In this four-day bootcamp, we will cover three core topics to kickstart your computing skills: the Unix shell, version control with Git, and Programming with Python.

As we cover these topics, you will learn how to:

use the shell to do more in less time
automate your tasks and pipelines
write structured programs
use Git to manage and share information
how (and how much) to test programs
This four-day workshop will be delivered in-person at Earlham Institute.

Who is this training for?

Researchers in the life science and computational science disciplines. We particularly encourage PhD students and postdoctoral scientists to attend, but the course is open to everyone, at any stage of their career.

The course is aimed at complete beginners; trainees are expected to have very little or no prior knowledge of programming before attending. However, we will cover a lot of material and the training is quite fast paced, so be prepared to fully immerse yourself in the world of programming!