This online course is run by the Researcher Academy as part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences N-trans Training Programme

Target Audience: This course is for Postgraduate Research Students (most likely early stage) and Research Staff new to laboratory work in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences.

This course is not available to Masters (taught) students. Priority for attendance will be given to researchers in the M&HS Faculty. If you are based in another faculty please email the course convenor at mhsgc@nottingham.ac.uk before trying to book a place.

This course is part of the M&HS Faculty Training Programme and N-trans training programme, which are convened by Researcher Academy.

Course description:

This is the second of two sessions, to introduce students to the fundamentals of good laboratory and research practice. This course is class-room based covering the theory of the techniques and applications and does not include a practical session.

Aims: To provide some background information and practical advice on how to get the most from certain commonly used techniques.

Objectives:

By the end of the session you will be able to:

• appreciate how techniques in cell biology (e.g. tissue culture & flow cytometry) are performed and what information can be gained
• appreciate the theory and practice of commonly used molecular biology and protein analysis techniques (e.g. PCR, SDS PAGE, Western blotting), and understand how to identify and resolve problems following their application.

Related courses:

Good Laboratory Practice 1: Fundamentals

Introduction to Biomedical Imaging

Introduction to Flow Cytometry
Laboratory 101

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access and/or complete self-study/ pre-course tasks prior to main session(s) on Moodle
Access Moodle
Access MS Teams
Attend the webchat at the specified date and time
Participate in several online platforms at one time
Use MS Teams chat box function during webchat
Engage with online materials
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course
Take part in group activities/ discussions

 

Booking Conditions

Our webinars/ online courses are very popular, especially in the current period and we are experiencing large volumes of people on our waiting lists.

Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate.

Please note, attendances for webinars/ online courses will be recorded. There are no training points associated with courses run by the Researcher Academy.

Pre-Requisites This session may be recorded. If a recording is kept of the session, then please note, that it may be made available to the wider University of Nottingham researcher community.