Laboratory Code of Conduct

Code of conduct

As a member of the Liston Lab, I understand

• There is no use of mice except under the mouse user principles
• There is no use of human samples or data without signing the patient data agreement
• Racism, sexism and homophobia are not acceptable
• Scientific fraud or plagerism are not acceptable

The laboratory is a shared facility with shared space and shared responsibility. As such

• I have read and agree to follow the laboratory protocols
• I will perform my lab duties as described in the “lab protocols” well and with regularity
• When I go on holidays I will prearrange for my lab duties to be fulfilled by someone else
• If I know in advance that performing my duties on schedule is not possible, I will consult with the lab manager on a case-by-case basis

Research laboratories can be a place of great stress, making inter-personal relationships intense. When dealing with other members of the laboratory:

• I will try to treat every person with professional respect
• I will try to be considerate of other’s feelings
• I will try to be respectful of other’s working conditions (eg, noise, tidiness)
• I understand that I work in a multicultural workplace, and that different people can have different cultural assumptions, reactions and methods of response than I do myself
  • I will try to assume the best rather than the worst from others’ actions
  • I will try to see the situation from the perspective of the other in a dispute
• I understand that tensions will rise and that we will not always be perfect
  • When I err, I will apologise
  • When I am apologised to, I will try to forgive
  • I will try not to hold a grudge
• I understand that public displays of affection or anger are not appropriate in the laboratory
• When disputes arise, I understand there is a responsibility to keep the impact on others minimal, as well as a responsibility to resolve the problem
• I understand that this code of conduct is an ambition for myself to achieve, rather than a standard against which I should judge others