The Humane Research Trust CIO
@humaneresearch.bsky.social
UK charity funding non-animal medical research. 🐇
We're working towards a future for science without animal testing or experimentation.
👉 Support our cause: http://rb.gy/ewc8
We're working towards a future for science without animal testing or experimentation.
👉 Support our cause: http://rb.gy/ewc8
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Hi Bluesky, we're The Humane Research Trust. 👋
In our 60 years as a charity we've funded over 280 scientific projects across the UK, advancing knowledge of human diseases WITHOUT animal experimentation.
We're striving towards a future for science that doesn't involve animal suffering. Join us! 🧬
In our 60 years as a charity we've funded over 280 scientific projects across the UK, advancing knowledge of human diseases WITHOUT animal experimentation.
We're striving towards a future for science that doesn't involve animal suffering. Join us! 🧬
The House of Lords just approved new protest restrictions around animal testing sites.
For a government that only months ago announced a strategy to phase-out animal testing, this feels like a sudden step in the wrong direction.
For a government that only months ago announced a strategy to phase-out animal testing, this feels like a sudden step in the wrong direction.
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The House of Lords just approved new protest restrictions around animal testing sites.
For a government that only months ago announced a strategy to phase-out animal testing, this feels like a sudden step in the wrong direction.
For a government that only months ago announced a strategy to phase-out animal testing, this feels like a sudden step in the wrong direction.
Today we celebrate women driving innovation in science.
At THRT, we're proud to fund so many female researchers who are using animal-free, human-relevant methods to tackle major health challenges.
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
At THRT, we're proud to fund so many female researchers who are using animal-free, human-relevant methods to tackle major health challenges.
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Today we celebrate women driving innovation in science.
At THRT, we're proud to fund so many female researchers who are using animal-free, human-relevant methods to tackle major health challenges.
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
At THRT, we're proud to fund so many female researchers who are using animal-free, human-relevant methods to tackle major health challenges.
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
Cardiovascular diseases claim 1 in 3 lives worldwide.
This #HeartMonth, meet the scientists we’re funding who are driving breakthroughs in cardiovascular research - using 100% animal-free methods.
University of Oxford University of Surrey Royal Veterinary College UCL
This #HeartMonth, meet the scientists we’re funding who are driving breakthroughs in cardiovascular research - using 100% animal-free methods.
University of Oxford University of Surrey Royal Veterinary College UCL
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Cardiovascular diseases claim 1 in 3 lives worldwide.
This #HeartMonth, meet the scientists we’re funding who are driving breakthroughs in cardiovascular research - using 100% animal-free methods.
University of Oxford University of Surrey Royal Veterinary College UCL
This #HeartMonth, meet the scientists we’re funding who are driving breakthroughs in cardiovascular research - using 100% animal-free methods.
University of Oxford University of Surrey Royal Veterinary College UCL
It's your last chance to submit photos for our photography competition - where we're seeking a photo to put on our 2026 Christmas card!
The theme is 'animals and wildlife'. Submit your snaps: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
The theme is 'animals and wildlife'. Submit your snaps: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It's your last chance to submit photos for our photography competition - where we're seeking a photo to put on our 2026 Christmas card!
The theme is 'animals and wildlife'. Submit your snaps: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
The theme is 'animals and wildlife'. Submit your snaps: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
We're delighted to announce we're funding new research at Sheffield Hallam University to build a model of bowel cancer built from repurposed surgical waste to test cutting-edge treatments.
Read more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/repurposing-surgical-waste-for-bowel-cancer-research/
Read more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/repurposing-surgical-waste-for-bowel-cancer-research/
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We're delighted to announce we're funding new research at Sheffield Hallam University to build a model of bowel cancer built from repurposed surgical waste to test cutting-edge treatments.
Read more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/repurposing-surgical-waste-for-bowel-cancer-research/
Read more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/repurposing-surgical-waste-for-bowel-cancer-research/
With Valentine's Day coming up, why not pick up a small gift from our shop? All proceeds go towards our mission of replacing the use of animals in medical research.
Visit humaneresearch.org.uk/gift-shop
Visit humaneresearch.org.uk/gift-shop
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
With Valentine's Day coming up, why not pick up a small gift from our shop? All proceeds go towards our mission of replacing the use of animals in medical research.
Visit humaneresearch.org.uk/gift-shop
Visit humaneresearch.org.uk/gift-shop
We had a great time in London at The Royal Society for the Alliance for Human Relevant Science scientific meeting on advancing the use of human-relevant research methods across the life sciences!
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
We had a great time in London at The Royal Society for the Alliance for Human Relevant Science scientific meeting on advancing the use of human-relevant research methods across the life sciences!
Do mice share our genetic complexity? Do they live our lives, eat our diets, feel our stress?
Over 2 million animals used in UK cancer research in 10 years - yet 95% of drugs that work in animals fail in humans.
This #WorldCancerDay, it’s time for human-focused research.
Over 2 million animals used in UK cancer research in 10 years - yet 95% of drugs that work in animals fail in humans.
This #WorldCancerDay, it’s time for human-focused research.
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Do mice share our genetic complexity? Do they live our lives, eat our diets, feel our stress?
Over 2 million animals used in UK cancer research in 10 years - yet 95% of drugs that work in animals fail in humans.
This #WorldCancerDay, it’s time for human-focused research.
Over 2 million animals used in UK cancer research in 10 years - yet 95% of drugs that work in animals fail in humans.
This #WorldCancerDay, it’s time for human-focused research.
This #WorldAspergillosisDay we're delighted to announce we're funding new research at The University of Manchester into this fungus, which causes severe lung infections.
Learn more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/tackling-fungal-lung-infections/
Learn more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/tackling-fungal-lung-infections/
February 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM
This #WorldAspergillosisDay we're delighted to announce we're funding new research at The University of Manchester into this fungus, which causes severe lung infections.
Learn more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/tackling-fungal-lung-infections/
Learn more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/tackling-fungal-lung-infections/
We’re funding a dynamic organ-on-a-chip that mimics the retina using shape-morphing elastomer–hydrogel surfaces at Northumbria University - no animals, just real human biology.
Learn more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/a-dynamic-approach-to-eye-health/
Learn more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/a-dynamic-approach-to-eye-health/
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM
We’re funding a dynamic organ-on-a-chip that mimics the retina using shape-morphing elastomer–hydrogel surfaces at Northumbria University - no animals, just real human biology.
Learn more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/a-dynamic-approach-to-eye-health/
Learn more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/a-dynamic-approach-to-eye-health/
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes illnesses ranging from sinusitis to pneumonia. 🦠
We're proud to be funding a human airway model at De Montfort University to tackle these diseases.
Discover more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/humane-model-for-bacterial-lung-infections/
We're proud to be funding a human airway model at De Montfort University to tackle these diseases.
Discover more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/humane-model-for-bacterial-lung-infections/
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes illnesses ranging from sinusitis to pneumonia. 🦠
We're proud to be funding a human airway model at De Montfort University to tackle these diseases.
Discover more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/humane-model-for-bacterial-lung-infections/
We're proud to be funding a human airway model at De Montfort University to tackle these diseases.
Discover more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/humane-model-for-bacterial-lung-infections/
We're glad to see the UK will phase out testing botox on animals by 2027.
Regulation is finally catching up to the science.
Check out this paper in NAM Journal on this topic ⤵️
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050620425000351?via%3Dihub
Regulation is finally catching up to the science.
Check out this paper in NAM Journal on this topic ⤵️
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050620425000351?via%3Dihub
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 AM
We're glad to see the UK will phase out testing botox on animals by 2027.
Regulation is finally catching up to the science.
Check out this paper in NAM Journal on this topic ⤵️
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050620425000351?via%3Dihub
Regulation is finally catching up to the science.
Check out this paper in NAM Journal on this topic ⤵️
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050620425000351?via%3Dihub
If one of your New Year's resolutions was to get your affairs in order, why not start with your Will?
We're pleased to offer you free and discounted Will-writing services - with no pressure to include us in your Will.
Get started: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/gifts-in-wills/
We're pleased to offer you free and discounted Will-writing services - with no pressure to include us in your Will.
Get started: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/gifts-in-wills/
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
If one of your New Year's resolutions was to get your affairs in order, why not start with your Will?
We're pleased to offer you free and discounted Will-writing services - with no pressure to include us in your Will.
Get started: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/gifts-in-wills/
We're pleased to offer you free and discounted Will-writing services - with no pressure to include us in your Will.
Get started: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/gifts-in-wills/
Researchers at University of Aberdeen created the first atlas of ECM gene activity during human cortical development.
📄 Read the full paper in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64381-3
📄 Read the full paper in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64381-3
January 20, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Researchers at University of Aberdeen created the first atlas of ECM gene activity during human cortical development.
📄 Read the full paper in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64381-3
📄 Read the full paper in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64381-3
Fancy taking on a challenge to help end animal experiments?
We’ve partnered with Run For Charity to offer discounted places in some of the UK’s most exciting events, from 5Ks and 10Ks to marathons and muddy obstacle courses.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/run-for-charity/
We’ve partnered with Run For Charity to offer discounted places in some of the UK’s most exciting events, from 5Ks and 10Ks to marathons and muddy obstacle courses.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/run-for-charity/
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Fancy taking on a challenge to help end animal experiments?
We’ve partnered with Run For Charity to offer discounted places in some of the UK’s most exciting events, from 5Ks and 10Ks to marathons and muddy obstacle courses.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/run-for-charity/
We’ve partnered with Run For Charity to offer discounted places in some of the UK’s most exciting events, from 5Ks and 10Ks to marathons and muddy obstacle courses.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/run-for-charity/
Thanks to everyone who purchased Christmas cards at one of the Charity Christmas Cards shops across Cheshire this past festive season, we've raised over £1,300! 🎄
This money will go towards funding innovative medical research that replaces animal experiments with humane alternatives.
This money will go towards funding innovative medical research that replaces animal experiments with humane alternatives.
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Thanks to everyone who purchased Christmas cards at one of the Charity Christmas Cards shops across Cheshire this past festive season, we've raised over £1,300! 🎄
This money will go towards funding innovative medical research that replaces animal experiments with humane alternatives.
This money will go towards funding innovative medical research that replaces animal experiments with humane alternatives.
Interested in non-animal research models?
Join us with Alliance for Human Relevant Science for a scientific meeting in London sponsored by The Royal Society.
📅 3 - 4 Feb
📍 One Birdcage Walk
🎟️ FREE
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2026/02/life-sciences/
Join us with Alliance for Human Relevant Science for a scientific meeting in London sponsored by The Royal Society.
📅 3 - 4 Feb
📍 One Birdcage Walk
🎟️ FREE
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2026/02/life-sciences/
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Interested in non-animal research models?
Join us with Alliance for Human Relevant Science for a scientific meeting in London sponsored by The Royal Society.
📅 3 - 4 Feb
📍 One Birdcage Walk
🎟️ FREE
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2026/02/life-sciences/
Join us with Alliance for Human Relevant Science for a scientific meeting in London sponsored by The Royal Society.
📅 3 - 4 Feb
📍 One Birdcage Walk
🎟️ FREE
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2026/02/life-sciences/
We are excited to announce that we just committed £624k to medical research using 100% animal-free methods! 🎉
Our inspiring scientists will develop new, humane models for diseases such as bowel cancer and pneumonia.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/624k-invested-into-animal-free-medical-research/
Our inspiring scientists will develop new, humane models for diseases such as bowel cancer and pneumonia.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/624k-invested-into-animal-free-medical-research/
£624k invested into animal-free medical research - The Humane Research Trust
The Humane Research Trust has awarded funding to new research projects at UK universities to study human diseases using non-animal methods.
humaneresearch.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
We are excited to announce that we just committed £624k to medical research using 100% animal-free methods! 🎉
Our inspiring scientists will develop new, humane models for diseases such as bowel cancer and pneumonia.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/624k-invested-into-animal-free-medical-research/
Our inspiring scientists will develop new, humane models for diseases such as bowel cancer and pneumonia.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/624k-invested-into-animal-free-medical-research/
Have you captured a magical winter moment?
From frosty nature or wildlife scenes to cosy companion animals curled up by the tree, we’re looking for your best festive photos for our 2026 Christmas card competition!
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
From frosty nature or wildlife scenes to cosy companion animals curled up by the tree, we’re looking for your best festive photos for our 2026 Christmas card competition!
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
January 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Have you captured a magical winter moment?
From frosty nature or wildlife scenes to cosy companion animals curled up by the tree, we’re looking for your best festive photos for our 2026 Christmas card competition!
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
From frosty nature or wildlife scenes to cosy companion animals curled up by the tree, we’re looking for your best festive photos for our 2026 Christmas card competition!
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
Have you voted in our supporter survey yet?
We’re planning a special funding initiative this year, focused on one disease area where animal-free research is urgently needed. We want you to decide what disease area this is.
Vote: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/supporter-poll/
We’re planning a special funding initiative this year, focused on one disease area where animal-free research is urgently needed. We want you to decide what disease area this is.
Vote: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/supporter-poll/
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Have you voted in our supporter survey yet?
We’re planning a special funding initiative this year, focused on one disease area where animal-free research is urgently needed. We want you to decide what disease area this is.
Vote: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/supporter-poll/
We’re planning a special funding initiative this year, focused on one disease area where animal-free research is urgently needed. We want you to decide what disease area this is.
Vote: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/supporter-poll/
Want to make 2026 a year of progress for animals?
Here's some simple, impactful ways to help, from everyday choices to creative fundraising ideas.
Here's some simple, impactful ways to help, from everyday choices to creative fundraising ideas.
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Want to make 2026 a year of progress for animals?
Here's some simple, impactful ways to help, from everyday choices to creative fundraising ideas.
Here's some simple, impactful ways to help, from everyday choices to creative fundraising ideas.
Our charity is seeking 2 new trustees (1 medical researcher, 1 fundraiser), and new scientific advisors.
➡️ Trustee roles: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/join-our-board-of-trustees/
➡️ Advisor role: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/advisors-wanted/
➡️ Trustee roles: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/join-our-board-of-trustees/
➡️ Advisor role: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/advisors-wanted/
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Our charity is seeking 2 new trustees (1 medical researcher, 1 fundraiser), and new scientific advisors.
➡️ Trustee roles: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/join-our-board-of-trustees/
➡️ Advisor role: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/advisors-wanted/
➡️ Trustee roles: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/join-our-board-of-trustees/
➡️ Advisor role: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/advisors-wanted/
In 2025, we were delighted to support 25 individual research projects into human health.
We've got some big plans for 2026 which we're looking forward to sharing soon... For now, we'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported our cause last year! 🙏🏻
We've got some big plans for 2026 which we're looking forward to sharing soon... For now, we'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported our cause last year! 🙏🏻
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
In 2025, we were delighted to support 25 individual research projects into human health.
We've got some big plans for 2026 which we're looking forward to sharing soon... For now, we'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported our cause last year! 🙏🏻
We've got some big plans for 2026 which we're looking forward to sharing soon... For now, we'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported our cause last year! 🙏🏻
Has it snowed where you are this week? ❄️ If so, we'd love to see!
Make sure to submit your snowy wildlife/pet snaps to our 2026 Christmas card competition.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
Make sure to submit your snowy wildlife/pet snaps to our 2026 Christmas card competition.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Has it snowed where you are this week? ❄️ If so, we'd love to see!
Make sure to submit your snowy wildlife/pet snaps to our 2026 Christmas card competition.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
Make sure to submit your snowy wildlife/pet snaps to our 2026 Christmas card competition.
https://humaneresearch.org.uk/2026-christmas-card-competition/
🐦 Did you know that birds are the 4th most commonly experimented-on animal in British laboratories?
This #NationalBirdDay, we're standing against unnecessary experiments on these beautiful creatures.
This #NationalBirdDay, we're standing against unnecessary experiments on these beautiful creatures.
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 AM
🐦 Did you know that birds are the 4th most commonly experimented-on animal in British laboratories?
This #NationalBirdDay, we're standing against unnecessary experiments on these beautiful creatures.
This #NationalBirdDay, we're standing against unnecessary experiments on these beautiful creatures.