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of animal welfare.</p><p>Areas being worked on, to be published in due course, include:</p><ul class="default-list-style"><li>Ensuring effective <strong>ethical review</strong></li><li>Implementing the <strong>3Rs</strong></li><li>Achieving a good <strong>'culture of care'</strong></li><li><strong>Supporting personnel</strong> (including compassion fatigue)</li><li>Good <strong>experimental design</strong></li><li>Promoting <strong>openness and transparency</strong></li><li><strong>Research Integrity</strong></li><li><br></li></ul><p>Note, the contents of these resources do not represent 'standards' and are not substitutes for following relevant local and national legislative and regulatory requirements. 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