Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee (AEEC)
The Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee is involved in drawing up the research policy on animal experimentation which is adopted by the Board of Governors. It examines and delivers an opinion on projects that use animals for scientific purposes. The AEEC must ensure that the use of animals for research and teaching at the University is compliant with the amended Grand-Ducal Regulation of 11 January 2013 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes and the Act of 27 June 2018 on the protection of animals. The species concerned are those cited in the afore-mentioned Grand-Ducal Regulation, namely vertebrate animals and cephalopods.
For any planned experimentation, the AEEC ensures that the use of animals is justified, that their well-being is guaranteed and that the principles of replacement, reduction and refinement (the “3 Rs”) are applied.
To this end, the AEEC delivers an opinion on any projects carried out at the University involving the use of animals for experimental or other scientific purposes.
Contact for the transmission of the applications:
- AEEC Policies
- AEEC Project submission workflow
- AEEC amendment submission workflow
- AEEC information sheet for filling in Grant Applications or similar about the rodent animal facilities
- AEEC information sheet for filling in Grant Applications or similar about the zebrafish animal facilities
- Replacement Checklist
Application forms
- Guidelines for amendments (minor/major)
- Minor amendment form
- Major amendment form (October 2022)
- Project application for animal experimentation (02-2022)
- Draft NTS guidance document for users
- Alures NTS template version 1.1 (.xlsx) (example)
- Application for an amendment of the personal of project authorisation of animal experimentation (2023)
- Regulatory Guidelines Application for the Amendment to a Project authorisation (April 2020)
- European Commission information site on Animals used for scientific purposes
- European Commission information site on Animals used for scientific purposes – events
- European Commission information site on Animals used for scientific purposes – latest updates
- EU Science Hub – JRC Summer School
- World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences
- Open Research Europe Platform (ORE)
- EU Science Hub – Human-based methods for better breast cancer research
- Jennifer Behm, Veterinarian UNI & Chair of the AEEC (Category A)
- Djalil Coowar, LCSB-UNI (Vice Chair & Category D)
- Elisabeth Letellier, FSTC-UNI (Category B)
- Tony Heurtaux, FSTC-UNI (Category B)
- Maria Angeliki Pavlou, FSTM (Category B)
- Anthoula Gaigneaux, FSTC-UNI (Category B)
- Paula Souza, FSTC-UNI (Category C)
- Véronique Briche, LCSB-UNI (Category C)
- Maria Lorena Cordero Maldonado, LCSB-UNI (Daily Care)
- Jochen Schneider, LCSB-UNI (Category B)
Secretary: Katja Kümpel
The AEEC meets every month. Please find below the dates of the committee meeting:
- 28 January 2025 deadline for submissions: 7 January, noon
- 25 February 2025 deadline for submissions: 4 February, noon
- 25 March 2025 deadline for submissions: 4 March, noon
- 29 April 2025 deadline for submissions: 1 April, noon
- 27 May 2025 deadline for submissions: 6 May, noon
- 24 June 2025 deadline for submissions: 3 June, noon
- 29 July 2025 deadline for submissions: 8 July, noon
- 26 August 2025 deadline for submissions: 5 August, noon
- 30 September 2025 deadline for submissions: 9 September, noon
- 28 October 2025 deadline for submissions: 7 October, noon
- 25 November 2025 deadline for submissions: 4 November, noon
- 16 December 2025 deadline for submissions: 30 November, noon