Dr Katie Bates
@kbates_NC3Rs
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Head of Research Funding, UK National Centre for the 3Rs @NC3Rs. All views are my own.
London, England
Joined June 2017
Apply now for our 2024 round of PhD Studentships, supporting applications centred on the development and application of full replacement approaches. Awards of three or four years duration are available. Outline submission deadline: 6 June, 4pm. https://t.co/VZNccwLqUy
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Registration closes this week for our Oncology Network launch event! Join us and meet cancer researchers across academia and industry to discuss 3Rs models in oncology and establish new collaborations. 🚨Register by Friday 3 May 🗓️Monday 20 May, London 👉 https://t.co/nqytkMZ20L
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We are looking for an in vitro expert to join our Experimental Design and Reporting team. If you are interested in improving the reliability and reproducibility of science and accelerating the uptake of in vitro models to replace animal use, apply now:
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Discover the latest opportunities to join the NC3Rs team.
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📢Have an idea for a new 3Rs method, tool or technology? Want to demonstrate your 3Rs method is fit-for-purpose and ready for use by the research community? Our Project grant scheme is open for applications on the UKRI Funding Service: https://t.co/qFStwBDi7W
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Working to advance the 3Rs and interested in public engagement? Apply for up to £2k to support your activity/event in 2024 and help us celebrate 20 years of 3Rs innovation. 🗓️Send us your application by Monday 23 October to secure your funding this year: https://t.co/MidHsgCw4R
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We are pleased to announce we have awarded over £3M to seven new project grants supporting the development and characterisation of 3Rs approaches and technologies. The awards support innovation across all three Rs, read the news item to find out more:
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Know someone who would be interested? Send them the link! We look forward to seeing you there.
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Join us for this year’s 3Rs Prize Event, featuring presentations from both the winner and the highly commended awardees.
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A preprint of the RIVER recommendations is now available. This set of reporting standards aim to improve the transparency and reliability of published in vitro research. We are seeking user feedback - if you work with in vitro models please get in touch: https://t.co/zivYWDyaUZ
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What a brilliant summer school! It was a pleasure to meet our PhD students in person. Thank you to all of our external speakers and the team for making it a great success 🥳
Thank you to all our 2023 summer school students for your participation and enthusiasm. We look forward to hearing how your research progresses over the years to come!
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Yesterday saw the start of our annual summer school. This year we are in Liverpool with sessions on communication, experimental design and much more. We’ve already been really impressed with their “elevator pitches” describing research in just one minute.
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The @NC3Rs Summer school is this week! So excited to meet lots of our #PhD students in #Liverpool Lots of fun, workshops and games to come! #3Rs #ScienceComms #ECRs 🥳
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We have published a statement on the use of animals in cosmetic testing, including REACH regulation.
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The 2023 call for @NC3Rs #PhD Studentships is open for outline submissions! Delighted to be co-funding again with the @BHF. Deadline is 3 May 🥳 #3Rs #ECRs #Studentship
https://t.co/DlWjQiw46o
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Training for graduate students in the development and use of 3Rs approaches.
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Today we are working with panel members from across @wellcometrust @The_MRC @CRUKresearch @TheBHF and @BBSRC to help improve peer review of in vivo research, discussing how to improve the design of animal studies, using both sexes in experiments and examples of good practice.
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Today sees the publication of an independent report by Dr Frances Rawle, commissioned by the NC3Rs. It looks at the role of review and regulatory approvals processes for animal research in supporting implementation of the 3Rs: https://t.co/BT3SUNzpJl
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We were delighted to welcome our new Funding Panel members at our induction meeting this morning and look forward to working with them to fund the latest innovations in 3Rs research.
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Have an idea for a research project that could replace, reduce or refine the use of animals in biological, medical or veterinary research? Our Project grant scheme is open for outline applications. https://t.co/qFStwBCKio Any questions? Get in touch: 3Rsgrants@nc3rs.org.uk
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Come and join my team!
We are recruiting for a Programme Manager to join our funding team (maternity cover). A unique opportunity to work with researchers at all career stages to stimulate change and inspire innovation to advance the 3Rs and the research base. Details:
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Opportunity alert – we’re seeking applications to join our funding panels. Our panels are instrumental in supporting the development of new 3Rs models and tools, promoting uptake and championing early career researchers. Interested? Visit https://t.co/yk8EqOIjWg to learn more.
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The first #RegisteredReport has been published onto our @F1000Research gateway! It focuses on the refinement of tickling protocols to improve positive animal welfare in laboratory rats and will now undergo peer review: https://t.co/oJWeO5ZWuc
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