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Data Carpentry Workshop 2020

Data Carpentry workshops are for any researcher who has data they want to analyse, and no prior computational experience is required. This hands-on workshop teaches basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data.

De Novo Assembly 2020

The course will provide an introduction to de novo assembly, with a hands on introduction followed by in-depth analysis of the key steps in the process. The course will consist of a mixture of conceptual lectures, methodological lectures and hands on sessions, as well as group activities and discussions.

Single-Cell RNAseq Training Course 2020

Providing an introduction to Single-Cell Genomics, this course is for bench-based researchers planning a single-cell project.

Genome Annotation Workshop 2020

This 2-day course will help to provide scientists with an overview of advances in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies, transcriptome assembly and hands-on experience with assembly software to build gene families.

Introduction to Python for Biologists 2020

This introductory level course is intended for people with a biological background but with no previous programming experience. The course introduces basic programming concepts with plenty of time to practice writing code and working on your own data.

Long Reads Workshop 2020

This two-day hands-on training workshop will enable researchers that are currently using long read technology and those analysing long read RNAseq data, to produce genome annotations, differential expression analyses and RenSeq.

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NBI Africa Initiative: telling the untold story of research excellence in Africa

The Africa Initiative launches to celebrate and cultivate collaborations between NRP and Africa, while providing a home away from home for African researchers.

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Jolly good fellows: building a career at Earlham Institute

Independent research fellowships are a great route to establish yourself as a group leader. What’s it like to do one at Earlham Institute?

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Antibiotics to bioinformatics: our top ten of 2019

Salmonella, sustainability, reproducibility, bioinformatics, gene editing and evolution: just a few of the topics that make our top ten of 2019.

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EI Innovate: Why is knowledge exchange important?

After our inaugural EI Innovate event, we reflect on its success, and why knowledge exchange is so important. Save the date now for 2020’s event!

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10 things you need to know about getting into machine learning

So you want to be a bioinformatics data scientist, huh? Perhaps learn a little bit of machine learning? Here are ten things you should know before you start your data science journey.

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Women in Science: Single-Cell Genomics - career choices, equality and ambition (part 2)

We ask what are the most challenging and rewarding aspects of their careers so far, where we're at with gender equality, and what they'd share with those coming up the single-cell ladder.