Dr Juliet Dukes
@drdoox.bsky.social
Research Manager for Replacing Animal Research. Zoologist.
Geneticist. Mammal. Part squirrel. Ⓥ
Geneticist. Mammal. Part squirrel. Ⓥ
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Dr Juliet Dukes
@drdoox.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Hello Bluesky! I'm here for the 🦋 🦇🐭🐇🦔🐓🐄🦌🐏🐑🐌🐙🐜🐡🐸. I manage the research of replacinganimalresearch.org.uk and I'll be mostly posting my own partially formed opinions on #science #ethics #animals and a smidge of politics #running and #mountainbiking.
I've made the error of watching a live update of the POTUS speech in Davros. This has now been lightened a little by the moniker "Golfcart Mugabe".
Another impressive performance from the strongman's strongman, Golfcart Mugabe.
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I've made the error of watching a live update of the POTUS speech in Davros. This has now been lightened a little by the moniker "Golfcart Mugabe".
🥳 What a way to start the year! Totally over the moon that @replanimalres.bsky.social has been shortlisted for @lushprize.bsky.social in the #Training in non-animal research methods category! 🤗 🥰
#lushprize
#lushprize
Congratulations to all the amazing projects that made it to the Shortlist of the Lush Prize 2026, all working to end animal research & testing & promote human-relevant science: lushprize.org/2026-prize/2...
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
🥳 What a way to start the year! Totally over the moon that @replanimalres.bsky.social has been shortlisted for @lushprize.bsky.social in the #Training in non-animal research methods category! 🤗 🥰
#lushprize
#lushprize
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
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it's more of a comment than a ques
December 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
it's more of a comment than a ques
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Last week UK Govt's Strategy for Replacing #Animals in #Science was published. It's a solid commitment to not only support the development, validation, and uptake of alternative methods, but to eliminate the use of #animals wherever possible. 🧪
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods
www.gov.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Last week UK Govt's Strategy for Replacing #Animals in #Science was published. It's a solid commitment to not only support the development, validation, and uptake of alternative methods, but to eliminate the use of #animals wherever possible. 🧪
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
One week on and I'm still slightly 🙃 😊🥰🤓 about the UK Govt's Strategy to Phase Out #AnimalResearch and testing.
Been waiting for this for a wee while now. It might not go as far as some might want, but I am grateful this is being done at all. 🙏🐭🧪
#science
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Been waiting for this for a wee while now. It might not go as far as some might want, but I am grateful this is being done at all. 🙏🐭🧪
#science
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
One week on and I'm still slightly 🙃 😊🥰🤓 about the UK Govt's Strategy to Phase Out #AnimalResearch and testing.
Been waiting for this for a wee while now. It might not go as far as some might want, but I am grateful this is being done at all. 🙏🐭🧪
#science
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Been waiting for this for a wee while now. It might not go as far as some might want, but I am grateful this is being done at all. 🙏🐭🧪
#science
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Probably in my top ten funniest videos of 2025.
Another epic production from @michaelspicer.bsky.social.
youtu.be/VmeOXYE_axE?...
Another epic production from @michaelspicer.bsky.social.
youtu.be/VmeOXYE_axE?...
Real Support from Actual Racists
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Probably in my top ten funniest videos of 2025.
Another epic production from @michaelspicer.bsky.social.
youtu.be/VmeOXYE_axE?...
Another epic production from @michaelspicer.bsky.social.
youtu.be/VmeOXYE_axE?...
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Instead of posting a screed regarding my nuanced and conflicted thoughts about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, here's a picture of a long-eared jeroba
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Instead of posting a screed regarding my nuanced and conflicted thoughts about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, here's a picture of a long-eared jeroba
🧪Another week, another webinar! This time part of @jhucaat.bsky.social Center for Alternatives (CAAT) 12th Annual #3Rs Symposium.
Event starts TODAY, but @replanimalres.bsky.social sky.social #ReplacementChecklist session is:
🕒 3.05 pm UK time.
📅 Thurs 11th Sept
www.eventbrite.com/e/12th-annua...
Event starts TODAY, but @replanimalres.bsky.social sky.social #ReplacementChecklist session is:
🕒 3.05 pm UK time.
📅 Thurs 11th Sept
www.eventbrite.com/e/12th-annua...
12th Annual 3Rs Symposium
(4) days: September 10-11, 17-18, 2025 | (1) ticket is valid for all (4) days of the event
www.eventbrite.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🧪Another week, another webinar! This time part of @jhucaat.bsky.social Center for Alternatives (CAAT) 12th Annual #3Rs Symposium.
Event starts TODAY, but @replanimalres.bsky.social sky.social #ReplacementChecklist session is:
🕒 3.05 pm UK time.
📅 Thurs 11th Sept
www.eventbrite.com/e/12th-annua...
Event starts TODAY, but @replanimalres.bsky.social sky.social #ReplacementChecklist session is:
🕒 3.05 pm UK time.
📅 Thurs 11th Sept
www.eventbrite.com/e/12th-annua...
🧪❓ Do you #Review #GrantApplications proposing to use #AnimalResearch? Want to know if the obligation of #Replacement has been met? Watch the @replanimalres.bsky.social webinar #ReplacementChecklist for #Review of projects proposing to use #animals on #YoutTube: youtu.be/2pe_sT66g-c?...
September 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🧪❓ Do you #Review #GrantApplications proposing to use #AnimalResearch? Want to know if the obligation of #Replacement has been met? Watch the @replanimalres.bsky.social webinar #ReplacementChecklist for #Review of projects proposing to use #animals on #YoutTube: youtu.be/2pe_sT66g-c?...
🧪If you are a #reviewer of grant applications that might involve #animalresearch please do join us next week for this free #webinar (04/06/25, 12:00 UK time). Follow link to register:
#science #researchgrants #3Rs #Replacement
#science #researchgrants #3Rs #Replacement
Next week (04/09/25 12:00 BST) @replanimalres.bsky.social has a webinar for reviewers of grant applications proposing to use animals.
It's a FREE 30-min session for grant reviewers to help ensure #Replacement #3Rs requirements are robustly implemented
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
It's a FREE 30-min session for grant reviewers to help ensure #Replacement #3Rs requirements are robustly implemented
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
Replacement Checklist webinar | Replacing Animal Research
See what Replacing Animal Research had to say about Replacement Checklist webinar
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🧪If you are a #reviewer of grant applications that might involve #animalresearch please do join us next week for this free #webinar (04/06/25, 12:00 UK time). Follow link to register:
#science #researchgrants #3Rs #Replacement
#science #researchgrants #3Rs #Replacement
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Join us next week (04/09/25 12:00 BST) for a FREE 30-min session for reviewers of grant applications involving animal use. We’ll provide an easy tool to help ensure all applications have robustly implemented #Replacement in line with #3Rs obligations.
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
Replacement Checklist webinar | Replacing Animal Research
See what Replacing Animal Research had to say about Replacement Checklist webinar
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Join us next week (04/09/25 12:00 BST) for a FREE 30-min session for reviewers of grant applications involving animal use. We’ll provide an easy tool to help ensure all applications have robustly implemented #Replacement in line with #3Rs obligations.
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
Next week (04/09/25 12:00 BST) @replanimalres.bsky.social has a webinar for reviewers of grant applications proposing to use animals.
It's a FREE 30-min session for grant reviewers to help ensure #Replacement #3Rs requirements are robustly implemented
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
It's a FREE 30-min session for grant reviewers to help ensure #Replacement #3Rs requirements are robustly implemented
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
Replacement Checklist webinar | Replacing Animal Research
See what Replacing Animal Research had to say about Replacement Checklist webinar
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Next week (04/09/25 12:00 BST) @replanimalres.bsky.social has a webinar for reviewers of grant applications proposing to use animals.
It's a FREE 30-min session for grant reviewers to help ensure #Replacement #3Rs requirements are robustly implemented
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
It's a FREE 30-min session for grant reviewers to help ensure #Replacement #3Rs requirements are robustly implemented
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
🚨 Only a few days left to get your #InnovationGrant applications in! CLOSING 4th JULY 2025 🚨
🐭 Replacing #animals and animal-derived materials
💷 £5,000 - £15,000
📅 6 - 24 months
#Replacement #3Rs #SmallGrants #Grants #Research
🧪 More info and application forms @replanimalres.bsky.social (🔽 🧵)
🐭 Replacing #animals and animal-derived materials
💷 £5,000 - £15,000
📅 6 - 24 months
#Replacement #3Rs #SmallGrants #Grants #Research
🧪 More info and application forms @replanimalres.bsky.social (🔽 🧵)
July 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🚨 Only a few days left to get your #InnovationGrant applications in! CLOSING 4th JULY 2025 🚨
🐭 Replacing #animals and animal-derived materials
💷 £5,000 - £15,000
📅 6 - 24 months
#Replacement #3Rs #SmallGrants #Grants #Research
🧪 More info and application forms @replanimalres.bsky.social (🔽 🧵)
🐭 Replacing #animals and animal-derived materials
💷 £5,000 - £15,000
📅 6 - 24 months
#Replacement #3Rs #SmallGrants #Grants #Research
🧪 More info and application forms @replanimalres.bsky.social (🔽 🧵)
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"Really? (Song Thrush)" drypoint etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"Really? (Song Thrush)" drypoint etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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While the world watches Israel's war with Iran, Netanyahu's extremist government continues to starve and massacre Palestinians in Gaza.
Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.
Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.
BREAKING: Palestinian witnesses and hospitals say Israeli forces opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza, killing at least 25 people.
Israeli forces fire on people waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 25, witnesses and hospitals say
Palestinian witnesses say Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza.
bit.ly
June 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
While the world watches Israel's war with Iran, Netanyahu's extremist government continues to starve and massacre Palestinians in Gaza.
Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.
Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.
📢 Our 2025 #InnovationGrant Scheme closes on the 4th July! 📢
🐭 Replacing #animals and animal-derived materials
💷 £5,000 - £15,000
📅 6 - 24 months
#Replacement #3Rs #SmallGrants #Grants #Research
🧪 #Science
More info: replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/for-scientis...
🐭 Replacing #animals and animal-derived materials
💷 £5,000 - £15,000
📅 6 - 24 months
#Replacement #3Rs #SmallGrants #Grants #Research
🧪 #Science
More info: replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/for-scientis...
June 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
📢 Our 2025 #InnovationGrant Scheme closes on the 4th July! 📢
🐭 Replacing #animals and animal-derived materials
💷 £5,000 - £15,000
📅 6 - 24 months
#Replacement #3Rs #SmallGrants #Grants #Research
🧪 #Science
More info: replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/for-scientis...
🐭 Replacing #animals and animal-derived materials
💷 £5,000 - £15,000
📅 6 - 24 months
#Replacement #3Rs #SmallGrants #Grants #Research
🧪 #Science
More info: replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/for-scientis...
The right decision. I know it's concerning for many that checks and balances aren't yet in place to protect the vulnerable. Here's hoping they will be. To be able to choose to end suffering early, on our own terms, is far more humane than our current practice.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPs
Terminally ill people with less than six months to live will have right to choose procedure after approval from doctors and panel
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The right decision. I know it's concerning for many that checks and balances aren't yet in place to protect the vulnerable. Here's hoping they will be. To be able to choose to end suffering early, on our own terms, is far more humane than our current practice.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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📢 Must-have tool for researchers, grant reviewers, & IACUC members:
💡 @replanimalres.bsky.social "Replacement Checklist" helps evaluate whether all possible alternatives to animal use in research have been properly considered.
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
Why it works 🧵 🧪
💡 @replanimalres.bsky.social "Replacement Checklist" helps evaluate whether all possible alternatives to animal use in research have been properly considered.
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
Why it works 🧵 🧪
June 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
📢 Must-have tool for researchers, grant reviewers, & IACUC members:
💡 @replanimalres.bsky.social "Replacement Checklist" helps evaluate whether all possible alternatives to animal use in research have been properly considered.
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
Why it works 🧵 🧪
💡 @replanimalres.bsky.social "Replacement Checklist" helps evaluate whether all possible alternatives to animal use in research have been properly considered.
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/re...
Why it works 🧵 🧪
❓️Are you interested in becoming a Trustee?
🐭 5 hours per month (8 working days annually)
Please join us?
#Trustee #Volunteering
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🐭 5 hours per month (8 working days annually)
Please join us?
#Trustee #Volunteering
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Trustee | Replacing Animal Research | CharityJob
Apply now for Trustee. , Unpaid role, expenses paid, find a career with meaning today
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June 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
❓️Are you interested in becoming a Trustee?
🐭 5 hours per month (8 working days annually)
Please join us?
#Trustee #Volunteering
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🐭 5 hours per month (8 working days annually)
Please join us?
#Trustee #Volunteering
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As part of @replanimalres.bsky.social work with Universities, we're running workshops at #FELASA2025 on Developing an Institutional 3Rs Strategy.
June 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
As part of @replanimalres.bsky.social work with Universities, we're running workshops at #FELASA2025 on Developing an Institutional 3Rs Strategy.
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Sinead O'Connor, 1992 by Jane Bown English photographer who worked for newspapers and was known for her portraits. #WomensArt
May 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Sinead O'Connor, 1992 by Jane Bown English photographer who worked for newspapers and was known for her portraits. #WomensArt
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🧪 We've revised and rewritten our 'Searching for Alternatives' guidance!
We've set out basic principles of #searching to help people find and identify information relevant to their specialism, with a step-by-step example.
#Science #3Rs #Replacement
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/se...
We've set out basic principles of #searching to help people find and identify information relevant to their specialism, with a step-by-step example.
#Science #3Rs #Replacement
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/se...
Searching for Alternatives | Replacing Animal Research
How do you find replacements to animal research? Our comprehensive guide supports you through every stage of the journey.
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk
May 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🧪 We've revised and rewritten our 'Searching for Alternatives' guidance!
We've set out basic principles of #searching to help people find and identify information relevant to their specialism, with a step-by-step example.
#Science #3Rs #Replacement
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/se...
We've set out basic principles of #searching to help people find and identify information relevant to their specialism, with a step-by-step example.
#Science #3Rs #Replacement
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/se...
🧪 At @replanimalres.bsky.social we've been busy revising our 'Searching for Alternatives' Guidance. Being able to find and assess info to help replace #AnimalResearch is essential for scientific, legal and ethical reasons.
#3Rs #Science
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/se...
#3Rs #Science
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/se...
Searching for Alternatives | Replacing Animal Research
How do you find replacements to animal research? Our comprehensive guide supports you through every stage of the journey.
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk
May 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🧪 At @replanimalres.bsky.social we've been busy revising our 'Searching for Alternatives' Guidance. Being able to find and assess info to help replace #AnimalResearch is essential for scientific, legal and ethical reasons.
#3Rs #Science
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/se...
#3Rs #Science
replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/se...
A fortnight ago @replanimalres.bsky.social sky.social was at @dundee.ac.uk helping folks think about developing a 'Replacment First' 3Rs Strategy. Providing a 'safe space' to talk openly about #Ethics and #Replacement of #AnimalResearch is so important.
www.linkedin.com/posts/juliet...
www.linkedin.com/posts/juliet...
#ethics #replacement #animalresearch #replacementchecklist | Juliet Dukes
Last week Replacing Animal Research ran a workshop activity to help folks at University of Dundee think about developing a 'Replacment First' 3Rs Strategy for their Establishment. Providing a ...
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May 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A fortnight ago @replanimalres.bsky.social sky.social was at @dundee.ac.uk helping folks think about developing a 'Replacment First' 3Rs Strategy. Providing a 'safe space' to talk openly about #Ethics and #Replacement of #AnimalResearch is so important.
www.linkedin.com/posts/juliet...
www.linkedin.com/posts/juliet...