UCL releases animal research statistics alongside fellow top institutions

UCL is releasing its animal research statistics today in collaboration with Understanding Animal Research - a non-profit that promotes open communications about animal research. UCL and nine other institutions together conducted nearly half of all UK animal research in 2020. The statistics pertain to animal procedures used in medical, veterinary and scientific research, and are freely available on UCL's animal research website as part of our joint commitments to transparency and openness around the use of animals in research. This list coincides with the UK Home Office's publication of Great Britain's statistics for animals used in research in 2020. The ten organisations carried out 1,343,893 million procedures, 47% or nearly half of the 2,883,310 procedures carried out in Great Britain in 2020. More than 99% of these 1,343,893 million procedures were carried out in rodents or fish. The ten organisations are listed below alongside the total number of procedures that they carried out in 2020.