Animal Experimentation at the ANU

The ANU’s Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee (AEEC) monitors and regulates the use of animals in research and teaching carried out at the ANU, and ensures that all animal usage conforms to National guidelines and standards. The National Health and Medical Research Council's Animal Welfare Committee is responsible for developing the national policy and guidelines relevant to the welfare of animals used for research purposes. We also refer to the Victorian Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Laboratory Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs and Rabbits.

If your research involves animals, you must receive approval from the AEEC before you can commence. Please contact our Office if you have any queries.

*Animal Use Numbers for 2011 are now Due.
Please complete the attached table (above) and return it electronically to animal.ethics@anu.edu.au by January 31 2012

2012 Training Schedule (PDF, 103KB)

The ARRIVE Guidlines for Reporting Animal Research

More Information

• Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee
• Policy, Guidelines & Standard Operating Procedures
• ARIES
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Ethics Office Contacts

Conditions of Animal Ethics Approval

Please note that as a condition of approval from the ANU AEEC researchers are required to do the following:

Submit an ANNUAL REVIEW once every 12 months during the life of the ethics protocol.
Submit an ANNUAL ANIMAL USAGE report at the end of every calendar year.
Submit a STUDY EXPIRY/DISCONTINUATION report at the end of your research or by the expiry date of your ethics protocol.
Failure to do any of these may result in a suspension of your ethics protocol and may prohibit you from successfully submitting a new ethics protocol application.
Please note: The Code section 3.1.12, asks that investigators promptly notify the AEC of any adverse or unexpected effects that impact on animal wellbeing.