We’re giving away two tickets to New Scientist Live at ExCeL London on Saturday 10 October 2026.
Enter our New Scientist Live ticket giveaway for your chance to win and enjoy an exciting day of scientific discovery and live talks at one of the UK’s biggest science events. See How to enter for more information.
Visitors to New Scientist Live can get hands-on with animal research and explore how animals are cared for and used in scientific research at the Understanding Animal Research (UAR) stand.
Adults and children alike can try setting up a welfare-friendly cage for laboratory mice, using real laboratory equipment with guidance from trained animal technicians. It’s a chance to learn more about the care, attention and practical skills involved in working with laboratory animals.
We’ll also be bringing back one of our most popular, and messiest, activities: taking a simulated blood sample from a model rat’s tail, alongside a brand-new opportunity to practise wound stitching using a veterinary training tool.
Visit the UAR stand at New Scientist Live and put your practical skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to work with animals in scientific research? You might be surprised by just how much skill and precision it requires!
Please note that all activities will be carried out using veterinary models, plushies, and synthetic fluids.
The UAR team at New Scientist Live 2026.
How to enter the New Scientist Live giveaway
Option 1: Enter on social media
Visit our giveaway posts on Facebook or Instagram. To enter, follow UAR, like the giveaway post and tag a friend in the comments.
Option 2: Subscribe to our newsletter
Sign up to our monthly newsletter to receive the latest news and updates from Understanding Animal Research. New subscribers will be entered into the New Scientist Live giveaway.
You can enter using all options, for more chances to win. Open to residents of the UK aged 18 and above.
Entries close at 11:59 pm on 25 September 2026.
Terms and Conditions:
- By entering the competition, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. All entries must be received by 11:59 pm on 25 September 2026. Six (6) winners in the United Kingdom will be selected at random by Understanding Animal Research on 26 September and the winner will be notified after this date.
- There will be six (6) prizes, each consisting of two (2) adult tickets. Each prize entitles the winner to two (2) tickets for the New Scientist Live event at Excel London on Saturday 10 October 2026. Transport to the event is not included.
- Understanding Animal Research competitions with entry via Instagram and/or Facebook and/or email subscription are open only to residents of the United Kingdom. Three (3) winners will be chosen at random from all entrants on Instagram and Facebook, and three (3) winners will be chosen at random from all entrants who subscribe to the Understanding Animal Research newsletter within the competition timeframe.
- No purchase necessary. Winners will not be required to pay to enter the competition.
- Entrants must be over 18 years old on the date of their entry.
- Employees of Understanding Animal Research are not eligible to enter.
- Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn are not in any way affiliated or involved in the competition.
- Only one entry per account per competition will be accepted.
- There are three ways to enter the competition, please see below:
- Entrant may enter the competition via Instagram by tagging another Instagram user in the comments of the specified post by @understandinganimalresearch and following this Instagram profile. These entrants will be combined with the entrants from Facebook, and the winner will be selected using https://app-sorteos.com.
- Entrant may enter the competition via Facebook by tagging another Instagram user in the comments of the specified post by @understandinganimalresearch and following this Facebook profile. These entrants will be combined with the entrants from Instagram, and the winner will be selected using https://app-sorteos.com.
- Entrant may enter the competition by subscribing to Understanding Animal Research’s monthly newsletter. This winner will be selected using a random number generator.
- Understanding Animal Research will not be held liable if the named prize becomes unavailable or cannot be fulfilled.
- Understanding Animal Research will not be liable for any failure of receipt of entries. Understanding Animal Research takes no responsibility for any entries which are lost, delayed, illegible, corrupted, damaged, incomplete or otherwise invalid.
- To the extent permitted by applicable law, Understanding Animal Research’s liability under or in connection with the competition or these terms and conditions shall be limited to the cost price of the Prize in question.
- To the extent permitted by applicable law, Understanding Animal Research shall not be liable under or in connection with these terms and conditions, the competition or any Prize for any indirect, special or consequential cost, expense, loss or damage suffered by a participant even if such cost, expense, loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable or might reasonably have been contemplated by the participant and Understanding Animal Research and whether arising from breach of contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise.
- Prizes are non-negotiable, non-transferable and non-refundable. No cash alternative is available. Where a Prize becomes unavailable for any reason, Understanding Animal Research reserves the right to substitute that prize for a prize of equal or higher value.
- The name, address, email address and phone number of the winner must be provided to Understanding Animal Research if requested and will be shared to enable fulfilment of the Prize.
- In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond Understanding Animal Research’s reasonable control, Understanding Animal Research reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition or these terms and conditions, either in whole or in part, with or without notice.
- Understanding Animal Research's decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
- The winner’s name and social media username may be posted on the social media profiles of Understanding Animal Research after the winner has been selected.
- Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Last edited: 7 September 2026 10:21
