This online course is run by the Researcher Academy 

Target Audience: Postgraduate research students and research-staff from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences only.

This course will cover basic mathematical calculations used in the lab environment, therefore it is best suited to those researchers new or returning from a break to the lab environment.

Course Description:

This course will cover basic, commonly used calculations in the laboratory environment. It is useful for those who are unfamiliar or who wish to undertake a refresher in the calculations listed in the course objectives below.

The session will be interactive, and you must have a scientific calculator, which you know how to use. This may be a physical calculator or a desktop app on your device (it must be a full functionality scientific calculator and not a simple function device).

This course assumes a small level of familiarity with laboratory calculations.

Aims: To help you to gain an understanding of biological laboratory calculations used daily during scientific research.

Objectives:

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

• carry out calculations involving concentrations
• produce standard curves and calculate unknown protein concentrations
• carry out calculations for producing dilutions
• perform cell counting to determine cell viability and cell numbers

Process: Lecture style with interactive group discussions

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 bb-ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access MS Teams
Access Moodle
Bring scientific calculator to main session
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Use MS Teams chat box function
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. 

 

Pre-Requisites

Booking Instructions/ Information 

This online course/Webinar is delivered by the Researcher Academy 

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

We appreciate that personal circumstances are changing daily during the University’s lock-down period but 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 still be recorded and corresponding training points, when shown as available, will be awarded.   

Assessment  

For specific information on how to submit the course assessment in order to receive attendance badge please read the ‘assessment’ section on the course Moodle page. If you have any problems or queries, please don't hesitate bb-ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk