Membership

LASA is a UK society for scientists and laboratory animal professionals with an interest in:

Animal research methods and models

3Rs

Care and Welfare

Education and training

Ethics

Policy and regulation of animal research

Join us today to receive LASA’s membership package

  • Discounted entry to LASA meetings and events
  • Career support and opportunities through LASA’s networks, bursary and CPD schemes
  • Access to policy updates, support and guidance relevant to laboratory animal science
  • Regular sector news, training and events information through LASA’s newsletter, The LASA Forum

Benefits of becoming a member

  • Career development through education and training
  • Discount on registration fee for Annual Conference and regular workshops
  • Workshop proceedings and LASA publications either FREE or at discounted rate
  • Strong, influential representation of your opinions and concerns at national and international level
  • Regular newsletter with topical news, comment and feature articles about LASA activities and the world of laboratory animal science
  • Key issues reported in-depth through ‘Laboratory Animals’ – the official journal of LASA
  • The opportunity to exchange views and information with other experts in the field of laboratory animal science

Subscription

Membership of LASA is through annual subscription, renewable in July of each year. Various methods of payment are available, please contact the Secretariat for details. In addition to Individual Membership, LASA also offers Organisational Membership. Organisational Membership provides a straightforward way for larger organisations to sign-up several members of staff, and at a discounted rate. A minimum of five people is required for Organisational Membership; there is no upper limit. Members’ benefits are identical in both schemes. Both membership schemes come with the option of subscription to Laboratory Animals journal at the current rate of £40 per subscription.

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DOPS

Workplace-based assessments, such as DOPS (Direct Observation of Procedural/Practical Skills), are used to assess how an individual performs in the authentic working environment and are well validated as an assessment method in healthcare and other settings.

The LASA DOPS resource is undergoing a review and is therefore not available at this time. More information can be found in our “Guiding Principles for Supervision and Assessment of Competence as required under EU and UK legislation” document in the Resources section. 

LASA CPD Scheme

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a prerequisite for many professional medical and scientific disciplines but less common for those involved in laboratory animal work.

Revision of Directive 86/609EEC requires that persons “are adequately educated, competent and continuously trained” (Article 23A).

The scheme is available FREE to LASA members. Please contact the Secretariat for more information.

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