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News from EARA

This page contains all the news outputs from EARA, including press releases and videos, EARA policy and news briefings, plus opinion pieces and significant media articles.

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Ana Barros

Feb 25
1 min

Interview looks at science behind EU statistics

Greater insight into the science behind the recently published EU-wide statistics on the use of animals in research has been given in an interview with EARA ...

Ana Barros

Jan 31
2 min

EARA sets up a Brussels office

(London, 31 January, 2020) On the eve of Brexit, the European Animal Research Association (EARA) has announced that it is setting up an additional office in ...

Bob Tolliday

Dec 3, 2019
3 min

Belgian researchers commit to Transparency Agreement on animal research

Belgian universities, research centres and companies have signed a Transparency Agreement on animal research with a commitment to communicating in a more ope...

Ana Barros

Sep 17, 2019
4 min

Greater numbers of institutions in Spain are explaining their use of animals in scientific research

Madrid, 17 September, 2019: The Spanish biomedical sector has made greater strides towards openness about the use of animals in scientific research in the la...

mburberry8

Jun 17, 2019
3 min

EARA sets out its guidance on improving Non-Technical Summaries for the general public

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has submitted a guidance document on Non-Technical Summaries (NTS) to the EU Commission on how NTS can be mad...

mburberry8

Jun 7, 2019
2 min

EARA website study shows more progress is needed to improve openness on animal research in Portugal

A study by the European Animal Research Association (EARA), of websites of biomedical research bodies in Portugal, assessing how they discuss research using ...

Bob Tolliday

Jun 6, 2019
2 min

EARA website study shows more progress is needed to improve openness on animal research in France

A study by the European Animal Research Association (EARA), of websites of biomedical research bodies in France, assessing how they discuss research using an...

Bob Tolliday

Jun 6, 2019
2 min

EARA study shows the Belgian biomedical sector must continue to improve openness on animal research

A study by the European Animal Research Association (EARA) of websites of biomedical research bodies in Belgium, assessing how they discuss research using an...

mburberry8

Jun 6, 2019
2 min

EARA website study shows Spanish biomedical sector must continue to improve openness

A study by the European Animal Research Association (EARA), of websites of biomedical research bodies in Spain, assessing how they discuss research using ani...

Bob Tolliday

Jun 3, 2019
3 min

Much more progress needed to improve openness on animal research in EU – EARA website study

A study by the European Animal Research Association (EARA), of more than a 1,000 websites across the EU, assessing how the biomedical sector talks about rese...

Bob Tolliday

Apr 18, 2019
2 min

Cancer studies see rise in use of animals in Netherlands research

Increased biomedical research into cancer has seen a rise in the number of procedures using animals in the Netherlands, the latest statistics show. The annua...

Ana Barros

Apr 15, 2019
2 min

Cancer studies see rise in use of animals in Netherlands research

Increased biomedical research into cancer has seen a rise in the number of procedures using animals in the Netherlands, the latest statistics show. The annua...

Bob Tolliday

Feb 28, 2019
2 min

EARA pinpoints potential problems for transport of animals in a no-deal Brexit

EARA has highlighted the issues that could affect the efficient transportation of animals and animal related products used for research if there is a no-deal...

Bob Tolliday

Jan 10, 2019
1 min

Germany statistics on 2017 animal use released

The total number of animals used in research in 2017 in Germany was 2.8 million, a similar level to 2015 and 2016, the latest figures reveal. Germany is seco...

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
1 min

Statement: European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes

Given the importance of animal research in science and scientific developments, a coalition of leading research funders, research organisations, learned soci...

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
2 min

Great Britain’s biomedical research statistics for 2017 indicate fewer animals used for second conse

The latest figures released by the Home Office show a decrease in the overall use of animals in biomedical research in Great Britain’s public and private ins...

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
3 min

Germany sees 7% rise in animal research procedures in 2016

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft) has produced its 2016 annual statistics on animal res...

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
3 min

The case for proactive communications of animal statistics

Every year the United Kingdom’s Home Office (the UK ministerial department of internal affairs) publishes its statistics on animals used in scientific proced...

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
4 min

The wild card of animal rights’ groups: Freedom of Information requests

EARA and Understanding Animal Research, one of our UK partners, promote the importance of universities and other research institutions across Europe of being...

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
2 min

Dutch animal research statistics: 18% more procedures than in 2013

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit, NVWA) published Zo doende 2014, its annual report of ani...