Research Culture: Why every lab needs a handbook

WIN Handbook Team

doi:10.7554/eLife.88853

Research Culture: Why every lab needs a handbook

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	e88853
Number of pages	5
Journal	eLife
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.88853
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2023
Externally published	Yes

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