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CNWY40180

Academic Year 2024/2025
This module is designed to introduce NEW graduate students embarking on a laboratory-based biomedical research programme to essential skills required for success. It will cover aspects of core research skills that can be applied directly to laboratory based graduate programmes of study in the Colleges of Health and Agricultural Sciences & College of Science be transferred to further graduate research and training or to employment. In addition, the course familiarises the students with the core facilities available at the Conway Institute.

It aims to provide students with the information and tools necessary to
• carry out their laboratory work in a professional manner that meets best practice standards and health and safety requirements
• identify and utilise bibliographic and electronic resources appropriate to their research
• ensure that their research is informed by, and adheres to, the highest ethical standards

The module is delivered over a 2-day period in early October and covers
• Essential practices for effective and efficient laboratory-based research
• Familiarisation with bibliographic and Internet tools
• Health & safety
• Professional ethics & ethics in biomedical research
• Familiarisation with the core facilities in the Conway Institute

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Name Role
Assoc Professor John Baugh Tutor
Ms Emer Bonham Tutor
Professor David Brayden Tutor
Ms Michelle Dalton Tutor
Professor Stephen Pennington Tutor
Mr Diarmuid Stokes Tutor
Professor Cormac Taylor Tutor
Professor Bill Watson Tutor