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Review all comments, they provide explanations and suggestions. [The sections in square brackets are guidance or are to be replaced for your own use – they should all be removed/replaced as you develop your own manual from this].\nNote that this is intended to be a living document, you should review it at least annually.\n\u000f\n\u0003Table of Contents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-3\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642114\" \u00141.\tIntroduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642114 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642115\" \u00141.1\tCore Values\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642115 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642116\" \u00142.\tGeneral Lab Practices\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642116 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642117\" \u00142.1\tTraining\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642117 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642118\" \u00142.2\tOpen Science\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642118 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642119\" \u00142.3\tKnowledge Mobilization & Impact\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642119 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642120\" \u00142.4\tRecord-keeping\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642120 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642121\" \u00142.5\tSocial Activities\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642121 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642122\" \u00142.6\tOther items\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642122 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642123\" \u00143.\tLab and Individual Meetings\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642123 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642124\" \u00144.\tLab and Office Space\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642124 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642125\" \u00145.\tLab Communication\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642125 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642126\" \u00145.1\tSlack Channels\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642126 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642127\" \u00145.2\tBasecamp\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642127 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642128\" \u00145.3\tWiki\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642128 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642129\" \u00145.4\tWebsite\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642129 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642130\" \u00145.5\tEmail\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642130 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642131\" \u00145.6\tCalendar\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642131 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642132\" \u00146.\tConferences\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642132 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642133\" \u00147.\tResearch Design\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642133 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642134\" \u00148.\tWriting and Authorship\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642134 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642135\" \u00149.\tExpectations and Roles\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642135 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642136\" \u00149.1\tSupervisor Role\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642136 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642137\" \u00149.2\tResearch Assistants and Volunteers\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642137 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642138\" \u00149.3\tHonours Students\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642138 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642139\" \u00149.4\tMSc Students\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642139 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642140\" \u00149.5\tPhD Students\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642140 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642141\" \u00149.6\tPostdocs and staff scientists\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642141 \\h \u001415\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642142\" \u001410.\tThanks\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642142 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642143\" \u0014Appendix I\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642143 \\h \u001417\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc50642144\" \u0014Appendix II\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc50642144 \\h \u001418\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\u0004\n\u000f\nIntroduction\nThis document summarizes the expectations for students and trainees, it outlines the various roles within the lab and it describes how the lab works.\n[Insert an Indigenous Land Acknowledgement here.]\n[Insert equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) vision/mission statement here.]\nWe are called [name]. We are part of [Department and Faculty etc.] at Western.\nCore Values\nHere are our core values about mentoring and science.\nWe value equity, diversity and inclusion in this lab and in what we do. We are committed to ensuring that everyone is respected and treated fairly and is able to engage in learning and discovery.\nThe opinions and insights of trainees and collaborators are valued.\nWe value each other’s career decisions and eventual success in whatever field that might be - academia, industry or elsewhere.\nWe value int","cbCaioCeR263pPNQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioCeR263pPNQ","docx",61309,19,"English","# Introduction\n## Core Values\n# General Lab Practices\n## Training\n## Open Science\n## Knowledge Mobilization & Impact\n## Record-keeping\n## Social Activities\n## Other items\n# Lab and Individual Meetings\n# Lab and Office Space\n# Lab Communication\n## Slack Channels\n## Basecamp\n## Wiki\n## Website\n## Email\n## Calendar\n# Conferences\n# Research Design\n# Writing and Authorship\n# Expectations and Roles\n## Supervisor Role\n## Research Assistants and Volunteers\n## Honours Students\n## MSc Students\n## PhD Students\n## Postdocs and staff scientists\n# Thanks\n# Appendix I\n# Appendix II","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the research lab manual template?\",\"answer\":\"It summarizes expectations for students and trainees, outlines lab roles, and explains how the lab operates. 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