A flexible, dynamic library of digital resources

General Scientific Literacy

• Introduction to units
• Scientific numeracy
• Micropipetting numeracy
• Moles and molarity
• Calculating error*
• Calculating pH
• Beer-Lambert equation
• COSHH risk assessment*

Quantitative Skills

Available for: Biomedical Science, Chemistry, Pharmacy* and Forensics*

• Fundamental numeracy
• Units and unit conversions
• Scientific formulae
• Data visualisation and graphing
• Averages, spread and precision

Statistical Tests

• Identify appropriate statistical tests*
• T-test fundamentals*
• Chi-square test (genetics)
• Non parametric tests*
• ANOVA analysis*

Solutions and Dilutions

• Single step dilutions
• Dilution factors
• Serial dilutions

Statistical Principles (Biomed)

• Data types and measurement
• Data display and distribution
• Interpreting averages and quartiles
• Variability and confidence intervals
• Correlation

Equilibria

• Calculating equilibrium constant
• Equilibrium and Gibbs free energy*
• States of matter and phase diagrams

Kinetics

• Introduction to kinetics*
• Kinetics: order of reaction
• Iodine clock reaction (persulfate variation)
• Arrhenius equation: activation energy*

Thermodynamics

• Inorganic pyrotechnics
• Heat capacity and calorimetry*
• Ideal gas law*

Chromatography

• Thin layer chromatography (TLC) analysis*
• Gas chromatography analysis*
• HPLC analysis*

Titration

• Determine an unknown concentration of acid by titration
• Making a buffer
• Acid base titration
• Henderson-Hasselbach equation
• Chemical tests

Spectroscopy

• Beer-Lambert equation
• UV-Vis calibration curves*
• Infrared spectroscopy analysis
• NMR spectroscopy fundamentals
• NMR: Interpreting spectra*
• 13C-NMR fundamentals*

Redox and Electrochemistry

• Stoichiometry: balancing chemical reactions*
• Redox and electrochemistry
• The oxidation states of vanadium
• Coordination compounds

Organic Chemistry

• Introduction to naming organic molecules
• Naming multi-chain molecules
• Synthesis of paracetamol
• Introduction to food tests

Analytical Chemistry

• Mass spectrometry fundamentals
• Identification of an unknown compound

Agarose Gel

• Analytical foundations
• Selecting appropriate time,voltage and concentration
• Troubleshooting potential errors
• Pathogen identification experiment
• Triplet repeat disease risk

Microbiology

• Microscopy: estimating size
• Histological staining
• Counting microbial populations*
• Introduction to bacterial growth curves*
• Haemocytometry analysis*
• Bacterial identification*

Pharmacology

• Pharmacokinetics: single dose
• Pharmacokinetics: multiple doses
• Competitive antagonism
• Ileum organ bath

Genetics

• The Hardy-Weinberg principle
• PCR primer design
• Gene regulation: the lac operon*
• qPCR in molecular diagnostics*
• Introduction to BLAST®*

Molecular Biology

• Enzyme kinetics: plotting fundamentals
• Protein purification and yield
• Western blot analysis*
• Analysing ELISA*

Physiology

• ECG fundamentals*
• ECG in action*
• Membrane potential*
• Spirometry fundamentals: lung volume and functions*

Ecology

• Mark-release-recapture
• Simpson’s biodiversity index

Clinical Microbiology

• Diagnosing respiratory pathogens*
• Diagnosing urogenital pathogens*
• Diagnosing foodborne pathogens*
• Parasitology*
• Virology, public health and epidemiology*
• Mycology*

Clinical Biochemistry

• Liver function*
• Kidney function*
• Carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes*
• Endocrine disorders*

Haematology and Transfusion Science

• Haematopoiesis*
• Haemostasis and quality control*
• Primary and secondary haemostasis*
• Haematological malignancies*
• Transfusion science*

Clinical Immunology

• Autoimmune disease and diagnosis: data handling*
• Autoimmune disease and diagnosis: systemic lupus erythematosus*