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Compliance with the principles is a condition of receiving funding from many major funding organisations.</li> <li>We host webinars, run <a href="/events">events</a> and publish <a href="/news">blog posts</a> to share examples of best practice from across the research community. Topics have included <a href="/news/creating-culture-care">creating a culture of care</a> and indicators of a poor culture such as the <a href="/news/reuse-needles-indicator-culture-care">reuse of needles</a>.</li> <li>You can subscribe to our monthly <a href="/nc3rs-newsletters">newsletter</a> for regular updates on the latest 3Rs advances, our resources and events. We also publish <a href="/tech3rs-newsletter">Tech3Rs</a>, a quarterly newsletter specifically aimed at animal technicians.</li> </ul> <h2>Support for research institutions and funding organisations</h2> <ul> <li>Our <a href="/3rs-resources/institutional-framework-3rs">institutional framework</a> for the 3Rs gives straightforward high-level guidance on encouraging implementation of the 3Rs across an entire institution, along with guidance on <a href="/3rs-resources/developing-and-implementing-institutional-3rs-strategy">how to develop and implement an institutional 3Rs strategy</a>.</li> <li>Our <a href="https://3rsselfassessment.nc3rs.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer">3Rs self-assessment tools</a> allow institutions and research groups to benchmark their implementation of the 3Rs and receive bespoke feedback and advice across a number of areas relevant to research culture.</li> <li>Local ethical review also works to ensure responsible use of animals in research. We have <a href="/3rs-advice-project-licence-applicants">resources</a> to support both those preparing and reviewing applications to use animals. The <a href="https://science.rspca.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer">RSPCA</a> also published a number of reports relating to promoting a <a href="https://science.rspca.org.uk/-/culture-of-care" rel="noreferrer">culture of care</a> and further resources for local <a href="https://science.rspca.org.uk/-/ethical-revi-1" rel="noreferrer">ethical review</a>.</li> <li>We run a <a href="/3rs-resources/peer-review-and-advice-service">peer review and advice service</a> for other funding organisations. This provides expert 3Rs review of grant applications, mainly those involving specially protected species such as non-human primates, cats and dogs. We have produced tips for applicants going through the review process, as well as checklists for assessing research proposals for the use of animals overseas.</li> </ul> <h2>Encouraging replacement approaches</h2> <p>There is a legal and societal expectation that animals will only be used where there is no alternative. This requires researchers to proactively engage in the search for alternatives – practically in terms of scanning the literature for existing replacement opportunities, and experimentally in terms of actively developing new replacement models, tools and technologies. A positive research culture supports the search for alternatives.</p> <p>Information on the replacement approaches supported by the NC3Rs programmes, including through research and innovation funding, can be found by searching the pages under the '<a href="/our-portfolio">Our Portfolio</a>' section on the NC3Rs website – it is possible to narrow the search according to research area and technology. Methodological detail on some of the replacement alternatives funded by the NC3Rs can be found on the NC3Rs <a href="https://f1000research.com/nc3rs" rel="noreferrer">gateway</a>. We also provide <a href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-advice-project-licence-applicants-replacement" rel="noreferrer">general information</a> on searching for replacement approaches, including links to other relevant organisations.</p> <p>There are a range of approaches available to replace the use of animals in experiments. This includes the use of human tissue and cells. We work with key stakeholders to increase human tissue use and have provided <a href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/increasing-human-tissue-use" rel="noreferrer">guidance documents and examples</a> to support this. 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