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Education Courses Course on laboratory animal science (LAS)

About this course

This course is designed to train participants in accordance with the requirements of Article 9 of the Experiments on Animals Act. The course includes all relevant topics related to the design of ethically, legally and scientifically appropriate animal experiments. read more

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About this course

Two parts

The course includes two parts:

Introduction to laboratory animal science course
Species-specific course on mice and rats.

This course on Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) is referred to in Article 9 of the Experiments on Animals Act and in annex 6 belonging to Article 5 of the Ministerial Order on Animal Experiments 2014 (Dierproevenregeling 2014). The course is in line with EU Directive Article 23 and the NCP endorsed paper 2014 ‘A working document on the development of a common education and training framework to fulfill the requirements under the Directive’.

Registration as Article 9 person

The certificates of this course together with a relevant academic Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences will lead to a legal recognition to design animal experiments for mice and rats in the Netherlands. Registration is done by the local Animal Welfare Body.

Please note that presence at all lectures is mandatory.

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Admission to the course takes place on a first come first serve principle. Maximum number of participants is 40. read more

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The application form should be sent to courseinlas.cdl@radboudumc.nl. Admission to the course takes place on a first come first serve principle. Maximum number of participants is 40.

* Please note: In order to check whether the admission requirements are met, participants have to register for the course by filling in the application form (see main page to download forms).

Need more info? Contact us

drs. Miriam Kool MSc
LAS course coordinator

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In short

Reseachers (and Master's students) who want to design procedures and projects using animals.
The course includes all relevant topics related to the design of ethically, legally and scientifically appropriate animal experiments.
In 2024/2025 there will be courses on the following dates.

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All participants of the course on Laboratory Animal Science will be tested on their knowledge concerning Anatomy/Zoology and Physiology.

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Admission requirements

All participants of the course on Laboratory Animal Science will be tested on their knowledge concerning Anatomy/Zoology and Physiology. Without a positive test result, participants will not receive their certificates even if they pass the LAS exam. One exception is: Master students who have a BSc degree from Radboud University in (Medical) Biology, Medicine or Biomedical Sciences, do not have to take the admission test. All other participants need to take the test for the LAS course. This requirement will apply for all courses in The Netherlands. Details on how to take the knowledge test will be provided after application to the course. For more information contact courseinlas.cdl@radboudumc.nl.
80 SBU or 3 EC given in the course. The course has a duration of 2 weeks full-time.The course for BMS students has a duration of 4 weeks, the contact moments will be on Thursday and Friday.
Students of the Radboud University don’t pay a fee. For PhD candidates, researchers and external students the registration fee is € 2,100.
This course has been accredited by the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA).

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Radboudumc Technology Center Animal research facility

This technology center offers advice and support from planning up to and including the conduct of animal research on behalf of biomedical research and education.