Measurement reproducibility is critical to ensuring the quality of services as well as product manufacturing and performance. The lack in replicability and reproducibility in science has been denounced in recent years as a major stumbling block to research innovation. The ability to demonstrate measurements are valid and reproducible is therefore critical in enabling the confident uptake of measurement methods within quality frameworks and more broadly in research and development (R&D).

There are many avenues to building confidence in measurement methods and this course will explore some of them. This short course is aimed at instrument manufacturers, instrument vendors and measurement providers (including R&D and QC/QA labs) seeking to demonstrate ability and assess performance of their analytical instrumentation for specific applications. In it we will:

• Introduce the concepts of method validation and method verification
• Highlight available routes to method validation and verification
• Introduce some key terms relating to measurement and metrology – the science of measurement and its application
• Provide information on some reference documentation and support networks available
• Work through a number of case studies relating to method validation

Learners who successfully complete the course will receive an NPL Certificate of Completion.