Researchers at Newcastle University have found picking up laboratory mice by the tail makes them less responsive to reward, suggesting a more depressive-like state compared to mice handled using a tunnel.

New model developed by researchers at the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford with NC3Rs funding.

We are pleased to announce that Professor Paul Garside, Dr David Lovell and Professor Jon Timmis have joined the NC3Rs Board.

Look back at the NC3Rs' work in 2017 with our top ten news stories and blog posts.

To round off our Year of Laboratory Rodent Welfare, we're taking a look at rat tickling and how it can improve welfare.

Building on his previous NC3Rs-funded work, Dr Mike Emerson has developed a simpler, refined mouse model for studying thrombosis. 

Mark Prescott and Nathalie Percie du Sert reflect on their involvement in the recent 8th International Conference of the Laboratory Animal Scientists' Association (LASA) India.

Two recently published papers co-authored by NC3Rs staff members have explored the application of the 3Rs to research and safety testing involving non-human primates.

Guest blog from Dr Lucy Whitfield, Royal Veterinary College, and Dr Sally Robinson, AstraZeneca, covering the topic of re-using hypodermic needles in day-to-day practice.