Introducing the Open R sessions

• Who are we?
  • A group of PhD students who want to give all students the opportunity to learn how to programme (in R)
• Why?
  • Programming in R is an incredibly useful skill as a biologist, and removes your reliance on expensive licensed software (e.g. SPSS)
• What can you expect from this course?
  • We will cover all the basics of programming using R, which will provide a strong foundation for you to build on, whatever your interests/career path
• What will we not cover?
  • Statistics (although we can probably still help out)

Introducing the Open R sessions

• What is the format?
  • Course follows a logical order of progression, with each session building on the last
  • Each week starts with a short (15-30 min) lecture on a topic, followed by an exercise session on that topic (~1hr30)
  • During the exercise session, you can also bring your own questions / work on your own projects
• All materials / lectures will be on Canvas
  • Follow in your own time, revisit topics, catch up on missed ones
  • Don’t worry if you can’t make it to all sessions!
• No formal assessment or exams
  • No credits
• Open R Sessions also runs “drop-in” only in the spring semester

Schedule