Course in Laboratory Animal Science
EU Function ABD

General information

This course is intended for persons who are supposed to work independently with laboratory animals and have the following functions:

A. Carrying out procedures on animals;
B. designing procedures and projects; and
D. euthanize animals

according to the EU Directive 2010/63/EU Article 23.2. The course is accredited by the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA) and approved by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries under the Danish Government.

The course gives practical and theoretic introduction to handling, housing and using laboratory animals and how to replace, refine and reduce the use of live animals for research.

After completed course, the participant will get a FELASA accredited certificate from the University of Copenhagen. The participant will thus be entitled to achieve a personal license to independently plan, implement and take responsibility for the design and performance of animal experimentation within the European Union according to the EU Directive 2010/63/EU Article 23.2 and the Danish executive order 1065 of 25/09/2024 §55.

The course adheres to the EU Directive 2010/63/EU, and to the more detailed learning outcomes described in the Education and Training Framework by the European Commission expert working group (click here for more info).

Detailed information and registration

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