Clik here to view.
Every Success is a New Challenge
Speaking of Research is getting its message out. The last few months have seen a huge surge in the number of readers of our blog. Alexa Rankings now puts us as the highest ranking dedicated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Benefits of Animal Research, Right Down to the Letter
It’s always exciting, in this day and age, to get a letter that isn’t spam. Even more exciting when the letter is from another continent. And even more when it’s a letter as supportive and insightful...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Swiss scientists restore voluntary locomotion in paralysed rats.
A study published yesterday in the journal Science, in which a team of scientists led by Professor Gregoire Courtine at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology used a combination of electrical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Build an Action Network for Science
Across the world individuals and organisations misrepresent science for their own end. Such misinformation has been seen in the MMR vaccine-autism debate, the questions over the GM foods, and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Introducing the Science Action Network
Speaking of Research and Understanding Animal Research (UAR) are proud to announce a new joint initiative – the Science Action Network. We aim to enable scientists to network together to provide both...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The #ARnonsense Effect
We are now one month on from the start of the Science Action Network, which aims to enable scientists to respond to misinformation from animal rights groups (AKA #ARnonsense). So how do we measure the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Statistically Speaking the UK Counts Too
As Speaking of Research becomes increasingly active both sides of the pond we have had an increase in visitors wishing to find UK based statistics. They can now rest assured that such information is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Speaking of 2012: A year in Summary
It has been a fantastic year for Speaking of Research, reflected in the fact that the website traffic has more than doubled (130% growth and still rising). Thus trying to summarise will be the 127th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Speaking of Research? Speak with Us
After a hugely successful 2012, Speaking of Research is setting its sights ever higher. Since it’s inception in 2008, Speaking of Research has grown into the largest trafficked website explaining the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Speaking of Research: The Fifth Anniversary
If Speaking of Research was a person in the US, entering its sixth year of life, they should have received vaccines for the following: chickenpox, diphtheria, Hib, HepA, HepB, flu, measles, mumps,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Skeptical Science: Debunking Animal Rights Misinformation
Speaking of Research regularly puts its efforts into debunking the pseudoscience put about by animal rights groups. This post aims to bring together some of the more popular of those articles....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frequently Asked Questions up on Website
We have just put a new FAQ up on the website which covers five of the most frequently asked questions we get about animal research. They are: Aren’t animals different than people? Don’t we have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Target of animal rights protests kicks off animal research ethics forum
This article was written by Chris Barncard and originally posted on the University of Wisconsin-Madison news website. It has been reproduced with permission. The article mentions SR committee member,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Speaking of 2013: A year in summary
As another year for Speaking of Research has passed it seems only appropriate to spend a moment looking back. Animal research is important because of its contributions to human and animal health. In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Speaking of Research Across Social Media
Speaking of Research has added a few more ways of interacting with our supporters. We have long been on Facebook and Twitter, where we regularly post general science stories as well as link to our new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
USDA Statistics for Animals Used in Research in 2012
In 2011 the USDA stopped publishing its animal research statistics on the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) website (with the last full stats being 2010). We have recently received the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Background Briefing on Animal Research
Having a full understanding of all the issues surrounding animal research can be a challenge for even science-specialist journalists, let alone general journalists, editors and broadcasters who have to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Speaking of Research website continues to evolve
Much has changed in six years on the internet. In 2008, Twitter had only just launched, Facebook had under 100 million users, and Internet Explorer was the most popular browser (you know who you are!)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
SR Outreach at OAVT Conference
Last month Speaking of Research (SR) committee member Michael Brunt took part in an outreach lecture at the annual Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT) 2014 conference. The OAVT is the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Website Updates – Expanding Information
We’ve been slowly updating some of the static pages of our website. Ever wondered how it all began? Check out our History of Speaking of Research page. Want to know debunk pseudoscientific myths by...
View Article
