This online course is run by the Researcher Academy as part of the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences Training Programmes

Target audience:  Postgraduate doctoral students and Research-only staff (ECRs) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences only 

Course description: 
This half-day course is aimed at researchers who want to develop an understanding of biomedical imaging techniques and their application to research.  

Biomedical imaging is one of the major strengths and key Research Priorities of our University. Examples of current imaging research encompassing mechanistic understanding of pathophysiological processes, pre-clinical and clinical activities, translational research and the quest for novel biomarkers will be given. There are no prerequisites for this course. 

Aims: To provide an integrated overview of imaging techniques employed in modern biomedical research, from molecular scale to whole-body imaging. 
 
Objectives: 

By the end of the session you will have: 

•  considered basic imaging principles 
• reviewed strengths and weaknesses of different biomedical imaging techniques 
• appreciated recent developments in the field 
• identified some of Nottingham’s current research activities in this field 

Process: 

This is a two part online course, comprising asynchronous (self-study) and synchronous (live webchat) delivery and should take 3 hours to complete in total.

The self-study (2 hours in duration) must be completed in advance of the webchat (1 hour duration). Both parts must be completed to be marked as attended for this course. Enrolment on Moodle will close 2 hours before the webchat (i.e last time point to complete the self-study).

The scheduled time below is for the 1 hour webchat. The self study may be completed at any time in advance of this.   

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 for asynchronous content
Access MS Teams for live webchat
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.

Please note this course has a pre-task (self study of 2 hours) and the self-enrolment for the course's Moodle page cut off time.