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Research culture: why every lab needs a handbook

Abstract:
A lab handbook is a flexible document that outlines the ethos of a research lab or group. A good handbook will outline the different roles within the lab, explain what is expected of all lab members, provide an overview of the culture the lab aims to create, and describe how the lab supports its members so that they can develop as researchers. Here we describe how we wrote a lab handbook for a large research group, and provide resources to help other labs write their own handbooks.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.7554/eLife.88853

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
Research group:
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2095-8665
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
Research group:
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2592-2274
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
Research group:
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-2511-3189

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University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
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222829/Z/21/Z
221507/Z/20/Z
224573/Z/21/Z


Publisher:
eLife Sciences Publications
Journal:
eLife More from this journal
Volume:
12
Article number:
e88853
Place of publication:
England
Publication date:
2023-07-03
Acceptance date:
2023-06-26
DOI:
EISSN:
2050-084X
Pmid:
37395453


Language:
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Pubs id:
1490035
Local pid:
pubs:1490035
Deposit date:
2023-09-18

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