A hub identity statement and authority map
Six-module learning pathway
Laboratory Crew Curriculum
Laboratory leads, institutional hub stewards, faculty, research staff, trainees, methods collaborators, community partners, and members of Brown Virtual Lab crew spaces.
This six-module pathway prepares a laboratory or institutional crew to become a clear local scholarly home, align authority and membership, launch a bounded first project, govern methods and information, publish collaboratively, and return knowledge across the network.
Pathway outcomes
Six records of readiness, practice, and scholarly growth.
A member-role matrix and working agreement
A first-project charter and readiness gates
A data, ethics, methods, AI, and reproducibility pathway
A contribution, authorship, version, and release record
A knowledge-return, closeout, review, and continuity plan
Complete modules
Move in sequence or enter the module your present work requires.
Hub Identity, Purpose, and Authority
Define the laboratory crew as a clear local scholarly home connected to the wider Brown Virtual Lab.
55-75 minutesOpen modulePeople, Roles, and Working Agreement
Create a humane operating rhythm where every member knows their role, boundaries, and path for support.
55-70 minutesOpen moduleProject Charter and Template Selection
Turn a shared question into a bounded project with recipients, responsibilities, milestones, and readiness gates.
60-85 minutesOpen moduleData, Ethics, Methods, and Reproducibility
Prepare a project-specific pathway for data authority, ethics review, methods rigor, reproducibility, and responsible AI.
70-95 minutesOpen moduleCollaborative Scholarship and Publication
Coordinate evidence, contribution, review, authorship, and publication across laboratories with transparency.
60-80 minutesOpen moduleKnowledge Return, Completion, and Continuity
Complete projects responsibly and return useful learning to local crews, partner hubs, and the wider network.
50-70 minutesOpen modulePersonal learning record
Your pathway progress
Gathering your signed-in learning record.