ETPLAS

Your “one-stop-shop" for E&T in LAS. We work towards harmonization, mutual recognition, and mobility of scientists in the EU. Tweets by @nuno_h_franco

[ETPLAS @etplas]

**Registrations open for the 2025 ETPLAS Conference**

Leiden, The Netherlands, on Mar 18-19th 2025.

Learn about new E&T advancements in Europe and take part in the discussion of its future!

REGISTER HERE: https://t.co/jTXkH7E5q5

[ETPLAS @etplas]

This is the programme for the ETPLAS Conference, in Leiden, 18-19th March 2025. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the future of Education and Training in Europe, and listen to key experts and regulators.

REGISTER UNTIL MAR 9th

More information: https://t.co/f5gUbRU6KK

[ETPLAS @etplas]

We reached 10.000 registered users! 🎉
And we are just warming up. Stay tuned!

[ETPLAS @etplas]

New year, new website! With tons of resources for education and training, including on assessment. And brand new e-learning modules (currently in the testing phase).
Check it out!
https://t.co/30vtlAUlgK

[ETPLAS @etplas]

New year, new website! With tons of resources for education and training, including on assessment. And brand new e-learning modules (currently in the testing phase).
Check it out!
https://t.co/30vtlAUlgK

[ETPLAS @etplas]

🐁!!! Save the date !!! 🐁

18-19 March 2025

ETPLAS Conference: "Shaping the future of LAS Education & Training" . Leiden, The Netherlands.🐭

[ETPLAS @etplas]

Today ETPLAS is represented at the 27th meeting of the National Contact Points on the Implementation of Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific and educational purposes.
This afternoon @nuno_h_franco will present our brand new on-line exam platform!

[ETPLAS @etplas]

New guidance paper from ETPLAS Action Project!

Thank you to all the experts that worked on these ETPLAS recommendations for assessment of LOs for those designing procedures and projects.

Open Access!

https://t.co/pRAhCKRa43

[ETPLAS @etplas]

At the heart of Europe to present current progress of ETPLAS, and especially our new 13 EU-function modules, now being tested across the Member States. @jb_prins will present the deliverables of the ETPLAS Action Project.

[ETPLAS @etplas]

We are at the beautiful city of Leiden for the ETPLAS Preparatory Action project meeting, to report on current progress and plan the next activities. The first deliverables from this project will be launched soon, so stay tuned!

[Nuno Henrique Franco @Nuno_H_Franco]

The @caimprove website is LIVE. Check it out for the latest news on this COST Action for Improving the Quality of Biomedical Research with 3Rs Concepts.
Find out more about this project, the people behind it and its objectives here: https://t.co/rbXCgdpbSy
#3Rs

[ETPLAS @etplas]

Now available on our website the *free* @SYRCLE_UMCN course 'Systematic Reviews of Animal Studies'. A great resource for those interested in synthesis of evidence from preclinical studies, quality of #animalresearch, evidence-based medicine, and the #3Rs.
https://t.co/xcEGka6iuA

[ETPLAS @etplas]

Great that it happened on the week we celebrate 5 000 registered users on our website. Register at https://t.co/jgKA17EufO for information on education & learning, and to do one of our six (soon to be more) FREE e-learning courses on EU functions.
(Did I mention they're FREE?)😃

[Nuno Henrique Franco @Nuno_H_Franco]

It was great fun connecting with @JuliaMenon18 to get the ball rolling for the @preclinicaltra1 and @etplas joint project: developing an e-learning course on #preregistration of animal studies, to improve #reproduciblity #scientificintegrity and #transparency. in animal research.

[ETPLAS @etplas]

Looking for #3Rs Replacement, Reduction, Refinement in the literature? The 3Ranker portal is the way to go. A collaboration between @karolinskainst, @SYRCLE_UMCN and TenWise, financed by the Swedish Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments. Find it at https://t.co/RJVsCWESlP

[ETPLAS @etplas]

To celebrate +4 000 registered ETPLAS 🖱️|🐭website users, let's take peak at our e-learning statistics:

📖Courses completed: 4 816
🏆Most completed courses in one day: 81
🧪Most popular: "EU-52: Searching for (existing) non-animal alternatives"

On our way to 40.000! 🧬🔬🐇🐟💻

[ETPLAS @etplas]

In response to several queries we received:

1. Yes, our courses are completely free.
2. Yes, you will get a certificate.
3. Yes, you can have a document describing all course contents and a (third-party) estimation of training hours, for CPD recognition.
4. Yes, we're awesome!

[ETPLAS @etplas]

@JosemaX80 It should be working, now.

[ETPLAS @etplas]

@JosemaX80 Thank you for your message. We will look into it.

[ETPLAS @etplas]

What a year it has been. We end 2022 with 3800+ registered users, +4300 e-learning EU modules completions and we venture into 2023 with 2 ongoing projects making contents + guidelines, with ~100 professionals contributing to facilitating and harmonizing LAS Education & Training!

[Susanna Louhimies @SLouhimies]

Research at an impasse? Need a key to unlock? Most researchers believe that integration of disciplines is the future. Catalogues of hundreds of novel #NonAnimal models used in 7 areas of #biomedical research https://t.co/1aGVKtkF8J

[ETPLAS @etplas]

About to present the current state-of-the-art in regard to access to ETPLAS resources and development of new ones at the 23rd Meeting of the National Contact Points for the Implementation of Directive 2010/63/EU. And we have good news!