Forms and guides
Below are a list of commonly used UQ forms and guides to assist you with your Animal Ethics approvals and guidelines.
Applying for Animal Ethics Approval
- Approval Not Requiring Full Application
- Research, Breeding or Teaching
- Top Tips For Success In Animal Ethics Applications Brochure
- Top Tips For Managing Mouse Breeding Colonies Brochure
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
- Guide to Rodent Analgesia (Procedure Specific)
- Welfare Guide to Blood Collection from Rodents
- Guide for AI use in UQ Animal Ethics Applications
- UAV (drone) Guide
Animal Ethics Policies and Legislation
- NHMRC - Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes 8th edition, 2013 (updated 2021)
- NHMRC - Australian Code For The Responsible Conduct Of Research (2018)
- Code of Ethical Practice For Biotechnology In Queensland
- CSIRO's Primary Industries Report Series (Model Codes of Practice)
- The ARRIVE (Animal Research Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) Guidelines
- The National Centre For The Replacement, Refinement And Reduction Of Animals In Research (NC3Rs)
Managing Your Existing Approval
- Complete your project (UQ RDM)
- Amend your project (UQ RDM)
- Incident report (UQ RDM)
- Post mortem/necropsy template
- Non-target species capture record sheet (by-catch)
- Guidelines For The Use And Application Of A Score Sheet
- NHMRC Guidelines To Promote The Wellbeing Of Animals Used For Scientific Purposes (2018)
- Northern Territory Individual Permit