Dear Recipient, We warmly welcome everyone whose work is related to experimental animals to participate in the first Finnish culture of care Symposium "High standards, Humane Science", organized by TOKES and Fin3R (programme attached). The symposium will be held at the Meilahti campus of the University of Helsinki, Biomedicum lecture hall 2, on 09 April from 10 AM to 3 PM. The culture of care in laboratory animal work means a strong commitment to improving animal welfare and experimental quality by promoting communication between stakeholders. Culture of care challenges and improves existing practices to promote animal welfare and scientific standards. The symposium offers international examples of culture of care activities and examines the current situation in Finland with the aim of promoting national activities and drawing up a road map for the future. The symposium will be complemented by a separate interactive "Care-full stories" workshop on Thursday 10 April, which is a follow-up to Jordi Tremoleda's presentation. The workshop provides an opportunity to experience how the Care-full storieshttps://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/research/technological-life/projects/care-full-stories/index.html approach works when training stakeholders of experimental animal work in the culture of care, and to exchange ideas and experiences. The workshop welcomes all colleagues working in the experimental animal community, including researchers at all levels of expertise, veterinarians, animal caretakers and technicians, policymakers and welfare professionals. The number of participants in the workshop is limited to 30. The symposium and workshop will be held in English. Registration for the symposium at https://forms.office.com/e/nPeQpCRUcg by 07 April 2025 at 4 PM. Apply for participation in the workshop at https://forms.office.com/e/jC9g7yNryr by 03 April 2025 at 4 PM. Selections will be announced by 04 April 2025 at 4 PM.

--------------------------------------------------------- Vootele Voikar (PhD, Research coordinator) Laboratory Animal Center Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) P.O. Box 29 (Mustialankatu 1G) FI-00014 University of Helsinki Finland

Phone: +358 2941 57658 E-mail: vootele.voikar@helsinki.fimailto:vootele.voikar@helsinki.fi

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