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…
Topic: Research Skills
Postgraduate Essentials
This module enables scholars to develop an understanding of the critical components for successful postgraduate research. Includes the following: IT networks and Moodle (VLE used for e-learning examining discussion) Good research practice Health and safety Keeping laboratory notebooks Performing calculations…
Systematic Reviewing and Protocol Development
In this module scholars describe the major sources of research evidence (including the grey literature), conduct effective and efficient searches of the literature to the level required for a Cochrane review and critically appraise, summarise and synthesise the literature on…
Project Management, Experimental Design, Data Analysis
This course will cover key aspects of project management, in addition to providing and understanding of key elements of good experimental design. Techniques used in the analysis of experimental data will also be reviewed.
Current Experimental Techniques (TEQ)
This module will cover cell staining & microscopy techniques as well as biochemistry methods.
Conducting Research in Psychology
This module will feature a series of master classes on innovative research methods and dissemination practices. It will focus on the application of a variety of research methodologies to research questions in a variety of fields of psychological enquiry. The…
Experimental Biology
The module will provide a practical and theoretical introduction to laboratory skills. The module opens, with an early morning start, providing a refresher on basic skills such a making buffers and pipetting and will proceed quickly onto covering molecular biology…
Practical Course in Health Research Methods
The Department of General Practice and the Division of Population Health Sciences offer a high-quality comprehensive practical course in Health Research Methods. This course is designed and taught by members of the Department of General Practice & the Division of…
Research Methodology
The aims of this module are to provide students with an in depth knowledge of the methodology employed in Research and to apply the information gained to the critical appraisal of research. Overall the aim of this module is enable…
Clinical Statistics and Medical Ethics
The aim of part I of this module is to provide a fundamental understanding and practical experience with statistics. The statistics part of this module will be run as a two day statistics workshop, covering descriptive statistics, study design and…