommit initiative, they join a community of organisations committed to supporting technicians. Read more: sciencecouncil.org/heriot-wa…
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@ABPI_UK8 Nov 2019
The Andrew Blake Award for animal technicians is open for nominations until next Friday. Get involved iat.org.uk/abta
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Register for this topical workshop “From Experimental Design to Behavioural Change: how can we stop ruining a perfectly good idea?” htttp://ow.ly/Gh3930ptNHa @LASA_UK
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Behavioural study concludes fish DO feel pain. Fish exhibit many of the same behaviours as humans in pain, including rubbing the area, reduced appetite and reduced movement #fishwelfare #animalresearch independent.co.uk/news/scien…
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Assessing welfare in groups of zebrafish using chromatic analysis #zebrafish #3Rs #fishsci #fishwelfare funded by @NC3Rs authors.elsevier.com/a/1Zm4Y…
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So in my roommates lab, one of her classmates has a service dog and apparently service dogs also have to wear lab gear &... Y’all.. just look how cute this is
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These #mosquitoes become paralysed after they drink a blood meal due to a new GM method that could provide better population control tools ow.ly/cvKr50wg8XY @PLOSNTDs ow.ly/sUN350wg8XX #genetics
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Its your last chance to book onto the 'Guide to responsible #animalresearch ' workshop running 9:30-1pm @TheCrick Wed 25th & Thurs 26th Sept. If you want to help "fix the flaws in animal research" (the-scientist.com/careers/fi…) then come along and discover how @wellcometrust @The_MRC
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Now that #Pannage has begun in #TheNewForest, please don’t feed the #pigs or drop food. There is an increased risk of #AfricanSwineFever reaching the UK & it can be spread in infected meat. Read more here: gov.uk/guidance/african-swin… #RealNewForest
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Through an NC3Rs Project Grant, Dr Ramin Raouf and Prof Stephen McMahon @KingsIoPPN have developed a microfluidic culture system that recapitulates the connectivity of peripheral pain signalling in vitro. This work was recently published in @SciReports. nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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