Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science

The Ethics, Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes

Date: 12 to 16 November 2018 (Monday to Friday)
Venue: Faculty of Health Sciences
Time: daily from 08h00 - 17h00 

*Please note: change in duration of course to 40 contact hours plus group discussions.

Entry requirements: Letter from your supervisor endorsing your participation in animal research​.

Course fee is R 4 950 (UCT staff/students are eligible for a discounted rate. Please enquire on application)

Attending the 40-hour course and passing its assessments is a requirement for performing hands-on animal research or teaching activities in the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences(FHS).

The course is aimed at all persons who direct, design or conduct animal research, testing or teaching activities at UCT and in South Africa, with the objectives to present the basic principles and facts that underlie the responsible and ethical care and use of non-human animals for scientific purposes.

The UCT FHS Animal Ethics Committee accredits the course. A Certificate of Completion will be issued to participants on successful completion of the course.

Course content:

• Animal ethics (moral philosophy; legislation; standards; UCT policies; reduction, refinement & replacement)
• Animal welfare (welfare monitoring; humane endpoints; euthanasia; anaesthesia; analgesia; surgical principles)
• Research quality (study design; model validity; calculating sample size; statistics; limiting confounding factors)
• Biology & husbandry (behaviour; housing; enrichment; nutrition; anatomy; physiology; genetics; health status)
• Ethical review (how to complete an Animal Ethics Committee application to ensure a rapid turn-around time)
• Practical training (normal behaviour; welfare monitoring; rodent handling, restraint, injections & euthanasia)

Complete and return your signed registration form to ce.administration@uct.ac.za or samantha.samie@uct.ac.za with a copy of your ID and a letter from your supervisor.

Only participants registered for the course will be eligible to attend.