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Vivien
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Qualifications Postgraduate MSc (with distinction): 2004 Open University (OU) Postgraduate courses completed:
Undergraduate BSc (Hons.): 2001 Open University (OU) Undergraduate courses completed:
Other qualifications/training October-December 1990: business course at Ultra Training, Launceston December 1990: taught self desk-top publishing February 1995: passed proof-reading test for publishers David and Charles, Brunel House, Forde Close, NEWTON ABBOT, Devon, TQ12 1XD
Paid work Since graduating as a Master of Science I have carried out freelance research for four animal charities. The first task, for the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), involved finding and listing animal toxicity study references for a synthetic chemical compound, and sampling and tabulating the findings to estimate the degree of overlap between databases. I then examined and reported on the relative data-richness of several compounds and classes of compounds. Finally I searched for toxicity data on the most data-poor of these, and drafted three reports on my findings. Since then I have carried out freelance work for three other animal charities. One consisted of critiquing the cruel and unnecessary testing of paint on rats. For another, I acquired and analysed information about the animal-testing activities of a multinational corporation. Most recently I researched and compiled a fully-referenced report describing the different kinds of animal experiment performed in the EU and humane alternatives to them. The report included arguments against the animal experiments and reasons for the lack of progress towards their abolition and replacement with non-animal methods.
Relevant unpaid work and initiatives
Participation in relevant public consultations
Academic references can be obtained from the Open University. Please contact me for these and for personal references if required. An example of my written work (produced before commencing my Masters studies) can be viewed on the website for Students for Ethical Science at Psychological Issues in the Educational Use of Animal Experimentation I also produced the text of most of the other literature on the website, the homepage of which is at If you think that I may meet your requirements, please contact me at | top | |
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