Numbers of animals
| Year | Number of animals used in research at Imperial |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 68,135 |
| 2022 | 71,406 |
| 2021 | 87,403 |
| 2020 | 72,823 |
| 2019 | 99,295 |
| 2018 | 102,497 |
| 2017 | 97,787 |
| 2016 | 01,369 |
| 2015 | 101,179 |
| 2014 | 111,874 |
| 2013 | 130,358 |
| 2012 | 123,547 |
| 2011 | 106,772 |
| 2010 | 139,725 |
| 2009 | 125,566 |
| 2008 | 115,282 |
Types of animals used in 2023
| Type of animal | Number | Percentage |
| Mice | 63646 | 93.41 |
| Fish | 1674 | 2.46 |
| Rats | 1709 | 2.51 |
| Birds | 25 | 0.04 |
| Guinea pigs | 799 | 1.17 |
| Rabbits | 42 | 0.06 |
| Hamsters | 240 | 0.35 |
Breakdown of the number of procedures by year using the different classifications of procedure as defined by the Home Office
Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: user guide
| Mouse | Zebrafish | Rat | Bird | Guinea-pig | Rabbit | Hamsters | Total | |
| Severity | ||||||||
| Sub-threshold | 19161 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19197 |
| Mild | 20604 | 1496 | 311 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 22682 |
| Moderate | 15676 | 0 | 616 | 0 | 621 | 0 | 0 | 16913 |
| Severe | 1091 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1098 |
| Non-recovery | 524 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 690 |
| Total | ||||||||
| Total number of scientific procedures carried out under project licence authority | 57056 | 1496 | 1114 | 25.00 | 627 | 22 | 240 | 60580 |
| Total number of animals used under project licence authority | 57056 | 1496 | 1114 | 25.00 | 627 | 22 | 240 | 60580 |
| Animals used for breeding or tissue collection purposes | 6590 | 178 | 595 | 0.00 | 172 | 20 | 0 | 7555 |
| Total numbers | 63646 | 1674 | 1709 | 25 | 799 | 42 | 240 | 68135 |
Total Number of animals bred on site in 2023
| mice | zebrafish | rats | |
| 45906 | 1836 | 520 | |
Types of animals used in:
These figures are provided each year to the Home Office, which publishes annual statistics on the use of animals in scientific research in Great Britain.