Universities

Universities and research institutes, and other academic institutions play an important role in improving the reporting of animal research by promoting the ARRIVE guidelines.

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As important centres of scientific advancement and developers of future research leaders, universities are ideally-placed to raise awareness of the standards expected when reporting animal research, and to encourage research staff and students to use the ARRIVE guidelines in the planning, conduct and reporting of animal experiments.

How can Universities use and promote the ARRIVE guidelines?

The ARRIVE Action Plan for Universities describes specific activities that universities can undertake to implement ARRIVE in their policies and procedures. For example, universities can promote ARRIVE using:

• Institutional policies on animal research: Encourage researchers to publish in line with the ARRIVE guidelines. In the UK, the major funders of bioscience research (e.g. the Wellcome Trust, MRC and BBSRC) have endorsed the ARRIVE guidelines; compliance with the guidelines is a condition of grant funding. In the US, the NIH includes the ARRIVE guidelines in their Principles and Guidelines for Reporting Preclinical Research. 

• Public statement: Show support for the ARRIVE guidelines through an online public statement, to be included in codes for research ethics or policy on animal use in scientific procedures, and internal communication. For example:

The University of Nottingham fully supports and endorses the ARRIVE guidelines developed by the NC3Rs, to improve the design and reporting of studies involving animals. The ARRIVE guidelines are actively promoted by the AWERB for use by licence applicants; during training courses and within research group seminars. University of Nottingham - Policy on the Use of Animals in Research

• IACUC or licensee training courses: Provide information about the ARRIVE guidelines during training courses for IACUC certification, or project and personal licencees. Local ethical review committees such as the AWERB, the IACUC or their equivalent also provide a useful platform for dissemination of the guidelines and associated resources across the institution. 

• Research training courses: Include information about the ARRIVE guidelines on research skills courses for Masters students, PhD students or early career researchers, for example courses on experimental design, research statistics or writing for publications. A presentation covering key aspects of the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0, and checklists that can be used in practical exercises can be found via the Resources page. 

• Ethical review: Request information in line with the ARRIVE guidelines as part of ethical review applications, and encourage the use of the guidelines during experimental design and project planning:

Refer to the ARRIVE guidelines and ARRIVE guidelines checklist as an aid to project planning and experimental design considerations. NOTE - Animal Research Ethics Board (AREB) review of an Animal Use Protocol will consider ARRIVE guidelines checklist items and recommendations as appropriate.  University of Saskatchewan - Animal Research Ethics Board

To endorse the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0, share suggestions on the use of ARRIVE in universities and research institutes, or suggest the development of new resources, please email arrive@nc3rs.org.uk.

Institutions endorsing ARRIVE 2.0 

Here you can find academic institutions who endorse the ARRIVE Guidelines 2.0. The map below illustrates those countries (or international organisations) in which endorsing institutions are located, and a list can be found below.

Canada USA   Hong Kong Chile South Africa Australia   Norway Sweden Denmark Germany Switzerland Netherlands UK

Australia Australian National University University of Queensland University of Melbourne
Canada University of Alberta University of Guelph University of Saskatchewan University of Toronto	Back to map
Chile Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile
Denmark University of Copenhagen
Germany Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Back to map
Hong Kong Chinese University of Hong Kong
Netherlands Utrecht University
Norway University of Bergen	Back to map
South Africa University of Cape Town
Sweden Karolinska Insitutet
Switzerland University of Zurich ETH Zurich	Back to map
UK Aberystwyth University Aston University Brunel University Cardiff University Durham University Imperial College London King's College London London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine  Newcastle University Northumbria University Open University Plymouth University Queen Mary, University of London Queen's University Belfast Robert Gordon University Royal Veterinary College  St. George's, University of London Swansea University The Institue of Cancer Research The Pirbright Institute  The Francis Crick Institute University College London University of Aberdeen	University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Bradford University of Bristol University of Cambridge University of Dundee University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of Leeds University of Leicester University of Liverpool University of Manchester University of Nottingham University of Portsmouth University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of St Andrews University of Stirling University of Strathclyde University of Sussex University of Oxford University of Warwick University of York
USA Brown University Dartmouth University New York University North Carolina State University Stanford University Texas Tech University University of Kentucky	Back to map