BioSS training course timetable for 2025-26
If you are interested in attending any of our courses, please register your interest and you will be alerted when it is timetabled.
Courses with a greater level of interest are more likely to be timetabled. If your organisation has a training officer, also ask them to contact us if they would like to explore the potential relevance of our training across a wider group of staff.
If you want to attend one of the courses listed please book on the course if your supervisor/manager agrees.
For a summary of course charges please go to this page. Note that charges will apply to non-SEFARI staff.
BioSS will run courses, on request, for specific groups of people. These can also be adapted for your specific requirements. If interested, please contact our training course coordinators.
Please continue to register interest in a topic even if a course is full. If another participant drops out, we will alert you; alternatively, if there is enough interest we will consider running the course multiple times.
Timetable 2025-26
We are pleased to offer the following courses:
BioSS Getting Started in R On-Line Course 9 October - 13 November 2025 (see detailed timetable below)
BioSS Basic Statistics in R Course - Aberdeen, 18-19 November 2025
BioSS Basic Statistics in R Course - Edinburgh, 18-19 November 2025
BioSS Basic Statistics in R Course - Dundee, 02-03 December 2025
Graphical Methods for Multivariate Data – Postponed -Awaiting new date.
Regression and Curve Fitting – Edinburgh, 14-15 April 2026
Introduction to Mixed Models and REML – Edinburgh, 21-22 April 2026
Association Mapping using R – Dundee, 06 May 2026
Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance – Dundee, 26-27 May 2026
BioSS Getting Started in R On-Line Course 9 October - 13 November 2025 - detailed timetable
This is mainly self-learning with videos and written material that will be distributed to participants in the morning of Thursday 9th October 2025. We then have 5 weekly one hour long interactive sessions with BioSS staff where they will answer any questions or provide additional training if there are no questions. The course is estimated to take a maximum of 3 hours per week (self-learning + interactive session). Participants are expected to work through the material themselves before each interaction session - dates and times below.
9 October Course materials distributed
16 October 2-3pm Interactive session for introduction & module 1
23 October 2-3pm Interactive session for module 2
30 October 2-3pm Interactive session for module 3
6 November 2-3pm Interactive session for module 4
13 November 2-3pm Interactive session for any questions on all aspects of the course
BioSS Basic Statistics in R Course
Basic Statistics in R is a two day, In-Person course. Prior basic knowledge of R is a pre-requisite so we suggest that you attend the Getting Started in R course or for you to contact training@bioss.ac.uk if you are unable to attend this course.
The timetable will continue to be revised, so please revisit this page if there are no courses available at this present moment.