Our impact
Our research involving animals is vital to continued progress in medical, veterinary and scientific knowledge in a wide range of areas. These include: cardiovascular and cancer research, research into diseases associated with infection and immunity as well as veterinary and agricultural research.
On this page are just a few examples showing the difference our work has made.
- Developing new, less severe animal models for skeletal researchProfessor Chrissy Hammond and her team are investigating whether zebrafish could be animal models for skeletal conditions, such as osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.
- Cooling therapy for newborn babiesProfessor Marianne Thoresen studied piglets to help her pioneer revolutionary therapy that protects thousands of newborn babies from brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen at birth.
- Osteoarthritis pain in dogsResearch by Dr Jo Murrell and colleagues has led to greater understanding of the causes of pain in dogs with naturally occurring arthritis.
- Bats and climate changeProfessor Gareth Jones is studying bats to help us understand their genetics and work out how we can protect them from the effects of global warming.
- Working from home - refining mouse motivation studiesStudies of mice could lead to a new approach for assessing their motivation that produces more translational results.