Complete orientation and assigned research learning activities
Research interns collaborating through Brown Virtual Lab
Research Interns
Research internship collaboration spaceA dedicated home for research interns to learn together, receive assignments, ask questions, and carry supervised contributions into shared scholarly work.
Purpose and place
A local home with a direct path into the wider Brown Virtual Lab.
Connect research internship orientation, learning activities, project assignments, mentor feedback, and contribution records in one shared space while keeping each intern’s individual work and progress distinct.
Named supervisors and project leads guide assignments, review readiness, confirm permissions, and review completed work. Each intern’s participation follows their approved placement and project responsibilities.
Open the learning pathway for this spaceShared work
What this crew can carry together.
Develop questions, literature searches, evidence tables, and critical appraisals
Receive bounded project assignments with clear deliverables and review expectations
Share questions and lessons while preserving independent interpretation
Record contributions, revisions, feedback, and next steps in My Work
Asynchronous by design
Routine work moves asynchronously, and live meetings deepen continuity.
01Use asynchronous assignments and contribution records for routine work
02Share a concise progress update and identify questions or support needs
03Use focused mentor sessions for teaching, methods guidance, and decisions
04Submit deliverables through My Work for documented review and feedback
Live project record
Assigned pathways
Gathering the current assignments.
Permission-governed directory
People in this space
Gathering approved introductions.
Shared covenant
Rigor, generosity, traceability, and local responsibility travel together.
- Protect people, permissions, confidential information, and institutional authority.
- Document decisions, contributions, evidence, revisions, and unresolved uncertainty.
- Use the appropriate secure pathway for data, manuscript files, credentials, and restricted materials.
- Connect authorship and recognition with documented contribution and accountability.
- Return learning to the local crew and the wider Brown Virtual Lab community.