Research and teaching/training projects conducted on or off-campus by students, staff, or faculty involving live, non-human vertebrate animals must be reviewed and receive ethics clearance.
Animals are only used in research projects deemed to have scientific merit and in teaching and testing when there are no alternatives.
Animal-based research must conform with:
- Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) standards and guidelines
- Animals for Research Act
- University of Waterloo statement on animal use in research and teaching (PDF)
Please use the Waterloo Ethics Process to the right to guide you by clicking on the step in the process where you need more information.
Please look at the Application process for some helpful Tips when submitting an Animal Use Protocol (AUP).