Overview
Key facts
It focuses on the husbandry, biology, and legal and ethical implications of working with zebrafish and medaka.
University College London (UCL)'s Zebrafish and Medaka Personal Licence (PiL) Course course is run by one of the largest zebrafish facilities in the UK, based in UCL's Division of Biosciences. It's accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.Programme Structure
Courses include:
- ethics
- legislation
- animal care and welfare
- recognition of pain, suffering, distress, and lasting harm
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
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Language
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Disciplines
Animal Science View 73 other Short Courses in Animal Science in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
You must be preparing to undertake work with zebrafish, medaka, or other small teleosts and require a PiL.
You could be a:
- MSc or PhD student working on a project
- postdoctoral researcher
- technician
- PPL (project licence) holder or another principal investigator (PIs)
Tuition Fee
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International
400 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 400 GBP for the full programme during 2 days. -
National
400 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 400 GBP for the full programme during 2 days.
Cost: £400 + VAT
Living costs for London
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.