Course description
The course includes a combination of lectures and practical sessions that introduces the statistical tool R. R is a software as well as a programming language that is used for statistical analyses and to create nice plots and graphs.
The course will be given in English and no prior experience in R is required.
Participants are required to bring their own computer and have the corresponding administrator rights.
This course is the basis for more advanced courses where R is used.
Requirements and Selection
Entry requirements
The course is open for PhD students accepted by a Swedish or international university, in need to analyze different sets data using R.
In order to apply for the course you should have:
A background in genetics, cell biology, biomedicine, biochemistry, bioinformatics or similar
Selection
Selection is performed according to the following:
- PhD students at Sahlgrenska Academy,
- PhD students enrolled at another university within a formal collaborative agreement on doctoral education with Sahlgrenska Academy,
- PhD students enrolled at another faculty at the University of Gothenburg or another university in Sweden,
- PhD students enrolled at a university outside Sweden.
Other information
Course coordinator: Björn Andersson, bjorn.andersson@medic.gu.se
Course administrator: Zerif Olsen, zerif.olsen@gu.se
Course dates: 22 April - 30 May 2025. Sessions: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (half days); self-study: 4 hours/week)
Tentative schedule: please visit the website below
Link to website
https://www.gu.se/en/core-facilities/bioinformatics-and-data-centre-bdc/education-and-training
Course syllabus
SC00035
Department
Core Facilities
Subject
Health Sciences, Natural Science and Mathematics
Type of course
Method course
Keywords
R programmering