Posted by Devilfish under blog's category : Schools education

No understanding of how science works is complete without some knowledge of the way we use research animals. But how is this emotive subject best approached in the classroom? To help answer this question, Understanding Animal Research is offering 12 CPD grants of £400 each for secondary school science teachers to collaborate on a key stage 4 resource development project for science.

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Posted by Emu under blog's category : Policy Issues

The European Council of Ministers has announced agreement on the draft Directive for the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes. The new directive, now called 8869/10, will replace directive 86/609. It was revised in order to harmonise animal research legislation across European countries, and aims to strengthen the protection for animals, whilst allowing vital research to continue.

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