At Schools' Day, students from schools all over Cambridgeshire and beyond gather at the Institute to discover more about our world-leading bioscience research. Led by Institute researchers and bioscience organisations […]

This unit covers principles of pre-operative animal assessment and care, preparations for surgery including equipment preparation and aseptic technique and the principles of successful surgery. The unit provides information about […]

This unit will provide the learner with the opportunity to consider the concept of a ‘Culture of care’ and to discuss ways in which it can be developed within the […]

This unit provides guidance and information to individuals who, during their work with animals, will need to apply sedation or short-term anaesthesia for a brief period and mild pain level […]

This unit provides information on the use of anaesthetics for surgical procedures. It also includes information on the use of anaesthetics to provide humane restraint during other, non-painful, procedures, such […]

Research Animal Training (RAT) will be hosting another of our anaesthesia workshops in May 2025. As previously it will be delivered using a combination of pre-recorded webinars, “live” webinars and […]

What is a gene? What is DNA? How do these make proteins? What goes wrong and causes disease in the human body? This course provides a comprehensive introduction into genetics, […]

This unit prepares individuals to be able to identify normal condition and behaviour of experimental animals and enable them to differentiate between a normal animal and one which is showing […]

Our regular workshops on prevention and alleviation of pain and distress have dealt primarily with post-surgical pain. Although we've had overwhelmingly positive feedback, we have had frequent requests to include […]

Recognising, preventing and alleviating pain and distress in laboratory animals is a key responsibility of all those involved in their care and use. This workshop is one of two linked […]

This course provides practical training in how to perform a basic standard mouse necropsy and describe gross observations made during this process. Who is it for? Researchers Animal Technicians PhD […]