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European Animal Research Association | Informing about the importance of biomedical research using animals and the progress of new approach methodologies.
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Nuno M. Gonçalves, EARA Deputy Director, is at the AALAS National Meeting, CA, where he presented our Patient Discovery Project, an initiative to increase awareness and understanding of animal research among patient groups.
🔗 Learn more about the project: www.eara.eu/patient-disc...
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#EARA2025 has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who was part of these two wonderful days of enriching discussion. We can’t wait to meet you at #EARA2027, in Lisbon.
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ending the Hot topics session, Josef Zens spoke about climate change. #climate
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Fiona Fox, from the Science Media Centre UK, is talking about strategies to counteract misinformation genetic altered organisms. #GMO
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In the last session of #EARA2025, Michael Fitzpatrick is talking about vaccine hesitancy and public health.
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Josep Solves, journalist and professor at the Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, concluded the session by sharing reflections on how transparency can be collectively improved, bringing together four different perspectives — from journalism, social sciences, patients and patients’ families.
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Vera Glasser @mdc-berlin.bsky.social and Julia Biederlack, Einstein Center 3R Charité, shared two different institutional perspectives – but with similar goals and challenges – on communicating with the public about animal research and highlighted how transparent communication strengthens trust.
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#EARA2025 On the Transparency and Openness in Animal Research session, Hannah Hobson, from UAR, told the story of the #Concordat, the 1st ever #openness agreement on animal research, which was launched in May 2024 in the UK and how it changed the availability of information for the public.
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Susanna also publicly launched a new dynamic #NTS dashboard, released this morning by the EC, with a user-friendly navigation, accessible filters and language, and AI-based highlights.
Explore the new platform here: environment.ec.europa.eu/app/alures-n...
#ALURES #RAR #transparency #AnimalResearch
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
#EARA2025 Day 2 has just begun! Our opening keynote, by Susanna Louhimies, from the European Commission, started with an overview of 15 years of transparency about animal research in Europe! #AnimalStats #NTS #AnimalResearch
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
#EARA2025 day 1 is coming to an end, but not before our evening keynote Lucie Côté, from the Research Institute @mcgill.ca, tells us about the road to #transparency on animal research in Canada, highlighting recent efforts to establish a national transparency agreement. #AnimalResearch
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
(4/4) Emmanuel Procyk, from INSERM & EU-SIMIA, talked about the specificities of #primates, the role of NHP in research and stressed researchers’ duties and responsibilities towards animals and society.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
(3/4) Klas Abelson, from the University of Copenhagen, highlighted how #refinement is always possible and how when it doesn’t eliminate pain or distress, it can alleviate it. He explored the main challenges in refinement and discussed solutions.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
(2/4) Stefan Hippenstiel, from Charité 3R Center, highlighted how #communication shouldn’t set animal experiments and human models against each other stressing that honest communication must be a part of the strategy while looking for alternatives to animals.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
(1/4) On #EARA2025 Communicating Ethics and Legal Frameworks Athanassia Sotiropoulos @francecentre3r.bsky.social talked about the importance of reducing harm to animals through 3Rs and highlighted the role of #OpenScience in improving science.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#EARA2025 is lucky to have a full room of sponsors with a lot to tell you! Don't miss your chance to visit during refreshments.
📸 @mdc-berlin.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
(5/5) Andy Ridgway, from the University of West England, closed this session with a discussion on how journalists are using AI prompted by results from a survey on the topic conducted mainly in Brazil, India and the UK. #EARA2025
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
(4/5) Alba Móran Alvárez shared on her own experience discussing cancer on TikTok, where she found that only around 25% of posts are informative, competing with misinformation, which shows a clear need for accurate information. #EARA2025
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
(3/5) Volker Stollorz, from @sciencemediacenter.de, highlighted how journalistic gatekeeping is a counterweight for digital #misinformation, while also acting as a check that promotes gold-standards in science. #EARA2025
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
(2/5) Sascha Karberg, head of science section at the
@tagesspiegel.de, started the session by discussing the role of emotions in science #communication. #EARA2025
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
(1/5) The first session of the day at #EARA2025, on Effective Science Communication and Media, closed with an interesting discussion.
Follow the 🧵 for each talk's highlights.
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
(2/2) She discussed how openness includes self-criticism, its role in fighting #misinformation and the new challenges that research faces. #EARA2025
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
(1/2) Fiona Fox, from the Science Media Centre, talked about the risks of not talking about animal research, highlighting how #openness from UK researchers, supported by the SMC, changed the tone of media #press. #EARA2025 #keynote
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The EARA Conference is starting now. Follow #EARA2025 for live updates. #communication #AnimalResearch #transparency
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM