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Top ten universities conduct a third of UK animal research

Research

The UK's top ten biomedical research universities, including Oxford, have just announced their figures for animal research.

The universities conducted a third of the UK's animal research in 2015, delivering new insights and potential treatments for many widespread and debilitating conditions.

The ten UK universities who do the most world-leading biomedical research have announced their animal research statistics, revealing that they collectively conducted a third of all UK animal research in 2015. They include Oxford, recently named the world's leading university for medical and health teaching and research for the sixth year running.

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