Events
RISING TO THE CHALLENGE: HOW TO ANSWER THE MOST AWKWARD ANIMAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS
WEBINAR 19 FEBRUARY 2026 12:00-13:00 GMT
Everyone has been wrongfooted at some time or another by a challenging question on the facts or ethics of animal research. This webinar will show you how to prepare for some of the most persistent of those challenges without confrontation, helping you to build confidence while tackling misinformation.
The webinar will be recorded and the recording will be made available to our members.
OPENING UP: ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC ON ANIMAL RESEARCH
WORKSHOP 2 MARCH 2026
This workshop is for anyone who wants to feel more comfortable discussing the use of animal in research outside the laboratory or the organisation.
We will consider public attitudes to animal research and our own ethical positions, work on framing key messages and meeting objections, and think about the causes of opposition and conflict and what can be done to mitigate them.
UAR member organisations receive four free training places per year. These can be spread out across different sessions or you can send four people to one session.
For non-UAR members, the cost per person per session is £450 + VAT. If your organisation joins UAR within 3 months of the training session, this will be deducted from the first year’s membership fee.
MEDIA TRAINING FOR RESEARCHERS: THE 'HOW' AND 'WHAT' OF ANIMAL RESEARCH
WORKSHOP 3 MARCH 2026
To rehearse being interviewed on camera so that participants are competent and confident to talk about their research on TV and radio.
Television news programmes often try to include information about the research behind potential medical breakthroughs in their reports, and animal research has often played an important part in such breakthroughs. This session will prepare researchers to be filmed for a pre-recorded ‘clip’ in a larger news package. It will not prepare you for a live appearance on Newsnight or the Today Programme, but will enable you to talk about your own work to a mass-media audience.
All participants will be filmed and will receive feedback on their presentation during the day, so this workshop is limited to six participants.
UAR member organisations receive four free training places per year. These can be spread out across different sessions or you can send four people to one session.
For non-UAR members, the cost per person per session is £450 + VAT. If your organisation joins UAR within 3 months of the training session, this will be deducted from the first year’s membership fee.
TALKING ABOUT ANIMAL RESEARCH VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WORKSHOP 4 MARCH 2026
Learn how to use social media to talk about animal research by sharing learned experiences
During this workshop, we will explain how to use social media to talk about animal research. We will cover how to address this often controversial subject by creating engaging social media content and share our learned experiences. We will give you examples of how we use social to publicise exciting research stories and debunk common misconceptions found online.
UAR member organisations receive four free training places per year. These can be spread out across different sessions or you can send four people to one session.
For non-UAR members, the cost per person per session is £450 + VAT. If your organisation joins UAR within 3 months of the training session, this will be deducted from the first year’s membership fee.
MAKING VIDEOS ON A SMARTPHONE
WORKSHOP 5 MARCH 2026
This is a workshop for those who are interested in communicating animal research online. We will teach you to create videos on your smartphone so that they can be uploaded to your website and/or social media platforms.
Social media and websites are a fantastic way to share news. However, as communicating online becomes the most efficient way to tell stories, it’s important to make your content stand out. With a focus on video content, we will show you how to create and edit videos using your smartphone and how they can fit with your online strategy.
We will provide information about smartphone settings plus free and cheap applications for android and apple phones, as well as suggestions for video editing software for PC and Apple computers.
UAR member organisations receive four free training places per year. These can be spread out across different sessions or you can send four people to one session.
For non-UAR members, the cost per person per session is £450 + VAT. If your organisation joins UAR within 3 months of the training session, this will be deducted from the first year’s membership fee.
POLICY UPDATE
WEBINAR 19 MARCH 2026 12:00-13:00 GMT UAR MEMBERS ONLY
Please contact office@uar.org.uk for more information.
IAT CONGRESS 2026
CONFERENCE 24 - 27 MARCH 2026
UAR will be speaking at IAT Congress 2026.
WRITING NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARIES AND RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENTS
WEBINAR 30 APRIL 2026 12:00-13:00 BST
The Non-Technical Summary (NTS) is a key part of the Project Licence application process. As it will be publicly available, it needs to be readable and understandable by a member of the public. Retrospective Assessments (RAs) are also public documents and help people to understand the results of your programme of work. Project Licence Holders, AWERB members and communications professionals all have a role to play in creating NTSs and RAs that help the public to understand why and how animals are used in research.
In this webinar, Wendy Jarrett (UAR CEO) will set out the requirements for a good Non-Technical Summary and Retrospective Assessment, providing advice on what they should cover and how they should be written. She will also discuss the Animals in Science Committee’s recent report on the NTS and RA, summarising the Committee’s findings and recommendations.
INTERNAL ENGAGEMENT
WEBINAR 21 MAY 2026 12:00-13:00 BST
Thoughts and advice on how to increase openness by improving internal communications.
UAR OPENNESS CONFERENCE 2026
CONFERENCE 9 - 10 JUNE 2026 WEST-MIDLANDS
The Openness Conference will return by popular demand in 2026.
FROM SOAP BOXES TO STAND UP - DOING OPENNESS AS AN INDIVIDUAL
WEBINAR 18 JUNE 2026 12:00-13:00 BST
Information coming soon.
NEW SCIENTIST LIVE
EXHIBITION 10 - 11 OCTOBER EXCEL LONDON
UAR will be exhibiting at New Scientist Live 2026.
