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#DryLabsRealScience

#DryLabsRealScience has been meeting twice a month to discuss the challenges of lab provision in the face of COVID-19. We share good practice, experiences and tips around an alternative to lab provisions and research projects. We hold fortnightly webinars; if you would like to join the mailing list and receive invites to the sessions, or if you'd like to present a talk, then please email any one of us using the grey buttons.

Swansea University

Sheffield Hallam
University

University of Derby

#DryLabsRealScience webinar recordings

Non-lab alternative capstone projects

Dr Dave Lewis, University of Leeds @lewisd99 

Non-lab Masters level projects

Dr David Smith, Sheffield Hallam University @dave_thesmith 

Box of broadcasts: capstone projects

Dr Chris Willmott, University of Leicester @cjrw

Questionnaire-based projects

Dr Katharine Hubbard, University of Hull @KEHplantsci 

Bio-enterprise dissertation projects

Prof Momna Hejmadi, University of Bath @HejmadiMomna

Undergraduate laboratory provision

Prof Ian Turner, University of Derby @DocWithTheSocs

LearningScience: virtual lab software

Dr Ian Thistlethwaite @LearnSciHQ 

Labster: teaching lab courses remotely

Dr Sam Butcher @labster

Virtual labs to enhance wet-lab teaching

Ms Dani Evans, University of Surrey @danidietitian
Dr Ian Bailey, University of Surrey @DrIanBailey 

Setting up an online MSc course

Dave Ruckley, Swansea University @DaveRuckley

Game-based learning

Dr Louise Robinson, University of Derby @Doc_R_

OpenSTEM lab and teaching at distance

Dr Mark Hirst, The Open University

Augmented reality

Dr Robbie Baldock, Solent University @RA_Baldock 

Benchling: online molecular biology lab

Dr Philip Leftwich, University of East Anglia @PhilipLeftwich

#DryLabsRealScience resources and links

#7free resources for
Virtual

dissection

Prof Ian Turner,
University of Derby

#7free resources for
Immunology

Dr Nigel Francis,

Swansea University

#7free resources for
Anatomy & physiology

Prof Ian Turner,
University of Derby

#7free resources for
Protein structure & enzymes

Dr David Smith,

Sheffield Hallam University

#7free resources for
Genetics & molecular biology

Prof Ian Turner,
University of Derby

#7free resources for
Microbiology

Prof Ian Turner,

University of Derby

#7free resources for
Simulations

Dr Nigel Francis,

Swansea University

How to guide #1
Student-produced videos of practical learning outcomes

 

Prof Ian Turner,
University of Derby

How to guide #5

Focus group
based projects

 

Dr Mel Lacey,

Sheffield Hallam University

How to guide #9

Augmented reality for bioscience education

Dr Robbie Baldock,

Solent University

How to guide #2
Using lab simulations for teaching/practising practical skills

 

Dr Nigel Francis,
Swansea University

How to guide #6

Projects analysing broadcast media

 

Dr Chris Willmott,

University of Leicester

How to guide #10

Benchling: molecular biology tools for online teaching

Dr Philip Leftwich,

University of East Anglia

How to guide #3
Analysis of qualitative data through coding

 

Dr David Smith,
Sheffield Hallam University

How to guide #7

Bioinformatic analysis of publicly available RNAseq data

Dr Noel Carter,

University of Sunderland

How to guide #4 Questionnaire-based projects

 

Dr Katharine Hubbard,

University of Hull

How to guide #8

Systematic review

projects

Dr Keith Miller,

Sheffield Hallam University

Dr Dave Lewis' resources

Dr Dave Lewis is a National Teaching Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology & Bioethics at the University of Leeds.

 

Dave has produced a suite of resources to facilitate remote supervision of a variety of capstone projects and remote lab teaching; please find these below.

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STAFF:
How to do it capstone project guides

Dr Dave Lewis' fourteen "hot do to it" guides for various types of capstone project

STAFF:
Data sets for non-lab projects

 

An extensive database compiled and kindly shared by Dr Dave Lewis

STAFF:
E-bio practicals database

 

An extensive database compiled and kindly shared by Dr Dave Lewis

STUDENTS:
Choosing your Bioscience Final Year Project

A student guide to 15 different formats, including  skills developed & potential career pathways

More resources

Advice and opinions

Article: remote teaching hands-on practical subjects

400+ anatomy teaching videos

Dr Sam Webster at Swansea University has made and shared these on his YouTube channel

Virtual lab software

The company Learning Science offers lab simulations

IBMS guidance on projects

Latest guidance document

June 4th 2020

Virtual analytical laboratory

Open resource developed at DMU

E-parasitology

A suite of online learning resources developed at DMU

DNA Strand
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