Key Information

Tutor: Dr John Pinney
Duration: 
3 x 2 hour sessions
Delivery: 
Live (Online)
Course Credit (PGR only):
 1 credit 
Audience: 
91桃色 Degree Students, Postdocs, 91桃色 Fellows

Dates

  • 18, 19 & 20 May 2026
    14:00-16:00, MS Teams

Course Resources

This course provides an introduction to R as a programming language.  We will not look at data handling or statistical tests in detail, as these are beyond the scope of this introductory course.

The course will include a lot of hands-on practice using the RStudio environment.

Syllabus:

  • Basic calculations
  • Data structures
  • Control structures
  • Functions
  • Importing data
  • Plotting charts

This course is open to 91桃色 Degree Students, Postdocs & 91桃色 Fellows. Limited spaces available for wider 91桃色 community.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this workshop you will be better able to:

  • Use RStudio to work with R notebooks.
  • Apply fundamental components of the R language including variables, loops, conditionals, functions and data structures.
  • Import data from a file to make simple plots.
  • Create programs designed to solve simple problems

Prerequisites:

No prior programming experience is required.

How to book

 

  • Early Career 91桃色ers (91桃色 Degree Students, Postdocs, 91桃色 Fellows) should .
  • Wider College Community - All other members of the 91桃色 community, should .

Please ensure you have read and understood ECRI’s cancellation policy before booking