Due to the volume of email I receive, I would be grateful if people would check the answers to the following frequently asked questions. Don't expect to receive a reply to your email if the answer to your question appears on this page:
Can you advise me on a medical condition affecting me or
a member of my family?
I'm sorry but I'm a research scientist and not a physician. Also, the risk of
medical malpractice limits my ability to answer your question. I wish that I
could be of more assistance. There are a great deal of medically-related resources
on this server and on the internet, and I would suggest that you search
them for links that might be of interest to you and relevant to your questions.
I also strongly suggest that you contact your physician for specific medical
information.
I have to write an essay/report/thesis on xyz. Please could
you send me some more information on this topic?
There is a great deal of information on this server and on the Internet, and
I would suggest that you search for links that
might be of interest to you. I'm not going to do your homework for you. Also,
please read this.
Can I get academic credit for studying your courses?
While this University does run a number of distance
learning courses, this Department does not currently offer any online courses.
However, you are very welcome to read and study all the documents online in
your own time. I would also suggest that you get a copy of:
Principles
of Molecular Virology
(Amazon.co.UK)
around which several courses are based and read this in conjunction with the
documents online.
Can I link to/use the information on your server?
All the material at this site is copyright (ownership is indicated by a link
from each document). I am usually happy to give permission for the material
to be used for non-profitmaking educational purposes and to negotiate a fee
for non-exclusive copyright for commercial projects. If you simply want to use
a diagram for any non-commercial purpose such as an essay or a report which
will not be published in any form (electronic or print), you do not have
to ask my permission, just cite the URL of the original in your report (e.g.
http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/335/Adeno1.gif). It is generally accepted
in science that it is acceptable to reproduce a small proportion of an original
work, e.g. a sentence or a single diagram, as long as the idea/data/information
is clearly credited to the original source. Not to do so is plagiarism
(the repetition or rephrasing of someone else's work without proper acknowledgement).
How should I reference the information on your server?
Cite the original source of any information taken from published material. In
the case of web pages, cite the URL of the page (e.g. http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/AJC/FAQ.html).
Can I download material from your server and mirror it on
my local site?
No. All the material at this site is copyright but freely available from our
server. Copyright infringement is theft and may result in legal action being
taken.
I would like to work/study in your Laboratory/Department/University
- please can you tell me how to proceed?
I do not currently have any places available in my laboratory. Most jobs
are advertised in New
Scientist or Nature when
they become available. All applications to study as an undergraduate/postgraduate
at the University of Leicester must be processed
by the relevant University office (click on the appropriate
link).
How should I write the names of viruses?
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