With tutors Roger D. Cox PhD & Matt Leach PhD

This is a mandatory course for IAT Fellowship eligibility.

This unit provides a relevant level of understanding of the national and international legal and regulatory framework within which projects are constructed and managed, and of their legal responsibilities. The learner must be able to identify, understand and respond appropriately to the ethical and welfare issues raised by the use of animals in scientific procedures generally, and specifically within their own programme of work. The learner should be able to develop, direct and control a programme of work in order to achieve its stated objectives, while ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of any regulation governing the project.

Face to Face learning -25-28th Jan 2027

This course does not have some pre-course material which is sent a week before hand.

Course Details

Diploma Credits: 20 IAT CPD Credits: 60 Tutor: Roger Cox & Matt Leach

Aimed at

This course is designed for experienced professionals who play a significant role in the planning, reporting, or review of animal experiments. It is particularly suited to individuals with responsibility within programmes of work and ensuring studies are scientifically robust and reproducible and Senior technologists involved in planning, reporting, and driving refinements in animal care and husbandry, who want to ensure their contributions are backed by reliable data and sound experimental design.

You will cover

• Legislation and good practice
• Project applications
• Experimental Design
• Statistical techniques
• Ethics

Key Skills you will develop

• Ability to describe in detail the main components of the national legislation regulating the scientific use of animals
• Ability to describe the principles of a good scientific strategy that are necessary to achieve robust results
• Ability to justify on both scientific and ethical grounds, the decision to use living animals
• Ability to implement the Three Rs

*Further IAT fees may apply