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Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society
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We are creating an environment where data-driven research can grow and thrive. Join us! #EdCDCS #DataLedResearch

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Delighted to announce that the CDCS Annual Report 2024/25 is now available. Read our overview of this year's achievements here: https://www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/annual-report-24-25 #EdCDCS

January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Digital Method of the Month: Statistics, How to Pick the Right Method explores strategies for selecting appropriate statistical methods based on research questions and data types.
📅 23 Jan 2026 | 10:00-11:00
👉 https://edin.ac/4s7LjMI
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Getting Started with Python for Research is a three-session introductory course. Learn Python syntax, logic, functions, and data structures to support research workflows across disciplines.
📆 22 Jan → 5 Feb | 14:00-16:00
👉 https://edin.ac/44yOrqH
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Getting Started with R for Research is a two-session introductory course for researchers new to R and RStudio. Learn installation, project setup, and basic R syntax, plus explore data manipulation techniques for your research workflows.
📆21 & 28 Jan 2026 | 14:00-16:00
👉https://edin.ac/3L6K5R1
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Our Winter–Spring 2026 Training Programme is live. This includes a range of workshops on digital research methods, including AI, data analysis, text & document processing, and GIS.
Explore the full programme here:
https://www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/all/news/2025-12/training-winter-spring-2026
December 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Join us tomorrow for our Silent Disco where we'll create a gazetteer with LP-TSV and look at how to use it in research.

Beginner friendly.

📆 Fri 12 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/473krni
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today's the day! We're excited to welcome you to "How Users Imagine Archival Research" with Dorothy Berry. See you there! https://edin.ac/4pfKrDp #EdCDCS. Chair: Melissa Terras
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Tomorrow is the day! Join us for "How Users Imagine Archival Research" with Dorothy Berry of Smithsonian (SI: Museum of African American History (Bot)). Last chance to register: https://edin.ac/4pfKrDp #EdCDCS

📆 Wed 10 Dec
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join us tomorrow for our workshop on Getting Started with Inferential Statistics, where we'll give you a practical start on hypothesis testing in R.

Previous knowledge required.

📆 Wed 10 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/3ILF6nX
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Don't miss Dorothy Berry discussing their work on the JPCA archive. Join us for "How Users Imagine Archival Research." Register now: https://edin.ac/4pfKrDp #EdCDC Chair: Melissa Terras
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Only three days left to secure your place at "How Users Imagine Archival Research." Learn about the largest collection of African American publishing materials and how they are stewarded. https://edin.ac/4pfKrDp #EdCDCS
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Join us for our workshop on Monday! This practical session in R will show you how to calculate and visualise descriptive statistics.

📆 Mon 8 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/3W6pTRf
December 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
What does it mean to imagine archival research through the eyes of its users? Join us for a conversation with Dorothy Berry of the Smithsonian (SI: Museum of African American History (Bot)) on 10th Dec. Secure your place: https://edin.ac/4pfKrDp #EdCDCS Chair: Melissa Terras
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Coming up next week! Join us for our Silent Disco where you'll learn how to create a gazetteer from historical texts using the LP-TSV format, then prepare it for sharing and analysis.

Beginner friendly.

📆 Fri 12 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/473krni
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
One week to go! "How Users Imagine Archival Research." Don't miss the chance to hear Dorothy Berry speaking about her work on the Johnson Publishing Company Archive (JPCA) #EdCDCS Chair: Melissa Terras

📆 Wed 10 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/4pfKrDp
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join us next week for Getting Started with Inferential Statistics! You'll learn the basics of hypothesis testing in R, including t-tests and p-values.

Previous knowledge required.

📆 Wed 10 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/3ILF6nX
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This Thursday, join us for our workshop on Using Prompting Efficiently for Research! This practical session will cover GenAI prompting strategies that you can apply in your research.

Beginner friendly.

📆 Thu 4 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/4hc8r7r
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join us next week for Getting Started with Descriptive Statistics! This hands-on workshop will introduce the key concepts, including measures of central tendency, measures of variability, and data distributions.

📆 Mon 8 Dec
🔗 https://edin.ac/3W6pTRf
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Join us tomorrow for our December Fika!

No agenda, no action items: just a group of people gathering to discuss their projects, ideas and research approaches over refreshments.

📆 Tue 02 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/3J8EcC9
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our December Fika is next week!

No agenda, no action items: just a group of people gathering to discuss their projects, ideas and research approaches over refreshments.

📆 Tue 02 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/3J8EcC9
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join us next week for Using Prompting Efficiently for Research! We'll teach you strategies to get better results from GenAI and identify their strengths and limitations.

Beginner friendly.

📆 Thu 4 Dec
🔗https://edin.ac/4hc8r7r
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What does it mean to imagine archival research through the eyes of its users? Join us for a conversation with @dorothyjberry of @Smithsonian on 📆 10th December. Chair: @Melissa Terras. Secure your place: https://edin.ac/4pfKrDp #EdCDCS
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join us in 2 days for an Introduction to Geographical Data with QGIS! This course will give you a practical start to geospatial data in QGIS, including projections, layers, and exporting maps.

Beginner friendly.

📆 Fri 28 Nov
🔗https://edin.ac/3LbgYeV
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
How should theology understand intelligence when artificial systems now perform tasks once thought uniquely human? Join Dr Shoaib Ahmed Malik @uoedivinity.bsky.social for an interactive session that explores AI and theological anthropology.
📆 Mon 24th Nov
🔗https://tinyurl.com/hmypwwtd
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Our Using API for Research course starts this Wednesday! We’ll use examples from real-world research applications to look at what APIs are, what they do, and how to use them to access and connect data sources.

Beginner friendly.

📆 Wed 26 Nov
🔗 https://edin.ac/49ayRo6
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM