Research

Facts & Figures

Facts and Figures

Use of Animals in Research

You can view our list of live 2024 Project Titles ‌(PDF) as of January 2024. This list will be updated annually. 

1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023

A breakdown by species of the number of animal procedures carried out at Newcastle University from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:

Picture of Animal Statistics for 2023, includes: Mouse @ 14395; Fish @ 4161; Rat @ 128; Bird @ 175; Macaque @ 10

Of the animals listed above, all of the domestic fowl were used in animal welfare research.

Therefore, the total used in medical research was: 18,714

The definition of the threshold for regulation is a procedure which causes an animal to experience a level of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm equivalent to, or higher than, that caused by inserting a hypodermic needle according to good veterinary practice.We record numbers of animals which underwent procedures which were below the threshold for regulation.

Procedures classified as below the threshold for regulation were: 

Type of AnimalNumber of Procedures
Mouse 8512
Fish 3267
Total: 11779
Therefore, the total number of procedures which were above the threshold for regulation was: 7090  

 

Archived details of Animal Procedures carried out at Newcastle University from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2022.

Further information

Find out more about our research involving animals and animal welfare: Centre for Behaviour and Evolution.