The 19th Animal Science Meeting, organised by the Royal Society of Biology, took place in December 2021 as 2-part online meeting.

AGENDA (2-part meeting)

PART 1 - Thursday 2 December, 14:30-16:45

14:30               Welcome from the Chair
                        Professor Dominic Wells FRSB, Royal Veterinary College

14:40              Shifting the regulatory paradigm for ensuring the safety of chemicals to
                       enable the use of modern animal-free safety science and uphold the
                       requirement for animal testing as a last resort.
                       Dr Julia Fentem, Head of Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever                                                                                                                     

15:15               Animal sentience in UK policy making –
                        a perspective from the Foundations of Animal Sentience.
                        Dr Heather Browning, Postdoctoral researcher,
                        London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)

15:45               Break

15:55               Keynote lecture
                        Reproducibility of animal research in the light of biological variation
                        Professor Hanno Würbel, Veterinary Public Health Institute,
                        University of Bern (Switzerland)

16:40               Closing remarks

16:45               Event ends

PART 2 - Friday 3 December, 14:30-16:45

14:30               Welcome from the Chair
                        Professor Dominic Wells FRSB, Royal Veterinary College

14:35               Facilitated discussions
                        A series of parallel workshops facilitated by members of the
                        Animal Science Group and experts from the animal research sector.

                        1. Reproducibility in animal behaviour studies
                            Professor Christian Rutz, University of St Andrews

                        2. Using research animals/ their tissues for education
                            Dr Dave Lewis, British Pharmacological Society

                        3. What makes a good Culture of Care and
                            how do you know when you have one?
                            Dr Sally Robinson, AstraZeneca, Dr Angela Kerton, LASA

                        4. Regulatory science and safety testing for chemicals –
                            new approach methodologies and barriers to the 3Rs
                            Dr Fiona Sewell, NC3Rs, and Dr Carl Westmoreland, Unilever

                        5. Animal research and societal views – foresight and horizon scanning
                            Professor Johanna Gibson, ASC/Queen Mary University

15:35               Break

15:45               Reporting phase

16:35               Closing remarks

16:45               Event ends

Contact

For more information about the Animal Science Meetings, please contact asg@rsb.org.uk