UKZN’s Biomedical Resources Unit (BRU) is one of the largest laboratory animal facilities in Southern Africa. The unit stands on northwestern side of Westville campus of UKZN, compromising 3 floors and over 7000 sq. of space. The facility was primarily designed to breed and house a variety of experimental animals and; a core focus being to meet the scientific needs of teachers and researchers in area of the biomedical sciences of the entire eastern seaboard of South Africa.