New Starters

In January, QMUL set up a new mandatory online training course, 'Introducing Inclusion'. The training is for all Queen Mary staff and explains why diversity and inclusion are core elements of our culture. It also proposes a model of conflict resolution to help resolve any disagreements.

To access the 'Introducing Inclusion' course, please:

• click this link: https://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/enrol/index.php?id=13676
• If prompted, click continue, log in to QM+, click the link again to navigate to the course.

All College staff, postgraduate students and medium to long-term (more than 2 months) academic and research visitors are recommended to complete the Health & Safety Induction and the Fire Safety Awareness modules. All the modules can be accessed via QMPlus.  http://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/2

In order to be allowed access to NHS data, all staff must complete the Data Security Awareness online course. Access the training here: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/login.  Note that this requires a different login from the ones you use to access QMUL courses (see below for more information). This course must be completed every year.

You will need to set your ‘primary place of work’ to “Barts CRUK Centre IT” You may be directed to do this automatically, but you can also go to “My Account” > “Employment Details.” This is necessary to monitor completion rates.

Once you have logged in, the course will appear in the section titled ‘My e-learning’.

All research active staff (includes technicians, postdocs and academics) must be aware of the QMUL’s Research Integrity policy and understand their responsibility in upholding the policy and the consequences of not doing so.

All research active staff are required to complete the Epigeum research integrity training course within 4 weeks of their start date. Please note that it will take approximately 3 hours to complete the course in full, reading all course material, participating in the activities, and successfully completing the final test. The refresher course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and should be done every three years.

1. To access the Epigeum course please go to: https://courses.epigeum.com/register

2. Complete the user registration form. a) IMPORTANT – only register with your QM email address i.e. @qmul.ac.uk. b) Enter the following token on the form – 75d865e4. c) For your specialism, please select ‘Medical and Health Sciences’.

3. Once registration is complete, users will receive an email to activate their account. Click on the activation link and log in.

4. Under ‘My Courses’, select ‘Research Integrity, Second Edition’ then ‘Research Integrity: Core’.

5. Complete the course and send your course certificate to your Institute or Research Manager.’

The normal probation period is set out in your terms and conditions and is dependant on the role that you are carrying out. 

More information, including the QMUL probation procedure, can be found here.

Queen Mary’s Personal Appraisal and Development applies to members of staff who:

• have successfully completed their probation period 
• have a contract longer than a year

More information on the QMUL appraisal process can be found here.