The Big Animal Research Debate: Day 4
15 October 2013
Posted by: UAR news team
Category: Schools education
18/10/2013 Update: Results from some of the debates listed below
The Big Animal Research Debate, an event organised by UAR and IDEA UK, starts today with five debates taking place at Hull University, King’s College London, University College London, Sheffield University and James Madison University (Virginia, USA).
UAR Chief Executive, Wendy Jarrett, will be debating today at UCL. The debate starts at 7pm and will be streamed live on www.animalresearchdebate.org
The Big Animal Research Debate will see over 30 university debating societies (with schools joining as well) holding debates over a 4-day period on the motion that “This House Would Ban All Forms of Animal Research”.
Also, great to see the first bit of national coverage courtesy of The Observer on Sunday.
Results of debates so far:
| University | Proposed | Opposed | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL | 15 | 72 | 12 |
| Sheffield Uni | 17 | 79 | 8 |
| Hull Uni | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| King's College London | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| James Madison | 12 | 120 | - |
| Trinity College Dublin | 21 | 24 | 0 |
| Kent Uni | 10 | 20 | 0 |
| Liverpool Uni | 5 | 18 | 2 |
| Staffordshire Uni | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Nottingham Uni | 36 | 63 | 4 |
| Aberystwyth Uni | 4 | 30 | 3 |
| Stirling Uni | 4 | 14 | - |
| Warwick Uni | 12 | 54 | 13 |
| Dundee Uni | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Oxford Uni | 24 | 273 | - |
| Imperial College London | 8 | 11 | - |
| Manchester Uni | 44 | 99 | 28 |
| New College of the Humanities | 7 | 9 | - |
| Newcastle Uni | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| Queen's University Belfast | 8 | 30 | 3 |
| Swansea Uni | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Essex Uni | 3 | 10 | - |
| London School of Economics | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Glasgow Uni | 14 | 32 | 4 |
| Southampton | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| Sheffield Hallam | 4 | 16 | - |
Watch Wednesday night's debate at Imperial College featuring UAR's Tom Holder as guest speaker:
Watch Monday night's debate at UCL, with UAR's CEO Wendy Jarrett speaking in opposition
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