Freedom of Information (FoI) requests have recently been in the news, as many UK universities have received a request for information from Luke Steele, an animal rights activist based in Yorkshire.

However, in the last month there has been a more interesting development relating to another FoI request, made by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV).

In response to the developments UAR is recommending that universities review their records management policies for project licences. We recommend that universities clarify who holds project licences, and formalise what happens to project licences when they expire, or when the holder leaves a university.

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Six new leaflets have been published by Understanding Animal Research, providing an overview of all aspects of animal research. They are suitable for school projects, as background for journalists, and to support public outreach activities by animal research organisations.

As well as providing facts and figures about animal research in the UK, the leaflets also cover how and why animals are used in research, how animals are cared for in the laboratory, and the strict controls that govern this research.

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How much do you know about which animals are used most in medical research and which are used least? ‘Sharing the pie', the latest addition to the Learning Centre's suite of activities for schools, is a fun way to find out.

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The animal rights extremist group SHAC is10 years old this month. But they have nothing to celebrate. To mark the passing of a turbulent decade of campaiging, we have a new section of the website putting animal rights extremism in perspective.

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