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3Ranker

The 3Ranker portal is your go-to place to search the literature for 3Rs -Replacement, Redution, Refinement – resources.

It is a collaboration between the Karolinska Institute, SYRCLE and TenWise and was financed by the Swedish Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments.

It includes a search algorithm (3Ranker) for 3R papers that is based on Artificial Intelligence, searching 35 million abstracts are indexed in MEDLINE.

NORECOPA

NORECOPA website

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The Opens external link in new windowNorecopa website (https://norecopa.no) provides information on global resources relevant to the Three Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement). It includes several databases of relevance to education and training:

  • NORINA – information on thousands of products that can be used as alternatives or supplements to animal use in education and training
  • TextBase – literature within Laboratory Animal Science, including anatomy and dissection manuals
  • 3R Guide – a global collection of guidelines, information centres, journals and email lists.
  • A database of international Educational and Training Resources
  • Links to courses in Laboratory Animal Science and related subjects

The Norecopa website also has an international Webinars & Meetings Calendar, a Refinement Wiki, an overview of European 3R Centres and detailed information on how to plan animal studies (the PREPARE guidelines).

The approx. 10,000 pages (last checked in September 2020) on the site can be searched simultaneously, using the built-in intelligent search engine. Numerous filters can be applied to narrow the search results.

NC3Rs website

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The NC3Rs provides an extensive library of free 3Rs resources. This includes guidelines, practical information, webinar recordings, videos and other training materials on many aspects of animal care, animal use and alternatives

ETRIS - Education and Training Resources in In-vivo Sciences

ETRIS

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ETPLAS has agreed to provide a link and contribute to Opens external link in new windowETRIS – Education and Training Resources in In-vivo Sciences. The ETRIS website provides links to freely available, online, open access e-resources for use in the provision of education and training, or research, in in-vivo physiology, pharmacology and related disciplines. The site, which is searchable, provides links to individual resources, grouped within distinct categories/topics, each accompanied by a brief description.

RAT - Research Animal Training

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RAT – Research Animal Training website provides full theoretical e-learning EU modules, as training resources for EU functions, alongside a series of tutorials on substance administration and aseptic technique.

Responsible Research in Practice

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Responsible Research in Practice is a training and consulting company dedicated to improve practices and promote a good research culture. Training topics include:

  • Critical, creative and challenging thinking
  • Research integrity and ethics
  • Communicating controversial topics
  • Research reporting standards
  • Animal welfare and the 3Rs

You can find a series of free webinars on relevant animal research topics.

RSPCA - Focus on Severe Suffering

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There is always a way to refine your animal experiments further to mitigate or prevent suffering. The RSPCA-Animals in Science team has been focusing on severe experiments, and their ultimate goal is to end severe suffering in biomedical research. On this page you can find more information on this issue, as well as resources to help you tackle severe suffering in procedures, improving animal welfare.

 

Official EU legislation and guidance documents

Caring For Animals

Opens external link in new window Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes

Opens external link in new window Education and training framework with a modular learning outcome-based training structure, principles and criteria for supervision, competence assessment, continued professional development and for a mutual approval/ accreditation of courses

Initiates file download Poster: The key elements of the EU Education and Training frameworkCaring For Animals

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  • Supervision and competence assessment

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Looking for #3Rs Replacement, Reduction, Refinement in the literature? The 3Ranker portal is the way to go. A collaboration between @karolinskainst, @SYRCLE_UMCN and TenWise, financed by the Swedish Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments. Find it at https://www.open3r.org/

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