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The Speaking of Research committee spend hours every week supporting the research community by helping with outreach efforts, debunking common myths, networking key people, talking to the public and...
View ArticleA successful year for Speaking of Research in the media
2015 was another successful year for Speaking of Research in the media. In February, Speaking of Research Director, Tom Holder, was invited to speak to BBC Look East (from 1:36 in video below) about...
View ArticleOpen Letter to the Australian Senate regarding a proposed bill to ban the...
The following letter has been sent to the Committee Secretary of the Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications regarding the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation...
View ArticleScience Magazine discusses the transparency surrounding animal research
Last month, Science published an article entitled “A trans-Atlantic transparency gap on animal experiments” (online version: To woo public, Europe opens up on animal experiments, but U.S. less...
View ArticleSpeaking of Research Year in Review 2017
It's been a great year for Speaking of Research. Visits to the website rose 30% to break new records in 2017, with more new content added than in any previous year. It is not just web traffic which saw...
View ArticleNobel Prize Winners lead the call for greater openness in animal research
USA Today has published our open letter calling for increased openness about the important role of animals in health research. Below, we provide the full list of almost 600 signatures, including four...
View ArticleCall for Increased Openness Receives Continued Response
We are pleased to tell you that our letter from America’s scientific community calling for increased openness in animal research continues to receive lots of attention. Here’s a brief update. The...
View ArticleSpeaking of Research Year in Review 2018
It's been a great year for Speaking of Research. Visits to the website rose 6% to break new records in 2018, with more new content added than in any previous year. It is not just web traffic which saw...
View ArticleSpeaking of Research Year in Review 2019
January 1st 2020 It’s been a great year for Speaking of Research, with over 600,000 site visits and sustained engagement by our 5000+ avid social media followers and readers. As in previous years, we...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s Research with Primates: Speaking of Research in The Conversation
September 2, 2022 In a new article in The Conversation, three Speaking of Research committee members write about how primate research can advance understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease. The topic is an...
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