Free 2-Day Software Carpentry “R” Workshop 2/26+27 at Rosenstiel Campus

The Software Carpentry community (software-carpentry.org) helps researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on “R” workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation.

Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.

Register Now (free)

Thursday and Friday, February 26+ 27, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
Course Hours Both Days—Workshop content does not repeat.  Add to your Google Calendar.

Click here for Full Syllabus + Instructions

Surveys

Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.
Pre-workshop Survey | Post-workshop Survey

Requirements

Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed on syllabus).

Accessibility

We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:

• The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
• Accessible restrooms are available.

Location LIBRARY Map Room | Science Laboratory and Administration Building (“SLAB”) Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science LIBRARY 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami (Virginia Key), FL 33149 Map + Directions Parking Anyone with a UM parking permit associated with their vehicle license plate number can park anywhere inside the gate on the Rosenstiel campus.  Parking is first-come, first-served, except for a few spaces tagged “RESERVED.”  Outside the gate, the (free) public parking lots are also an option. Alternatively, ride the Rosenstiel Shuttle that originates at the Miller Circle on the Gables campus. (Please check the schedule to see if they are running on the event day/time.)

Instructors
Charles Brown-Roberts Applications Software Developer University of Miami Libraries	Emory Neer Research Support Specialist UM Miller School of Medicine
Erica Newsome Stem and Interdisciplinary Research Librarian UM Libraries	Thilani Samarakoon Biomedical Data Librarian University of Miami Libraries

Helpers

Kiralli Shofield, Becca Jones, Jenna Courtade

Sponsored by

Louis Calder Memorial Library
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Computer Science
Frost Institutte for Data Science and Computing (IDSC)
Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship

Contact

Please email tnorris@miami.edu for more information.