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* All studies must abide by the ethical guidelines for human participants. Participants (or their legal guardians) need to sign a consent form before they participate.  
 
* All studies must abide by the ethical guidelines for human participants. Participants (or their legal guardians) need to sign a consent form before they participate.  
  
* Make sure you know how to evacuate yourself and your participants from the premises in case of fire. Please carefully read the following safety instructions: (PDF).
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* Make sure you know how to evacuate yourself and your participants from the premises in case of fire. Please carefully read the [uio.no/english/about/hse/fire University of Oslo's information on fire safety].

Revision as of 12:54, 11 February 2020


Prerequisites for lab use

  • User agreement: All users must sign a user agreement jointly with the Lab Manager/Lab Director.
  • Introduction and training: In an obligatory initial meeting with the Lab Manager, lab-related information will be shared and practical training with the relevant equipment and software will be provided.


Booking of lab space

  • Lab rooms are booked on a first come, first serve basis.
  • Please book rooms only when you are certain you will need them. If you cannot keep your lab appointment, delete your booking in the calendar as soon as possible to give other people the opportunity to use the lab.
  • For more information on the booking of lab space and access to the lab, see: Booking rooms.


General guidelines for lab use

  • The lab should only be used for research-related activities such as experiment preparation, testing of participants and data transfer.
  • Keep the rooms clean and tidy and do not eat and drink in the lab.
  • When you are testing participants, put up the “Experiment ongoing” sign to inform people that they need to be quiet in the hallway and control room and should not enter a specific lab room.
  • After your lab session, bring the lab back to the state it was in before you have used it (or an even better one):

1. Clear away your experimental setup (unless you have arranged for otherwise, see below). If you have used the EEG system, clean the electrodes and cap.

2. Delete your data on all lab devices after storing it.

3. Take with you everything that does not belong to the lab.

4. Shut down the equipment if required (see instructions).

5. Turn off the lights.


Equipment

  • The lab equipment is expensive and must be handled with care. Only people with sufficient practical experience and training are allowed to use the equipment. Please follow the instructions and user manuals carefully and contact the Lab Manager (contact-lab@iln.uio.no) or Lab Engineers (lab-support@hf.uio.no) if you have any questions or technical difficulties.
  • Please do not make changes to existing arrangements of equipment and user settings, as this might be part of an ongoing experiment. In case of doubt, please contact the lab Manager (contact-lab@iln.uio.no).
  • If you plan more sessions with the same experimental setup in the near future (with planned dates), seek approval from the Lab manager (contact-lab@iln.uio.no) to leave the setup in place between sessions. Note that such an arrangement is only possible if it does not collide with the needs of other lab users. If approved, please leave a note on the equipment stating your contact information and date when you plan to resume your activity, so that other lab users can contact you if necessary.
  • If several people use the same equipment to run experiments, inform the other experimenters if you have made significant changes to software/hardware.


Data management

  • Lab users are responsible for the data management in their research project, that is the appropriate handling, storage and long-term archiving of research data.
  • After every session, save your data to TSD or your encrypted hard drive. We cannot guarantee that data left on lab devices will be stored. After successful saving, delete your data on all lab devices. This is important in order to prevent that other lab users have unauthorized access to your potentially sensitive data.
  • Many of the recording and stimulus computers have no antivirus software installed to avoid that recordings get compromised by unplanned virus scans. This is why only storage media such as usb sticks and external hard drives acquired by UiO should be connected. Any data transfer to the TSD server should be done through the secure network.


Publication

  • Acknowledgement: Lab users should also mention MultiLing's Socio-Cognitive Laboratory in Acknowledgements in any ensuing publication alongside funders using the following formulation: “The author(s) gratefully acknowledge(s) MultiLing's Socio-Cognitive Laboratory”.


Ethical and safety regulations

  • All studies must abide by the ethical guidelines for human participants. Participants (or their legal guardians) need to sign a consent form before they participate.
  • Make sure you know how to evacuate yourself and your participants from the premises in case of fire. Please carefully read the [uio.no/english/about/hse/fire University of Oslo's information on fire safety].