Do you know a colleague or research group at the Faculty of Health - from students to professors - who planned to use animal experiments in a project and successfully implemented one or more of the 3Rs?

If so, you are invited to nominate them for the 2027 3R Award.

This award aims to highlight and celebrate outstanding efforts to integrate the 3Rs as part of Excellence in Science.

What Are the 3Rs?

• Replacement – Using methods that avoid or replace the use of animals
• Refinement – Improving procedures to minimize suffering and enhance animal welfare
• Reduction – Minimizing the number of animals used in experiments

Learn more about the 3R principles:

• https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/the-3rs
• https://en.3rcenter.dk/
• https://norecopa.no/alternatives/the-three-rs

Nomination guidelines

Nominees must have actively implemented one or more of the 3Rs in a research project, resulting in a meaningful replacement, refinement, or reduction of planned animal experiments.

Projects that do not directly replace, refine, or reduce planned animal use will not be considered.

It is essential that the 3R initiative also strengthens the scientific quality of the research.

Eligible nominators include are heads of departments, scientific and technical staff and PhD students.

Please submit a motivated nomination describing:

• The 3R initiative(s)
• How the implementation improved the scientific outcome

Submit your nomiation using this form.

Deadline

Nominations must be submitted no later than 1 December 2026.

Selection Process

The Animal Welfare Committee will review all nominations and select the recipient based on the quality and impact of the 3R implementation.

Presentation of the 3R Award

The 3R Award - including 10,000 DKK to the recipient’s annuum - will be presented at PhD Day, January 2027.