Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn about the behaviour of rats and how they are cared for in UK laboratories in our new video for World Rat Day.
Look around Manchester lab here: manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/degreeprogrammes/animal-unit-tour/#node6
UAR can also organise speakers to come to schools to explain their scientific work - see the website for details. Find more information here: understandinganimalresearch.org.uk

More info here: understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/10-years-of-rat-research-how-stroke-studies-have-evolved
nc3rs.org.uk/news/tickling-rats-social-enrichment-improve-rodent-welfare
understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/animals/10-facts/rat