It is time my colleagues got real. All British universities doing worthwhile research use animals, and, instead of hiding, they should be boasting of their achievements.

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

There are three reasons why lawyers are replacing rats as laboratory research animals. One is that they are plentiful, another is that lab assistants don't get so attached to them and the third is that they will do things that you just can't get rats to do.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

Are the accomplishments that people boast about real? Probably. But I’d rather hang out with real people, and real people don’t have to boast.

Tuition fees are the biggest change British universities have had in years. Before they were importers, but now with the tuition fees and given the exchange rates, the cost of studying here is not much more than staying at home.