Training and Learning

Internal and external opportunities for training and career development

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Jul 02 2026 -

Interdisciplinary Summer School 2026

What is the nature of cognition across different systems? What is the origin of life? What makes AI systems work? How should we think about causality? What makes an idea, a method or a model truly rigorous?

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Aug 31 2026 -

The DORA introductory course on responsible research assessment

The introductory responsible research assessment (RRA) course aims to empower anyone to challenge existing assumptions around research quality and impact, by introducing them to the concept of responsible research assessment, its foundational principles, and how RRA aims to improve evaluation practices.

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Sep 14 2026 -

Berlin Single Molecule Biophysics Course

Are you considering single molecule experiments for your project, but not sure where to start? Would you like to know how to record activity of single ion channels? Or how to perform TIRF experiments? Or you just want to learn how to analyse single molecule data?

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Oct 05 2026 -

47th Edinburgh Clinical Neurology Course

This is annual course with a practical emphasis, for anyone with an interest in neurology, has now been running in Edinburgh for over 40 years. The course covers a wide variety of topics from Edinburgh and UK-wide expert speakers. Register before 13 September 2026

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Nov 19 2026 -

Neurobiology of Sleep

This course features hands-on training across a variety of cutting-edge approaches in the fields of brain imaging, recordings, manipulations, computational modelling, and data analysis. It also provides a comparative approach with different animal models and human research.

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Dec 31 2026 -

Introduction to Python for Biomedical Innovation

This guide is a hands-on introduction to Python programming, specifically designed for beginners in the biomedical research fields. Developed by PhD students at the School of Informatics in the University of Edinburgh, the course uses biomedical examples to help you learn Python in a practical, applied way. The aim is to help you get started with Python, giving you the core skills you need to work with data and code confidently.

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