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Instats is a mission-driven organization devoted to improving research practices through expert-led training for PhD and post-PhD researchers across a broad range of fields, methods, and theoretical orientations across the globe.
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· 10d
Researching Work - Livestream starting Nov 3, 2025 (UTC)
Join a three-day intensive online workshop on researching work led by Adia Harvey Wingfield (Department of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis), designed for PhD students, faculty, and professional researchers; the seminar situates empirical strategies within debates on organizations, professions, labor markets, and inequality and covers topics including conceptualizing “work,” ethnography and participant observation, interviews, survey and measurement design, qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, research ethics, and translating findings into publishable articles and policy-relevant outputs—with particular attention to dynamics such as discrimination, tokenism, and wage gaps. Participants will leave with sharper, theoretically grounded research questions, clearer and feasible methodological plans, and practical guidance on ethics and dissemination; while not a step-by-step methods training, the workshop highlights what questions, data, and contributions different methodological tools can yield. All sessions are livestreamed via Zoom, with recordings, materials, and a monitored Q&A forum available for 30 days after the seminar, and attendees receive an Instats certificate of completion (ECTS-equivalent points indicated on certificates where shown).
#OrganizationStudies #Sociology #PublicPolicy #SocialTheory #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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· 10d
Science Writing and Storytelling - Livestream starting Nov 5, 2025 (UTC)
PhD students and researchers: sharpen your science writing and storytelling skills with the editorial team from the Observer, the online news magazine of the Association for Psychological Science. Managing Editor Hannah Brown and Digital Content Manager Lou Willwood will share practical tips for creating engaging, accessible science communication and will take your questions live—bring your research ideas and they’ll help you brainstorm how to tell your own science story.
#Psychology #ScienceCommunication #Education #Communication #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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· 10d
Appraising and Improving Quantitative Research - Livestream starting Oct 13, 2025 (UTC)
Join a one-day intensive online workshop from the Centre for Applied Statistics Courses (CASC) at University College London designed to sharpen your ability to read, interrogate and improve quantitative research in computational statistics and data science. Through short targeted lectures, hands-on group critiques of exemplar papers, and practical demonstrations you will learn how to align study design and analysis with estimands, diagnose bias and analytic pitfalls, apply reporting checklists, evaluate reproducibility, and produce actionable revisions for manuscripts, thesis chapters and grant proposals. Ideal for PhD students, postdocs, academics and experienced practitioners with basic familiarity with statistical inference (no specific software required). Sessions are livestreamed via Zoom with all recordings and materials available for 30 days; participants receive appraisal templates, a curated reading list and a certificate of completion (ECTS-equivalent points shown where applicable). Places are limited — register today to build stronger, more credible research.
#ComputationalStatistics #DataAnalytics #DataScience #Statistics #InformationScience #Education #Mathematics #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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· 10d
Foundations of Research Design and Data Science - Livestream starting Oct 14, 2025 (UTC)
Advance your research with UCL’s Centre for Applied Statistics Courses (CASC) 5-day intensive "Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics" workshop designed for PhD students, academics and professional researchers seeking practical, hands-on training in core statistical methods. This instructor-led program blends theory and applied work across topics including data collection and experimental design, descriptive statistics and visualization, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, multivariate analysis, reproducible workflows, statistical software, model evaluation and research ethics, equipping you to choose appropriate tests, interpret outputs and communicate results confidently. Delivered live via Zoom with take-home challenges, a monitored chat forum, and all recordings/materials available for 30 days afterward (on-demand access also available), the course awards an Instats certificate of completion with ECTS equivalent indicated for European students. Spaces are limited—visit the CASC/UCL course page to learn more and register.
#Demography #ComputerScience #StatisticsEducation #Business #ComputationalStatistics #HealthEconomics #SocialSciences #InformationSystems #PopulationBiology #ComputationalSocialScience #DigitalHumanities #History #Statisticalmodellingandregression #CulturalEconomics #PublicHealth #Education #Epidemiology #Biostatistics #Statistics #DataScience #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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· 10d
Foundations of Statistical Models and Linear Regression - Livestream starting Jan 26, 2026 (UTC)
Calling all PhD students, professors and professional researchers: join the Centre for Applied Statistics Courses (CASC) at UCL for a three-day workshop, "Introduction to Regression Analysis," designed to build practical, research-ready skills in linear and generalized regression (including logistic and Poisson), diagnostics, model selection, interactions and categorical variables. Through hands-on exercises in Stata, R and SPSS you’ll learn to run, diagnose and interpret robust models, apply techniques to real-world datasets, and communicate results clearly for publication or thesis work; an optional applied session and dataset are included so you can practice across packages. The seminar is delivered live via Zoom with take-home challenges, a monitored chat forum and recordings/materials available for 30 days after the course, and participants receive an Instats certificate on completion (with ECTS-equivalent points indicated for European students). Enhance the rigor and impact of your research—spaces are limited, so find out more and secure your place today.
#Demography #ComputerScience #StatisticsEducation #Business #ComputationalStatistics #HealthEconomics #SocialSciences #InformationSystems #PopulationBiology #ComputationalSocialScience #DigitalHumanities #History #Statisticalmodellingandregression #CulturalEconomics #Biostatistics #DataScience #Statistics #Econometrics #Stata #R #SPSS #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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· 10d
Geospatial Data and Spatial Analysis - Livestream starting Nov 21, 2025 (UTC)
Join a four-day intensive online workshop taught by Charles Crabtree (Dartmouth) to learn how to treat space as a core dimension of theory, measurement, and causal inference—designed for PhD students, academics, and professional researchers. Through hands-on R labs (sf, raster/terra, tmap/ggplot2, tidyverse) you’ll cover data acquisition and cleaning, map design, geoprocessing and spatial joins, geocoding, spatial statistics (Moran’s I, hotspot detection), and reproducible workflows, alongside conceptual grounding (CRS, MAUP, spatial dependence) and ethical considerations. All sessions are livestreamed via Zoom, with recordings, code, and datasets available for 30 days and a monitored Q&A forum for post-course support; participants receive a certificate of completion (ECTS-equivalent indicated where applicable). Gain concrete, reproducible skills to incorporate spatial thinking into your dissertation, publications, and policy-relevant research—learn more and enroll today.
#ComputationalSocialScience #PoliticalScience #SocialSciences #Sociology #SocialPolicy #ResearchMethods #PublicPolicy #ComputerScience #Geography #Statistics #DataScience #R #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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· 10d
Communicating Statistical Information (Free Seminar) - Livestream starting Oct 9, 2025 (UTC)
Join our online seminar for PhD students and researchers on effective communication—focused on listening and writing skills that help statisticians and applied researchers translate scientific questions into well-defined statistical problems and clearly explain how results address those questions. The seminar features Roderick J. Little (University of Michigan), an expert on missing-data methods and statistical writing, and Robin Mejia (University of Washington), an applied biostatistician with a background in science journalism, and will be moderated by Sahar Zangeneh (Radicle Science). Offered live via Zoom with recordings, slides, and materials available for 30 days after the event and an online Q&A forum monitored for 30 days; participants receive an Instats certificate of completion (ECTS equivalent where indicated). Register now or attend on-demand if you can’t join live.
#DataScience #Statistics #Biostatistics #Communication #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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· 11d
AI-Enhanced Experiments - Livestream starting Oct 22, 2025 (UTC)
Join Professor Charles Crabtree (Dartmouth) for a four-day live Zoom workshop (four 1.5-hour sessions) that demonstrates how Large Language Models—together with reproducible R workflows—can transform experimental treatment design. Designed for PhD students, faculty, and applied researchers, the seminar combines conceptual grounding and hands-on practice with ChatGPT and R to teach prompt engineering, multi-version vignette generation, chat-based interventions, automated lexical/readability checks, validation pipelines, preregistration, and ethics. Participants leave with prompt templates, R scripts and notebooks, a workbook of exercises, ready-to-run examples, and an Instats certificate (ECTS equivalent where shown); recordings and all materials are available for 30 days after the seminar and a monitored Q&A forum runs for post-course support. Gain practical, publishable skills to build transparent, reproducible pipelines, anticipate threats like lexical imbalance and model drift, and document LLM-assisted treatments for IRBs and publication—register now to reserve your spot.
#ComputationalSocialScience #PoliticalEconomy #PoliticalScience #PublicPolicy #SocialPolicy #Sociology #ComputerScience #Statistics #SocialTheory #ChatGPT #R #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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· 11d
Management Theories for Researchers - Livestream starting Dec 5, 2025 (UTC)
Join our interactive online seminar for PhD students and professional researchers that critically examines the research logics and worldviews behind selected macro-level (Upper Echelons, Institutional Theory, Resource-Based View) and micro-level (Goal-Setting, Leadership styles, HRM practices) management theories. This meta-theoretical course goes beyond an introductory overview to focus on causal explanation, interpretation of meaning, and how value-neutral versus reality-constructing worldviews affect the usefulness of integrative reviews and evidence-based management—equipping early- and later-stage doctoral students with a sharper, transferable critical toolkit. Sessions are highly interactive and reading-based, delivered live via Zoom with plenary and small-group discussions; all recordings, slides and materials are available for 30 days after the seminar and an expert-moderated Q&A forum remains open for the same period. A certificate of completion (and ECTS equivalent where shown) is provided. Learn more and register here: [link]
#HumanResourceManagement #Leadership #Management #OrganizationalBehavior #OrganizationStudies #SocialTheory #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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R Programming for Data Analysis - Livestream starting Nov 26, 2025 (UTC)
Advance your R skills with our CASC workshop designed for PhD students, academics and professionals who already know the basics of R and statistics: learn RStudio, organizing and merging datasets, conditional logic and commands (if/else), loops, and how to write your own functions—all with a focus on real-world research applications. Taught by experienced instructors, the seminar is offered live via Zoom (with take-home challenges and a monitored chat forum for 30 days) and on-demand options; all recordings, code, data and slides are available for 30 days after the session. Participants receive an Instats certificate of completion (ECTS Equivalent indicated for European students). Learn more and register today.
#Psychology #Sociology #Economics #Criminology #PoliticalScience #Management #Finance #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #Biostatistics #Statistics #DataScience #Ecology #ComputerScience #Mathematics #SoftwareEngineering #R #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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· 12d
Foundations of Data Analysis with R - Livestream starting Oct 29, 2025 (UTC)
Join the Centre for Applied Statistics Courses (CASC) at University College London for an intensive R workshop designed to empower PhD students, professors and professional researchers (e.g., Biostatistics, Data Science, Computational Biology) with practical skills in R and RStudio—covering data import and cleaning, exploratory data analysis, visualization, mainstream statistical tests, script writing and interpreting R output. Delivered live via Zoom with take-home challenges (and an on‑demand option), all recordings and materials are available for 30 days and an instructor‑monitored forum stays open for questions; participants receive an Instats certificate of completion (ECTS-equivalent indicated for European students). Boost the quality and efficiency of your research by gaining hands-on experience with real datasets and proven statistical workflows—visit the CASC (UCL) course page to enrol or find out more.
#Biostatistics #SoftwareEngineering #Statistics #DataScience #ComputationalBiology #StatisticsEducation #Statisticalmodellingandregression #Education #InformationScience #Bioinformatics #R #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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