The Imperial 3Rs Hub foster scientific excellence and progress of science. As such, we promote support systems and facilities available at Imperial College London to help students and staff maximise the 3Rs in their work. Moreover, as collaboration is the key to progress in science, we also promote valuable resources available on other 3Rs websites. This is a non-exaustive list of Imperial College London and external resources to inspire your 3R applications.
Replacement
- NIHR Imperial College BRC Organoids facility aim to enable precision medicine and disease modelling by providing organoid lines, coordination, and facilitation of organoid related activities as well as training for students and researchers.
- TWINALT project for alternative methods for toxicity assessment
- NC3Rs Resource Library
Reduction
- MRC Transgenics and Embryonic Stem Cell Facility offer various services for the generation, rederivation and cryopreservation of mouse and rat lines for MRC, Imperial College and external users.
- Imperial College tissue exchange system *the tissue exchange system is accessible to Imperial students and staff who uses the animal facilities. If you don’t have the access, but are interested in this resource, please get in contact with the 3Rs Programme Manager.
- The UK Mouse Locator
- University of Zurich Breeding Calculator
- NC3Rs Resource Library
Refinement
- Imperial College Advanced hacker space is a workshop for Imperial College research, start-up, and personal projects. Many researchers have benefit from the support of the space to build and improve ad-hoc tools used in their animal research studies.
- NC3Rs Resource Library
- The 3Hs Initiative (Housing, Handling and Habituation)
- RSPCA roadmap to reduce severe suffering
- The UK Mouse Locator