Our science

Our science programmes are divided into the following key areas:

  • Research we fund through grants and early career awards.
     
  • CRACK IT our open innovation platform to commercialise 3Rs technologies.
     
  • Office-led activities headed by NC3Rs staff which focus on facilitating data sharing and knowledge exchange, developing evidence-based changes in policy, practice and regulations, and promoting the uptake of 3Rs approaches.

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Explore our science

Search our science for keywords using the search box above, or leave blank to view all of our programmes. Filter the results by scientific discipline or technology/approach (as categorised below), by 'R', or by activity type, using the filter menu on the results page.

For each project there is a summary of the aims, key impacts and publications. For the research we fund, we also provide the original technical abstract from the application.

Also in this section

International 3Rs prize
Our international prize for excellence in 3Rs research, awarded annually to recognise outstanding science.
Our impacts
Our 3Rs impacts are wide ranging, from policy and regulatory change to the development and uptake of new technologies and approaches.
Our reviews
We produce a range of reports describing the 3Rs impacts of our science programmes.
Funding
We are the main funder of 3Rs research in the UK with over £50 million committed since 2004.