| CODE | DOC6064 | ||||||
| TITLE | Managing a Research Laboratory | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | D - Doctoral Workshops/Symposium | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | Not Applicable | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Doctoral School | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Setting up and managing a research laboratory is one of the intensive tasks that a post doctorate face at the start of a research career. This requires the skill of quick decision making including: (1) identifying a research niche that is current, relevant and novel; (2) building a cutting edge laboratory facility; (3) build and manage a research team; (4) write highly competitive proposals to grow and maintain the outputs including publications and intellectual properties; (5) risk management; (6) strategic planning; (7) communication, dissemination & exploitation, and other skills that are necessary to manage the laboratory. Learning Outcomes: The learning outcomes include: (1) identifying equipment and infrastructure; (2) budgets and finding resources; (3) risk assessment and mitigation; (4) networking and the 3 pillars of a research laboratory; (5) managing time and responsibilities; (6) internal audits; (7) communication and (8) decision making to keep capacity and grow. The workshop will be designed to provide experiences in laboratory management and instigate discussions to identify research niches that will formulate the laboratory facility and strategic planning. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | During registration we should collect the area of interest of the candidates to adjust the worksheets according to the expertise of the participants. This workshop is being offered to students who have successfully completed their transfer from M.Phil. to Ph.D. and to Pharm. D. students. Timetable Details - Please click here for further details. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Workshop | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Godfrey Grech |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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