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At Transmitting Science, we offer specialised training courses to develop your research skills, improve the quality of your publications, and connect with a global network of scientists committed to lifelong learning.

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The following courses are currently open for registration. These scientific training programmes cover a wide range of topics and are led by expert instructors.

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Introduction to R

Introduction to R: starting from scratch

November 2nd-6th, 2026 (ONLINE)

Course 3D Geometric morphometrics

Gonzalez et al. 2016. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

3D Geometric Morphometrics

November 9th-13th, 2026 (ONLINE)

Course Introduction to RNA-seq bioinformatic pipelines

Rosli et al. 2021, Scientific Reports 11, 24523

Bioinformatic tools for RNA-seq and transcriptomic data analyses

November 11th-20th, 2026 (ONLINE)

Course Mapas y analisis espacial (SIG) con R

Mapas y análisis SIG con R

23-27 de noviembre, 2026 (ONLINE)

Course Bayesian phylogenetic inference with BEAST2

Bouckaert et al. PLoS Comput Biol 15(4): e1006650

Bayesian phylogenetic inference with BEAST2

November 30th - December 11th, 2026 (ONLINE)

Course Scientific Illustration 2 Digital Techinques

Naturalistic and Scientific Illustration 2: Digital techniques

December 4th-11th, 2026 (ONLINE)

Transmitting Science Course Web Scraping in R

Collecting data from public repositories: Web scraping in R

December 10th-11th, 2026 (ONLINE)

Geometric Morphometrics in R - Argentina

Geometric Morphometrics in R

December 10th-18th, 2026 (ONLINE)

Practical SQL for Research and Data Science

January 8th-29th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Course Introduction to machine learning in R

Introduction to Machine Learning in R

January 8th-29th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Course Introduction to Macroevolutionary Analyses Using Phylogenies

Copyright Oscar Sanisidro

Introduction to Macroevolutionary Analyses Using Phylogenies

January 11th-20th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Course Geometric Morphometrics for Beginners

Geometric Morphometrics for Beginners

January 14th-20th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Course Introduction to Palaeogenomics – concepts, methods and applications of ancient human and non-human DNA data

Introduction to Palaeogenomics

January 21st-27th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Transmitting Science Course Ecological Forecasting in Practice

Ecological Forecasting in Practice: Building Iterative Workflows for Biodiversity Predictions

January 25th-29th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Course-Introduction to spatial transcriptomics Transmitting Science

Introduction to Spatial Transcriptomics

February 1st-5th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Course Morphological-Phylogenetics: Principles, Applications, Techniques

Morphological phylogenetics: principles, applications, and techniques

February 8th-26th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Course Functional trait diversity: calculating and interpreting a key component of biodiversity

Carmona et al. Science Advances, 2021 Vol 7, Issue 13

Functional trait diversity: calculating and interpreting a key component of biodiversity

February 15th-24th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Course Evaluating and validating species distribution models with R

Evaluating and validating species distribution models with R

February 23rd-25th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Course QGIS An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

QGIS: An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

March 1st-10th, 2027 (ONLINE)

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Dive Deep into Probabilistic Phylogenetic Comparative Methods

March 1st-12th, 2027 (ONLINE)

Structural phylogenetics: putting protein structure into phylogenetic inference

March 15th-19th, 2027 (ONLINE)

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Phylogenetic Analysis Using R

Phylogenetic Analysis Using R

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Gender and Science: a comprehensive approach

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Network Analysis in Ecology and Evolution

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Introduction to Bash applied to Bioinformatics

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Introduction to Geographic Analyses of Biodiversity

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Introduction to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

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Remote Sensing with Google Earth Engine

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Introduction to Functional Morphology and Biomechanics

Course Using Geiger, Phytools, and other Computational Tools to Study Macroevolution on Phylogenies

Using Geiger, Phytools, and other Computational Tools to Study Macroevolution on Phylogenies

The Art of Science- Scientific Illustration

Introduction to the Art of Science: Scientific Illustration

Data Manipulation, Analysis, and Visualization in R using the Tidyverse

Data Manipulation, Analysis, and Visualization in R using the Tidyverse

Course Quantitative Stratigraphy

Quantitative Stratigraphy

Course An introduction to Metagenomics and Metabarcoding

An introduction to Metagenomics and Metabarcoding

CTscan and post-processing for life - and geosciences

CTscan and post-processing for life and geosciences

Communicating Science Effectively

Communicating Science Effectively

Course Comparative Approaches in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Science

Comparative Approaches in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Science

Course Model-Based Statistical Inference in Ecological and Evolutionary Biogeography

Model-Based Statistical Inference in Ecological and Evolutionary Biogeography

Course Building Better Graphs with R- ggplot2 and base

Building Better Graphs with R: ggplot2 and base

Course Morfometria Geometrica para Principiantes

Morfometría Geométrica para Principiantes

Palaeontology and the Sixth Extinction

Palaeontology and the Sixth Extinction

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Paleontología y la Sexta Extinción

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Introduction to 3D Modelling for Life and Earth Sciences

Course Embracing uncertainty preserving gradual patterns when modelling species distribution diversity and change

Species distribution models and fuzzy logic: Combining model predictions into threshold-free estimates of diversity and change

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Introduction to transposable element detection using sequencing data

Course Intermediate Python Skills for Biologists

Elevate your Python Skills in Life Sciences

Curso Modelos lineales generalizados (GLM) con Jamovi

Modelos lineales generalizados (GLM) con Jamovi

Course Data Manipulation with R Tidyverse

Organise and manipulate your data in R

Course Introduction to Photogrammetry and Laser Scan

Introduction to Photogrammetry

Introduction to Geometric Morphometrics

Introduction to Geometric Morphometrics

Curso Modelos Generalizados Aditivos Mixtos (GAMM) para datos con estructuras de correlación en tiempo y en espacio

Modelos Generalizados Aditivos Mixtos (GAMM) para datos con estructuras de correlación en tiempo y en espacio

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Diseño de experimentos y uso de modelos mixtos en R

Interactive Data Analysis and Visualization with R Shiny

Transform your data into an interactive web app with R Shiny

RPanda

Understanding Macroevolutionary Dynamics using RPANDA and jPANDA

Course Palaeobiology with R: Methods for Deep-Time Data Analysis

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Palaeobiology with R: methods for Deep-Time Data Analysis

Introduction to Phylogenomics

Introduction to Phylogenomics

Course The art of storytelling: communicating science through powerful stories

The art of storytelling: communicating science through powerful stories

Speaking with Confidence and Impact

Speaking with Confidence and Impact

Course Non-linear Finite Element Analysis applied to Life Sciences

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Non-linear Finite Element Analysis Applied to Life Sciences

Curso Modelos de distribución de especies con estadística bayesiana en R

Modelos de Distribución de Especies con Estadística Bayesiana en R

Course Modelling and Analysing Multivariate Traits Evolution on Phylogenetic Trees using mvMorph

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Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration

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Introduction to (Micro-)CT Scanning: Acquisition, Segmentation and Postprocessing

Course Model-Based Statistical Inference in Ecological and Evolutionary Biogeography

Model-Based Statistical Inference in Evolutionary Biogeography

Course Decoding Species The Foundation of Biodiversity Data

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Decoding Species: The Foundation of Biodiversity Data

Course Visual Skills for Communicating your Science

Visual Skills for Communicating your Science

Course Obtaining and processing environmental variables with R

Environmental variables: how to download and process them with R

Course Obtaining and cleaning species occurrence data with R

Species occurrence data download and cleaning with R

Python Machine Learning in Biology

Python Machine Learning in Biology

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Generalised Additive Mixed Models (GAMM): modelling space-time correlation structures

Course Naturalistic and Scientific Illustration

Naturalistic and Scientific Illustration 1: Traditional Techniques

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Hands-on 3D Printing with FFF Printers

Course 3D Data Capture (Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning) for Life and Earth Sciences

3D Data Capture: Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning for Life and Earth Sciences

Course Evolutionary Macroecology in R

Evolutionary Macroecology in R: Exploring Biodiversity Patterns at Large Scales

Course Innovating teaching with Generative AI Transmitting Science

How to train your dragon: Innovating teaching with Generative AI

Model Selection for Scientists: Theory, Practice, and Alternatives

Course Analisis Cuantitativo de la Imagen Avanzado

Análisis de imagen avanzado: automatización en FIJI e iniciación al Deep Learning

Course Palaeoproteomics and Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS)

Proteomic Methods for Species Identification of Archaeological and Palaeontological Materials

Manipulation of NGS Data for Genomic and Population Genetics Analyses

Manipulation of NGS Data for Genomic and Population Genetics Analyses

Introduction to Python for Biology

Introduction to Python for Biology

Course Functional programming in R

Functional programming with R

Finite Element Analysis Applied to Life Sciences

Finite Element Analysis Applied to Life Sciences

Introduction to Statistical Analysis for Palaeontology and Archaeology

Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Palaeontology and Archaeology

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The Genomic Footprint of Natural Selection: Inference from Population Data

Care and Management of Natural History Collections

Care and Management of Natural History Collections

Introduction to Bayesian Inference in Practice

Introduction to Bayesian Inference in Practice

Tecnicas de Analisis de Imagen Tratamiento y Cuantificacion de la Imagen Digital

Técnicas de Análisis de Imagen: Tratamiento y Cuantificación de la Imagen Digital

Introduccion al Analisis Estadistico en Biociencias

Introducción al Análisis Estadístico en Biociencias

Course Statistical Computing for Environmental Science with R and Rstudio

Statistical Analyses with R

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Course Data Mining in R: Web Scraping and Text Analysis

Course Introduction to the analysis of morphological disparity

Introduction to Analysing Morphological Variation

Course host and manage your R projects with git on GitHub

Host and manage your R projects with git on GitHub

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Introducción a los Modelos de Nichos Ecológicos

Short course Graphs with Rs ggplot

Graphs with R’s ggplot

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Introducción a la agricultura ecológica biointensiva

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Introduction to Network Analysis and Modelling

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Mapping Trait Evolution

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Geometric Morphometrics and Phylogeny

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Introduction to Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics

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Introduction to 3D Imaging Technologies: Photogrammetry, Laser, CT-scan and (µ)CT-scan for Life Sciences

Introduction to Geographical Information Systems with QGIS

Geographical Information Systems with R: using R as GIS

Introduction to Ecological Niche Modelling

Introduction to Ecological Niche Modelling

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Improvisation for Scientists: Improve your Communication and Collaboration skills

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Integration and Modularity with Geometric Morphometrics

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R without Fear: Applied R for Biologists

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Quantitative Cladistics and Use of TNT

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Introduction to Phylogenetic Inference and its Applications

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Fluid Preservation

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Introducción a las Técnicas de Microscopía: Óptica y Electrónica

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Técnicas Avanzadas de Microscopía de Fluorescencia y Confocal

Introduction to GIWAS (Genome-Wide Association Studies)

Introduction to GWAS (Genome-Wide Association Studies)

Course Principles of vertebrate functional morphology

Principles of Vertebrate Functional Morphology

Course Introduction to Bibliographic Search and Management for Life Scientists

Introduction to Bibliographic Search and Management for Life Scientists

Course Integral Projection Models- Demography in a Continuous World

Integral Projection Models: Demography in a Continuous World

Course Introduction to Ecological Data Analysis

Introduction to Ecological Data Analysis

Course Historical Biogeography- Fundamentals and Applications

Historical Biogeography: Fundamentals and Applications

Course From Phenotype to Genotype- The Genetic Basis of Shape

From Phenotype to Genotype: The Genetic Basis of Shape

Course Introduction to Electron Microscopy for Life Sciences

Introduction to Electron Microscopy for Life Sciences

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Applied GIS: 3D Reconstruction of Archaeological interventions

Course Studying Evolution with Geometric Morphometrics

Studying Evolution with Geometric Morphometrics

Lessons in Scientific Thinking-Understanding Evolution

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Lessons in Scientific Thinking: Understanding Evolution

Introduction to Machine Learning and Deep Learning applied to Taphonomy

Introduction to Machine Learning applied to Palaeontology and Archaeology

Introduction to Agent Based-Models Using NetLogo

Introduction to Agent Based-Models Using NetLogo

Course Data Manipulation with R Tidyverse

Organise and manipulate your data in R

Course Introduction to Machine Learning with R

Introduction to Machine Learning with R