Education provided by the Central Animal Laboratory
According to Finnish legislation, only well trained and qualified persons can perform procedures on laboratory animals, take care of laboratory animals, euthanise laboratory animals, design experiments on laboratory animals and apply for the license for them.
Already qualified with laboratory animals but hoping for more skills in handling?
The central animal laboratory organizes free trainings. Inquiries kek-core@utu.fi.
Laboratory Animal Science Course 2025
The Central Animal Laboratory provides training in the following categories, as defined in the legislation:
- Function A+D: gives competency to perform procedures for laboratory animals and kill them humanly. This function is recommended for Bachelor and Master degree students, as well as researchers who will be involved in projects, handling laboratory animals.
- Consists of:
- Mandatory face-to-face lectures
- Online lectures and quizzes
- Assignments
- Demonstration with living animals
- Optional practical work session with living animals
- Electronical exam
- Consists of:
- Function B: an optional function to be taken after categories A and D. This function is recommended for senior researchers. Function B gives competency to write ethical project license and plan procedures involving laboratory animals.
- Consists of:
- Mandatory face-to-face lectures
- Online lectures and quizzes
- Assignments
- Writing an ethical project license
- Electronical exam
- Consists of:
You can only complete one function of the course at a time. First, you must complete function A+D, after that you can complete the optional function B.
After spring 2025, courses will be organized as follows:
- Autumn
- Functions A+D, teaching in Finnish, PGS_1819
- Functions A+D, teaching in English, PGS_1675
- Spring
- Function B, PGS_1675
- Function B, PGS_1675
The course codes in Peppi
- PGS_1675 Laboratory Animal Science Course (ENG), teaching in English
- PGS_1819 Koe-eläimet, kurssi toimenpiteiden suorittajille, teaching in Finnish
Check your study guide for the course code that belongs to your degree and enroll on that or choose a course code according to the teaching language. Function B is always executed under the PGS_1675 implementation.
If you have any questions, please contact course leader Emrah Yatkin or course coordinator Aino Suni.
April-May 2025
The following categories are organized in the laboratory animal science course:
- Functions A+D, 3 ECTS
- Function B, 3 ECTS
Registration: 3.2-16.3.2025
Course period: 1.4-31.5.2025
The course material is in Finnish and English in Moodle system.
Mandatory face-to-face -lectures:
1.4. at 9-12
3.4 at 12-15 (only Function B)
4.4 at 9-12
7.4 at 9-12
8.4 at 9-12
10.4 at 9-12 (only Function B)
11.4 at 12-14
Regarding Function A+D: The mandatory practical work session (Demo) will be organized during weeks 16-18. The optional practical work session (Hands on) will be organized during weeks 18-20. The exact dates are determined by the final number of participants and will be announced later.
Registration
- You must register for the course via UTU Pepi (https://peppi.utu.fi/)
- Check your study guide for the course code of your degree and register for it. Course codes:
- PGS_1675-3014 Laboratory Animal Science Course (ENG), 3 ECTS
- Function A+D
- Function B
- PGS_1819-3008 Laboratory Animals, course for performers, 3 ECTS (ECTS)
- Function A+D
- PGS_1675-3014 Laboratory Animal Science Course (ENG), 3 ECTS
- Check your study guide for the course code of your degree and register for it. Course codes:
- Registration should also be done via Webropol to indicate which functions will be studied and which animal species will be taken for the training: https://link.webropol.com/s/UTULAS-04-25
If you have any questions, or you are not UTU/ÅA student but you want to register to the course, please contact the course coordinator Aino Suni (aino.e.suni@utu.fi) or Emrah Yatkin (emryat@utu.fi).
Autumn 2025
The following categories are organized in the laboratory animal science course:
- Functions A+D, 3 ECTS
After spring 2025, courses will be organized as follows:
- Autumn
- Functions A+D, teaching in Finnish, PGS_1819
- Functions A+D, teaching in English, PGS_1675
- Spring
- Function B, PGS_1675