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| 7th March 2008 | "Battling vivisection in the courts" |
| BUAV Campaigners are challenging the provision of animal testing licenses in Court this week |
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| 20th February 2008 | University of Sussex Student Union (USSU) officially condemns animal tests |
| A motion has been successfully passed to condemn the University's use of animals in experiments |
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| 13th February 2008 | The Argus - "Experiments on animals not justified" |
| Sussex resident David Hammond responds to our recent report through a letter published in The Argus. |
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| 13th February 2008 | "Tribunal rules Government’s cover-up of animal experiment information is against law" |
| BUAV Campaigners gain a victory in court over Home Office animal experimentation secrecy |
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| 8th February 2008 | The Argus - "Animal use criticised by report" |
| Local press report on our report, Sussex University: Challenged |
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| 6th February 2008 | PRESS RELEASE: Scientific report details Sussex University's animal experiments |
Sussex University: Challenged draws upon over 50 research papers and the knowledge of several research scientists to provide a detailed analysis of what's going on in Sussex University labs. In the first known case at the University, critical examination of the animal-based experiments has been conducted. [ read more...] The 18 page document can be accessed entirely for free using the below options: |
| 16th October 2007 | International recognition for breast cancer researchers |
| Professor Jones and her research team are developing 3D multicellular models of breast cancer to replace animal models. |
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| 29th August 2007 | "Universities lag behind industry in replacing animal experiments" |
| Scientific research body, Dr Hadwen Trust, highlight the failure of Universities to implement replacements for animals in experiments |
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| 31st July 2007 | "Law failing animals used in medical research" |
| Animal researchers often claim we have the most stringent laws in this country for animal welfare. The Guardian expose the reality of UK Law inside your average laboratory |
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| 10th May 2007 | Local Press report on Sussex Uni Demonstration |
| Article published today in the Argus detailing the demonstration and the aims of the event. |
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| 9th May 2007 | Publicity Stunt and March at Sussex University |
| Students gather for a banner drop, speeches and march at the centre of Sussex Uni to highlight animal experiments. |
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| 8th May 2007 | PRESS RELEASE: Publicity Stunt tomorrow at Sussex University |
| Publicity stunt and demonstration to highlight animal experiments at Sussex University. |
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| 24th April 2007 | A Victory for Good Science: Southampton Uni Vivisection Debate |
| Southampton Solent University plays host to a lively vivisection debate with a great result. |
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| 22nd April 2007 | WORLD WEEK FOR LAB ANIMALS: 23 - 29th April 2007! |
| To honour this year's World Week for Laboratory Animals, we've made a sub-site to highlight some of the experiments at Sussex. Click here to see it! |
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| 13th April 2007 | Universities condemned for testing illegal drugs on animals |
| Universities across the country, including Sussex, have been condemned for their use of £10m in taxpayers money to test illicit drugs on rodents. |
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| 8th March 2007 | "Animal rights protesters at uni campus" |
| Local animal rights group Brighton Animal Action stage a balavaca-wearing publicity stunt to hightlight two good causes |
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| 26th February 2007 | "Students denied right to debate animal testing" |
| Article published in the local newspaper, The Argus, detailing Brighton University's refusal to allow students to debate vivisection |
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| 7th February 2007 | Sussex Uni threatens it's own Union with legal action |
| A verbal threat of legal action has been issued to the USSU after they printed an article about Sussex University's animal testing |
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| 5th February 2007 | Sussex University exposed in Union paper |
| The Badger, our own university paper, today published a scatching article on vivisection being carried out on campus |
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