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The '''Research Defence Society''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] lobby group. At the end of 2008 the Research Defence Society merged with another UK organisation - the Coalition for Medical Progress to form Understanding Animal Research <ref>[[Understanding Animal Research|Understanding Animal Research Home Page]]</ref>.
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The '''Research Defence Society''' was a British lobby group defending experiments on animals for research purposes. At the end of 2008 the Research Defence Society merged with another UK organisation - the [[Coalition for Medical Progress]] to form [[Understanding Animal Research]]. <ref>[http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/ Understanding Animal Research Home Page]</ref>
  
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The Research Defence Society's aim was to disseminate information about, and to defend the use of, [[animal testing]] in medicine. It represented the interests of 5,000 researchers and institutions. It was reportedly funded by the [[Pharmaceutical company|pharmaceutical industry]] and universities. The organization states it is funded by its members,  which includes medical scientists, doctors and veterinarians, as well as pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, universities and charities that support medical research. The Times writes that the RDS is "funded by the pharmaceutical industry and universities".<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2058853,00.html Focus: A campaigning hero] The Sunday Times - Britain February 26, 2006</ref>
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The Research Defence Society's aim was to disseminate information about, and to defend the use of, animal testing in medicine. It represented the interests of 5,000 researchers and institutions. It was reportedly funded by the pharmaceutical industry and universities. The organization stated it was funded by its members,  which includes medical scientists, doctors and veterinarians, as well as pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, universities and charities that support medical research. The Times writes that the RDS is 'funded by the pharmaceutical industry and universities'.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2058853,00.html Focus: A campaigning hero] The Sunday Times - Britain February 26, 2006</ref>
  
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Its last executive director was Dr. [[Simon Festing]] who has gone on to be the CEO of Understanding Animal Research <ref>[http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/about_us/ Understanding Animal Research About Us page]</ref>.
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Its last executive director was Dr. [[Simon Festing]] who has gone on to be the CEO of [[Understanding Animal Research]] <ref>[http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/about_us/ Understanding Animal Research About Us page]</ref>.
  
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One campaign to demonstrate the support for animal research within the scientific and medical community, was the co-signing of a petition in support of the use of animals in research called '''Declaration on Animals in Medical Research'''<ref>[http://www.rds-online.org.uk/pages/news.asp?i_ToolbarID=6&i_PageID=1964 Declaration on animals in medical research]</ref>. The original declaration occurred in 1990, its second variant in 2005. Over 500 British, and 200 non-British, scientists signed the declaration in the first month, including 3 Nobel laureates, 190 Fellows of the Royal Society and the Medical Royal Colleges and over 250 academic Professors.
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==People==
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===Staff===
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====Circa 2007====
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*Executive Director: Dr [[Simon Festing]]
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*Communications Director: [[Barbara Davies]]
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*Senior Project Manager: [[William Lee]]
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*Policy Officer: [[Andreas-Salomon Sussmilch]]
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*Project Officer: [[Kirk Leech]] (also of the [[LM network]]), circa 2005-2008<ref name="LinkedIn">The 2005 figure is from: LinkedIn [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Kirk/Leech Kirk Leech], accessed 22 August 2013</ref> <ref name="BoI">Leech's profile post 2008 seems to imply that he only worked for RDS from 2007: [[Battle of Ideas]] [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/site/speaker_detail/74/ Kirk Leech], accessed 4 September 2013</ref> <ref>The first Internet Archive holding of the RDS website that mentions Leech is from 11 February 2007: [http://web.archive.org/web/20070211122308/http://www.rds-online.org.uk/pages/page.asp?i_ToolbarID=1&i_PageID=8 Structure] The previous version of that page held in the Archive is from 21 October 2006: [http://web.archive.org/web/20061002110425/http://www.rds-online.org.uk/pages/page.asp?i_ToolbarID=1&i_PageID=8 Structure]</ref>
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*Communications Officer: [[Corina Hadjiodysseos]]
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*Science Communications Officer: [[Robin Wilkinson]]<ref name="staff">Research Defence Society [http://web.archive.org/web/20070928111901/http://www.rds-online.org.uk/pages/page.asp?i_ToolbarID=1&i_PageID=8 Structure], retrieved from the Internet Archive of 28 September 2007, on 27 August 2013</ref>
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====Circa 2003====
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Executive Director: Dr [[Mark Matfield]] | Communications Director: [[Barbara Davies]]<ref name="staff2">Research Defence Society [http://web.archive.org/web/20030605115605/http://www.rds-online.org.uk/pages/page.asp?i_ToolbarID=1&i_PageID=8 Structure], retrieved from the Internet Archive of 5 June 2003, on 4 September 2013</ref>
  
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===Council===
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====Circa 2007====
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*Chairman: Professor [[Nancy Rothwell]] DBE FRS | Honorary Secretary: Professor [[R Lemon]] | Honorary Treasurer: Dr [[D Clough]]
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*Members: Professor P Andrews | Dr Jean Bradbury | Ms L Curtis | Mr D Everett | Mr A Gay | Dr T Morris | Dr C Stanford | Ms S Whitehead | Dr P Wright<ref name="staff"/>
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====Circa 2003====
  
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==Notes==
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Dr Peter Read CBE FRCP FFPM
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Honorary Secretary:
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Professor C Page
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Honorary Treasurer:
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Dr D Clough
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Members of Council:
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Mr R Bond
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Dr D Everett
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Professor T Hamblin
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Dr B Hughes
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Professor R Lemon
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Dr T Morris
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Ms M Rice
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Ms S Whitehead
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Dr P Wright<ref name="staff2"/>
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===Presidents and Vice Presidents===
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====Circa 2007====
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*President: [[Lord Taverne]] QC
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*Honorary Vice-Presidents: Professor Sir [[Colin Berry]] DSc FRCPath FFPM | Sir [[James Black]] FRCP FRS | Sir [[Walter Bodmer]] FRCPath FRS | Sir [[Arnold Burgen]] FRCP FRS | Sir [[Roy Calne]] FRCS FRS | Mr [[Tam Dalyell]] MP | Sir [[Colin Dollery]] FRCP | Sir [[Michael Drury]] OBE FRCP FRCGP | Sir [[Andrew Huxley]] OM FRS | Dr [[Leslie Iversen]] FRS | Sir [[David Jack]] CBE DSc FRS | [[Baroness Knight of Collingtree]] DBE | Sir [[Stanley Peart]] FRCP FRS | Sir [[Phillip Randle]] FRCP FRS | Dr [[Peter Read]] OBE | Sir [[Richard Sykes]] DSc FRS FMedSci | [[Lord Turnberg of Cheadle]] FRCP | Professor [[Owen Wade]] CBE FRCP | [[Lord Walton of Detchant]] FRCP | The Rt Hon [[Lady Warnock]] DBE | Sir [[David Weatherall]] FRCP FRCPath FRS | [[Lord Winston of Hammersmith]] DSc FRCP FRCOG FMedSci <ref name="staff"/>
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President: [[Lord Perry of Walton]] OBE MD FRCP FRS
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Honorary Vice-Presidents:
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Professor Sir [[Colin Berry]] DSc FRCPath FFPM
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Sir [[James Black]] FRCP FRS
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Sir [[Walter Bodmer]] FRCPath FRS
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Sir [[Arnold Burgen]] FRCP FRS
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Sir [[Roy Calne]] FRCS FRS
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Mr [[Tam Dalyell]] MP
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Sir [[Colin Dollery]] FRCP
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Sir [[Michael Drury]] OBE FRCP FRCGP
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Sir [[Andrew Huxley]] OM FRS
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Dr Leslie Iversen FRS
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Sir [[David Jack]] CBE DSc FRS
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[[Baroness Knight of Collingtree]] DBE
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Sir [[Stanley Peart]] FRCP FRS
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Sir [[Phillip Randle]] FRCP FRS
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Professor [[Patricia Scott]] MBE
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Sir [[John Vane]] FRS
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Professor [[Owen Wade]] CBE FRCP
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[[Lord Walton of Detchant]] FRCP
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The Rt Hon [[Lady Warnock]] DBE
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Sir David Weatherall FRCP FRCPath FRS<ref name="staff2"/>
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==Contact==
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:Web:[http://www.rds-online.org.uk rds-online.org.uk] (now defunct)
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:Internet Archive holdings: [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.rds-online.org.uk/ rds-online.org.uk]
  
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==References==
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==Resources==
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*Understanding Animal Research website (the RDS site no longer exists) [http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk]
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*[http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk Understanding Animal Research website]  
 
*Woods, Richard & Ungoed-Thomas, Jonathan. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2058853,00.html "A campaigning hero"], ''Sunday Times'', February 26, 2006
 
*Woods, Richard & Ungoed-Thomas, Jonathan. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2058853,00.html "A campaigning hero"], ''Sunday Times'', February 26, 2006
  
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[[Category:Animal testing in the United Kingdom]]
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==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 4 September 2013

The Research Defence Society was a British lobby group defending experiments on animals for research purposes. At the end of 2008 the Research Defence Society merged with another UK organisation - the Coalition for Medical Progress to form Understanding Animal Research. [1]

The Research Defence Society's aim was to disseminate information about, and to defend the use of, animal testing in medicine. It represented the interests of 5,000 researchers and institutions. It was reportedly funded by the pharmaceutical industry and universities. The organization stated it was funded by its members, which includes medical scientists, doctors and veterinarians, as well as pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, universities and charities that support medical research. The Times writes that the RDS is 'funded by the pharmaceutical industry and universities'.[2]

Its last executive director was Dr. Simon Festing who has gone on to be the CEO of Understanding Animal Research [3].

People

Staff

Circa 2007

Circa 2003

Executive Director: Dr Mark Matfield | Communications Director: Barbara Davies[8]

Council

Circa 2007

  • Chairman: Professor Nancy Rothwell DBE FRS | Honorary Secretary: Professor R Lemon | Honorary Treasurer: Dr D Clough
  • Members: Professor P Andrews | Dr Jean Bradbury | Ms L Curtis | Mr D Everett | Mr A Gay | Dr T Morris | Dr C Stanford | Ms S Whitehead | Dr P Wright[7]

Circa 2003

Dr Peter Read CBE FRCP FFPM Honorary Secretary:

Professor C Page Honorary Treasurer:

Dr D Clough Members of Council:

Mr R Bond Dr D Everett Professor T Hamblin Dr B Hughes Professor R Lemon Dr T Morris Ms M Rice Ms S Whitehead Dr P Wright[8]

Presidents and Vice Presidents

Circa 2007

Circa 2003

President: Lord Perry of Walton OBE MD FRCP FRS Honorary Vice-Presidents: Professor Sir Colin Berry DSc FRCPath FFPM Sir James Black FRCP FRS Sir Walter Bodmer FRCPath FRS Sir Arnold Burgen FRCP FRS Sir Roy Calne FRCS FRS Mr Tam Dalyell MP Sir Colin Dollery FRCP Sir Michael Drury OBE FRCP FRCGP Sir Andrew Huxley OM FRS Dr Leslie Iversen FRS Sir David Jack CBE DSc FRS Baroness Knight of Collingtree DBE Sir Stanley Peart FRCP FRS Sir Phillip Randle FRCP FRS Professor Patricia Scott MBE Sir John Vane FRS Professor Owen Wade CBE FRCP Lord Walton of Detchant FRCP The Rt Hon Lady Warnock DBE Sir David Weatherall FRCP FRCPath FRS[8]

Contact

Web:rds-online.org.uk (now defunct)
Internet Archive holdings: rds-online.org.uk

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Understanding Animal Research Home Page
  2. ↑ Focus: A campaigning hero The Sunday Times - Britain February 26, 2006
  3. ↑ Understanding Animal Research About Us page
  4. ↑ The 2005 figure is from: LinkedIn Kirk Leech, accessed 22 August 2013
  5. ↑ Leech's profile post 2008 seems to imply that he only worked for RDS from 2007: Battle of Ideas Kirk Leech, accessed 4 September 2013
  6. ↑ The first Internet Archive holding of the RDS website that mentions Leech is from 11 February 2007: Structure The previous version of that page held in the Archive is from 21 October 2006: Structure
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Research Defence Society Structure, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 28 September 2007, on 27 August 2013
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Research Defence Society Structure, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 5 June 2003, on 4 September 2013
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