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  Aims of Students for Ethical Science

Students for Ethical Science (SES) is a society of Open University (OU) students, former students and staff which aims to persuade the OU, by peaceful and legal means, to end its harmful use of animals in research and teaching, and replace it with academically equivalent or superior animal-free alternatives.

Our activities include gathering and disseminating information about alternatives to animal experiments, publicising the rights of students to demand these, and enabling members to contact each other via our ‘SES Networking’ scheme. We exchange information with other bodies campaigning for humane science, such as the Dr Hadwen Trust, BUAV, InterNICHE and the Green Party.

Following recent experiences which revealed how far the university and its (university-funded) students' association have strayed from the open and inclusive philosophies of its founders, we also exert pressure for the implementation of these values, which are fundamental to progressive education and scientific advancement.

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 SES and OUSA Conference

As an O U S A affiliated society, as a part of our campaign, we can put forward motions to OUSA conference proposing policy on OU animal use. We can also send delegates to OUSA conference to present our motions and put forward the case for using alternatives to harmful animal use in education and research.

Please see the current OUSA policy on OU animal use.

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 SES on FirstClass

In common with other Societies we have an O U S A FirstClass Forum associated with us. If you have access to FirstClass, you may gain access to this forum as follows:

  1. Go to the FirstClass Desktop.
  2. Select Open University (blue shield).
  3. Select O U Students Association (green logo).
  4. Select O U S A Live (ear).
  5. Select O U S A Societies (A B C symbol).
  6. Select the subforum for O U S A Ethical Science.

The Open University Computing Guide has information about the FirstClass conferencing system.