3R KNOWLEDGE CENTER
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto
Address:
Rua Alfredo Allen, 208 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Phone:
+351 226 074 900
Email:
3rknowledge@i3s.up.pt
What We Do
The 3Rs Knowledge Center (3RKC) is the central hub for 3Rs, based at i3S and serving the entire research community in Portugal and beyond.
The 3Rs stand for Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement of animal experimentation. 3RKC aims to promote the implementation of the 3Rs through sharing knowledge and resources. Although it is based at i3S, the center’s resources are available to researchers everywhere.
Research
An important part of the strategy of the 3R Knowledge Center is to produce new knowledge – to do research into the 3Rs.
Training
The 3R Knowledge Center training portfolio includes a large variety of courses on 3R-related topics.
Infrastructure
The 3R Knowledge Center research support infrastructure brings together different 3Rs relevant scientific platforms.
Events & dissemination
The center promotes public events and dissemination activities to promote the 3R in and out of the scientific community.
WHAT IS THE 3R?
The 3Rs stand for Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement
This is a guiding principle for researchers using animals.
Replacement methods are those that avoid the use of animals for a specific research purpose.
Reduction means that fewer animals are used.
Refinement means that the negative impact of animals used in research is minimized.