Laboratory access for the activities scheduled in the PhD Programme in Biology is restricted to Ph.D. students who have obtained the Certificazione di sicurezza in laboratorio.
- Graduate Ph.D. students in bachelor’s degree courses or in master's degree courses held at the Department of Biology of the University of Pisa have already obtained the Certificazione di sicurezza in laboratorio.
Those Ph.D. students are therefore required to log in to Alice portal, select their bachelor’s degree or master's degree and download the certificate Iscrizioni con esami e date from the area Segreteria – Certificati.
PLEASE NOTICE: the activity SALUTE E SICUREZZA IN LABORATORIO (378FF, 1 CFU, grade ID) must appear in the certificate.
Moreover Ph.D. students must print the certificate and show it to the teacher each time he/she accesses the laboratory.
- Graduate Ph.D. students in bachelor’s degree courses or in master's degree courses held at another Department of the University of Pisa or at another University who have already obtained the Certificazione di sicurezza in laboratorio, must send their request for recognition of the activity to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. enclosing the A form duly filled in, a copy of the certificate and programme of the activities held, specifying number of hours (minimum 8 hours).
Certificates for activities carried out for less than 8 hours will not been considered valid for the recognition.
In case the request for recognition will be accepted, Ph.D. Students will be issued, by the Biology Department Teaching Unit, a certificate to be shown to the teacher each time he/she accesses the laboratory.
- Graduate Ph.D. students in bachelor’s degree courses or in master's degree courses held at another Department of the University of Pisa or at another University who do not have any "certificazione di sicurezza in laboratorio" are required to carefully read the manual "Lab Biosafety Manual 3rd edition", from section I to section VII, and successfully pass the final test.
The test consists of 30 questions and it is a single-choice crossword test. The test is passed with a minimum score of 18/30.
To take the final test, students are required to log in to Valutami (by logging in with their University credentials) and register for the HEALTH AND SAFETY IN LABORATORY (378FF) exam scheduled as part of the PhD program in Biology - "Laboratory Health and Safety" course appeal.
Upon passing the final test, Ph.D. Students will be issued, by the Biology Department Teaching Unit, a certificate to be shown to the teacher each time he/she accesses the laboratory.
PLEASE NOTICE: gratuate Ph.D. students enrolled before a.y. 2019/2020 in bachelor’s degree courses held at the Department of Biology of the University of Pisa — Scienze biologiche, Biotecnologie, Scienze naturali ed ambientali — if they have already taken the "Health and Safety in the Laboratory" course and have a record in the paper booklet, they can report this by writing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The activity SALUTE E SICUREZZA IN LABORATORIO (378FF, 1 CFU, grade ID) will be recorded in the Ph.D. student’s university career.
Ph.D. Students will be issued, by the Biology Department Teaching Unit, a certificate to be shown to the teacher each time he/she accesses the laboratory.
*** All Ph.D. students who do not have the “certificazione di sicurezza in laboratorio” are neither authorized to attend laboratory activities ***