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These e-learning modules are available via the InforMEA e-learning platform. Information and guidance on ABS and Nagoya Protocol webpage is available on the University website.

Introduction to Access and Benefit Sharing(ABS)
This course provides an introduction to access and benefit-sharing of genetic resource that originate from overseas.
Sign up on the InforeMEA platform. Further details about the syllabus information are available here.

Introductory Course to the Nagoya Protocol
This course provides an introduction to the major components of the Nagoya Protocol.
Please see the syllabus for further details and sign up on the InforeMEA platform.

If you wish, you can take a quiz at the end of the both courses to assess your learning progress. You are required to answer at least 80% of the assessment questions correctly in order to obtain a course certificate.

This course seeks to provide you with an overview of the principles, responsibilities and importance of research integrity. We will cover what research misconduct looks like, how it can be avoided and reported, and where you can find help for maintaining and promoting integrity in your research work.

The course consists of two parts. The first part is the learning section, and will take approximately 30-40 minutes to complete. The second part is a 10 minute quiz to test your knowledge. Please ensure you complete both parts in order to complete the course.

There are three versions to account for disciplinary variation:

• Biological Sciences and Clinical Medicine
• Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• Technology and Physical Sciences

This self-paced online course provides an introduction to principles of responsible research and innovation. Responsible research and innovation (RRI) is an approach that anticipates and assesses potential implications and societal expectations with regard to research and innovation. It includes, but goes beyond, considerations of ethics, public engagement, risk and regulation.

This e-learning module is available via the MRC Regulatory Support Centre’s e-learning platform. It will introduce the principles and guidelines laid out in the MRC ethics series document Good research practice: Principles and guidelines.

This course is intended to support local induction material for new starters, and act as a reminder and entry point into the GRP document for more established staff, and will take about an hour to complete. You can visit the module as many times as you wish and complete it over several sessions. Your progress through the course will be tracked so you can pick up where you left off.

This module provides an overview of human tissue legislation in the UK; good practice and practical tips for compliance. It was developed by the MRC in consultation with the Human Tissue Authority and others.

Sign up here: https://bygsystems.net/mrcrsc-lms/course/view.php?id=42

MRC Certificate

• If you would like download a certificate of course completion, you may take the relevant MRC assessement
• The assessments consist of 10 randomly generated questions; the pass mark is 70%.
• You may repeat the assessment as many times as you wish. A certificate can be printed when you pass the assessment.

• Research and human tissue legislation assessment - England, Wales & Northern Ireland
• Research and human tissue legislation assessment - Scotland

The UKRIO pilot course provides a comprehensive grounding in research integrity for those new to the topic as well as an essential refresher for more experienced staff.

This self-paced course is structured into three interactive modules:

• Module 1: Introduction to Research Integrity
• Module 2: Research Integrity in the UK
• Module 3: Leading by Example

You will have 12 months to complete the course.

Registration

In order to secure your place on the UKRIO pilot course, you must:

1. Self-enrol on the University Moodle course (see joining instructions)
2. Open the University Moodle course and
3. Click on the UKRIO learning package in the Moodle in order to fully launch the UKRIO course