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Welcome to the lab and thank you for offering to help in the lab. We hope that the time you spend will be productive and a good learning experience. At the end of your volunteering period, you will be rewarded with RPS credit and experience to enrich your CV.
Please read the following page for all details related to your work with us. If you have further questions or would like to contribute to this page, please contact for access. General expectations
You should have a clear understanding of what project you should be working on and there should be a clear line management contract for you to refer to. If not, send an email to RPS credits
The RPS volunteer scheme can only contribute to 2/3 of the total credit requirement. These hours need to be consistent with the credits required for the course. So students can volunteer for 10 hours in total but they will receive a maximum of 7 credits worth. They will still need to earn 3 credits from RPS studies. If the volunteer hours are less than the total required then these hours count towards the in-person studies requirement.
Access to essential systems
To enable proper participation in the lab, please contact or to ensure you are access to essential systems Depending on the project(s) you are participating in please contact the corresponding project lead. For a list of the various projects and who leads them, please click on to take you to the Project Hub Lab safety
Lab access is strictly controlled and only permitted to staff who are lab members and select students, who will be given access to the building by their manager / supervisor All team members who have been given independent lab access, including volunteers, need to have an induction to the lab, and this is achieved by reading this guide, especially the health and safety and lab access pages.