Winter Get Together
Please join us on GatherTown for a virtual winter get together. Festive attire and refreshments encouraged! Please see the latest update email for the link and passcode to join.
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An Introduction to Mapping in R
Learn what’s possible when it comes to creating maps in the free R programming environment. No experience of coding required! This 2-hour workshop will cover: How to describe different types of maps Map projections Map objectives The benefits of using R Useful R packages At the end of the workshop, you will have access to the teaching materials, including the code ... Read more
Cancelled An Introduction to Open Source GIS (QGIS)
Edinburgh Napier Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh, United KingdomWe are pleased to be able to offer a one-day FREE training course. This course will introduce you to the use of Geographical Information Systems, specifically the Open Source QGIS program. Following an initial overview of some of the key concepts and ideas, the focus will be on hands-on practical use of GIS for common ... Read more
‘Two Golden Hours’ Writing Retreat
Gather to write supported by other Graduate School PGRs. These dedicated sessions encourage accountability and habit formation, and provide social motivation and support. We follow the Pomodoro Technique to increase productivity, i.e., 25 minutes working, 5 minute break for two hours. Please find the joining instructions in the latest Friday update email or in your ... Read more
MASTS/SUPER Graduate School 14th Annual Student Retreat
Macdonald Aviemore Hotel Aviemore, United KingdomRegistration is now open for the Annual Student Retreat! Please fill out the form that has been emailed to you by Monday 10 February at 5.00 pm. The goal of the Retreat is to bring you together from across your geographically dispersed institutions and to create a supportive community, while providing informative training sessions, ... Read more
Raising your Game: Developing Mathematical Modelling Skills
Macdonald Aviemore Hotel Aviemore, United KingdomSUPER is delighted to offer this course delivering core skills in model development and numerical implementation in ecological modelling. Run by Dr Dougie Speirs and Prof Mike Heath from the University of Strathclyde, you will leave the course equipped with worked examples and the knowledge to apply these methods to your own research. The course will be held after ... Read more
Spring Writing Retreat
Macdonald Aviemore Hotel Aviemore, United KingdomWe will hire a room for two full days following the Annual Student Retreat from 8.00 am until late to dedicate to writing. Between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm a member of staff will join you and use the Pomodoro timer (25 min work, 5 min break, after 2 hours take a 30 min break), ... Read more
‘Two Golden Hours’ Writing Retreat
Gather to write supported by other Graduate School PGRs. These dedicated sessions encourage accountability and habit formation, and provide social motivation and support. We follow the Pomodoro Technique to increase productivity, i.e., 25 minutes working, 5 minute break for two hours. Please find the joining instructions in the latest Friday update email or in your ... Read more
‘Two Golden Hours’ Writing Retreat
Gather to write supported by other Graduate School PGRs. These dedicated sessions encourage accountability and habit formation, and provide social motivation and support. We follow the Pomodoro Technique to increase productivity, i.e., 25 minutes working, 5 minute break for two hours. Please find the joining instructions in the latest Friday update email or in your ... Read more
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Introduction to R
Current SUPER PGRs can access a FREE Introduction to R online self-paced training course provided by experts at the University of Strathclyde. The following topics are included: Introduction to R & RStudio, Using functions & loops, Probability distributions & hypothesis testing, Introduction to the tidyverse, and Data visualisation in R. PGRs who are ... Read more
‘Two Golden Hours’ Writing Retreat
Gather to write supported by other Graduate School PGRs. These dedicated sessions encourage accountability and habit formation, and provide social motivation and support. We follow the Pomodoro Technique to increase productivity, i.e., 25 minutes working, 5 minute break for two hours. Please find the joining instructions in the latest Friday update email or in your ... Read more
‘Two Golden Hours’ Writing Retreat
Gather to write supported by other Graduate School PGRs. These dedicated sessions encourage accountability and habit formation, and provide social motivation and support. We follow the Pomodoro Technique to increase productivity, i.e., 25 minutes working, 5 minute break for two hours. Please find the joining instructions in the latest Friday update email or in your ... Read more