This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy 

Target Audience: Early stage postgraduate research students in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. 

Course description:

This is the first of two sessions, to introduce students to the fundamentals of good laboratory and research practice. This course covers the various aspects of laboratory safety during a classroom session and does not include a practical session.
You may find the resources (short videos) provided on the 'Laboratory 101' Moodle page useful to augment the learning from this course. 

Aims: To provide formal training on aspects of safety in the laboratory.

Objectives:

By the end of the session you will be able to:
·  understand basic good laboratory practice
·  Appreciate how to conduct research safely and efficiently
·  understand the requirements for safe working practices, including COSHH and risk assessment
·  understand experimental design and the need for controls
·  consider ways in which you can maximise your research effort

Process:

This course will be delivered synchronously through seminar on campus. When you book your place, you will be sent an email containing the course's Moodle page url. The Moodle page contains all the necessary resources for the course. Please access the Moodle page using this url as soon as possible to familiarise yourself with course resources. This course does not have a pre-task.

Related courses:
Good Laboratory Practice 2: Techniques

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.

Print off pre-requisite paperwork/ resources & bring them to the course (optional)
Bring your own laptop/ PC to the course (optional)
Access seminar room on campus
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course

Booking Conditions

Latecomer policy

Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a Researcher Academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time.

Importance of booking commitment

When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing bb-ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk. This will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process.

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities.