About us
The Dr Hadwen Trust
The Dr Hadwen Trust is the UK’s leading medical research charity that funds and promotes exclusively non-animal techniques to replace animal experiments. Our vital work benefits humans with the development of more relevant and reliable science whilst also benefiting laboratory animals. We believe that excellence in medical research can and should be pursued without animal experiments.
Our portfolio of high-quality, peer-reviewed and innovative research combines strict ethical principles with scientific excellence, and has involved projects in a wide range of medical fields. The Dr Hadwen Trust is internationally recognised as a leading authority on replacing animal experiments and actively promotes the concept and practice of non-animal research through publications, workshops, debates and the media.
The Science Room website highlights the work of the Dr Hadwen Trust for those in the biomedical community keen to know more about non-animal research, and aims to stimulate thinking to address biomedical issues from new perspectives.
The Dr Hadwen Trust is a registered charity established in 1970; registered charity number 261096.
Staff
Dr Gill Langley, Science Director
Dr Gill Langley is the Dr Hadwen Trust’s Science Director. She has an honours degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a doctorate in neurochemistry, also from Cambridge. As a research fellow at Nottingham University she studied neurochemistry in vitro. She has led the Dr Hadwen Trust’s science and outreach programmes since 1981.
Dr Langley served for eight years as a member of the British government’s Animal Procedures Committee, which advises the Home Secretary on animal experimentation issues. She was an adviser to the government on the introduction of the new EU chemicals legislation, REACH. She has been an invited expert at several initiatives of the European Commission and of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Dr Langley is a member of the Replacement Advisory Group of the British government’s National Centre for Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of animals in research.
Carol Newman, Science Officer
Carol Newman is the Dr Hadwen Trust’s Science Officer (Research Programme Coordinator and Internal Science Services). Carol graduated from Bristol University with a degree in Botany and has more than 18 years’ experience of working in the voluntary sector. With a long-standing commitment to animal protection issues, Carol has worked at the Dr Hadwen Trust since 1992, and has particular responsibility for research funding.
Nicky Gordon, Science Officer
Nicky Gordon is the Dr Hadwen Trust’s Science Officer (Communications). Nicky has a background in the biological sciences, having studied Zoology and Psychology at Bristol University, before going on to take an MSc in Primate Conservation. Nicky has always had a keen interest in the field of non-animal replacement techniques and has a strong background of work experience in this area.
Dr Gemma Buckland, Science Officer
Dr Gemma Buckland PhD, DIC is the Dr Hadwen Trust’s Science Officer with a special focus on political issues and science communications. She has an honours degree in Immunology and Microbiology from King’s College London. Her doctoral research in Molecular Medicine at Imperial College London involved identifying and characterising lipid-modification enzymes in T-cells. Dr Buckland has a broad knowledge of and practical experience in science issues ranging from biochemistry and cell biology to ecology.
In addition to her long-standing commitment to animal welfare issues Dr Buckland has an in-depth knowledge of politics and ethics in this area. She has a strong background of volunteering experience for a number of NGOs and her work at the Dr Hadwen Trust focuses on UK and EU political developments in the animal replacement field.
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Wendy Higgins, Communications & Media Director
Wendy Higgins is the Dr Hadwen Trust’s Communications Director. Wendy has more than ten years’ experience working in animal advocacy, specialising in campaigning and lobbying. She is a committed professional and has in-depth knowledge and experience of animal experimentation issues including government policy, regulation and ethics. Wendy has worked with animal protection organisations across the globe to bring an end to the suffering of animals in laboratories.
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