Animal research Our research on animals
The following are some examples of medical or scientific progress achieved through the use of animals:
Summaries of our research projects
The University carries out research to improve human health and to further our knowledge of other species. Examples of our research projects which have been granted by the Home Office are in the following bullet list. Each project is licensed for up to five years.
You can read general summaries and a more detailed document explaining the programme of work of current projects operating at the University as they become available.
- Calcium-permeable channels and mechanobiology in health, disease and therapeutic development
- Cryopreservation, breeding and maintenance of genetically altered mice as a service
- Elucidating brain tumour cell plasticity and preclinical treatment options during malignant progression and tumour recurrence
- Elucidating the mechanisms of plasma cell and memory B-cell differentiation in the germinal centre reaction
- Enhancing the effectiveness of oncolytic virus induced cancer immunotherapy.
- Epidemiology of parasite infections in wild bird populations
- Evaluation of innovative, small medical devices for improving current diagnostic and interventional medical procedures
- Immune responses to infection and during inflammation
- Improving treatments for brain tumours
- Modulation of wound healing in small animals
- Molecular mechanisms in cardiometabolic disease: breeding and maintenance of genetically altered animals
- Molecular mechanisms of cardiometabolic disease: effects of diabetes on blood vessels
- Molecular mechanisms in cardiometabolic disease: effects of diabetes on the heart
- Parasite epidemiology in wild bird populations
- Peripheral gate in somatosensory system
- Preclinical models of cancer and metastases
- Regulation of immune responses in cancer
- Sprayed slow-release analgesic for application during abdominal surgery
- The function of key proteins in T cell signalling and disease
- Therapeutic implications for inflammation-driven cancers
- Towards mechanistic understanding and improved treatment of nervous disorders
- Understanding the neuronal network involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism, feeding behaviour and energy expenditure
Our commitments
The University of Leeds has signed up to the Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments (ARRIVE) guidelines, a 20-point checklist for researchers. The guidelines are designed to improve the design, analysis and reporting of research using animals and maximise the information published so that unnecessary research is avoided.
The University is also a signatory to the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK. The Concordat commits organisations involved in animal research to greater clarity about when, how and why we use animals in research and to enhance communication with the media and the public about their work using animals.
Find out more about our commitments: