National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research

The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs, pronounced as "N C 3 Rs") is a British organization with the goal of reducing the number of animals used in scientific research.[1][2] It is named after the three Rs principles, first described in 1959, for reducing the scale and impact of animal research. It was established in 2004 after the publication of a 2002 House of Lords select committee report on Animals In Scientific Procedures[3][4] As of 2021, the chief executive of NC3Rs is Dr Vicky Robinson,[5] who was appointed CBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours "For services to Science and Animal Welfare".[6]

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References
  1. Burden, Natalie; Chapman, Kathryn; Sewell, Fiona; Robinson, Vicky (March 2015). "Pioneering Better Science through the 3Rs: An Introduction to the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)". Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 54 (2): 198–208. ISSN 1559-6109. PMC 4382625. PMID 25836967.
  2. Singh, Jatinder (2012). "The national centre for the replacement, refinement, and reduction of animals in research". Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics. 3 (1): 87–89. ISSN 0976-500X. PMC 3284057. PMID 22368436.
  3. "House of Lords - Animals In Scientific Procedures - Report". publications.parliament.uk. House of Lords: Session 2001-02. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Who we are and what we do". www.nc3rs.org.uk. NC3Rs. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "Our team | NC3Rs". www.nc3rs.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. "New Years Honours 2015" (PDF). gov.uk. p. 17. Retrieved 23 November 2021.


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