Research Tools and Training
2024 Training Sessions
| Course | Date | Time | Where | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R | 23-24 July | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Excel for Researchers | 30-31 July | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Exploring Chi-square and correlation in R | 6 Aug | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Getting started with NVivo for Windows | 7 Aug | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Traversing t tests in R | 20 Aug | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Exploring ANOVAs in R | 21 Aug | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Data Entry and Processing in SPSS | 27-28 Aug | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | 3 Sep | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Longitudinal Trials with REDCap | 10 Sep | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Learn to Program: R | 15-16 Oct | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R | 22-23 Oct | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression | 29-30 Oct | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Learn to Program: Python | 5-6 Nov | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python | 12-13 Nov | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
| Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression | 19-20 Nov | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | Online | Register |
For further details or support with these research tools and technologies, please contact Ankit Beniwal, Intersect’s Digital Research Analyst for UNE.
* These courses are delivered by UNE’s training partner Intersect Australia and are free of charge to UNE staff and students. For a list of other courses offered, visit Intersect's Training Catalogue.
* UNE staff and students are also eligible to attend the training courses at other Intersect member universities, provided free spots are available. Visit Intersect Training Schedule for upcoming courses. Also note that the priority will be given to local researchers at the host university.
* Intersect also offers Research Technology Webinar Series. The webinars are designed to raise awareness and introduce research tools/technologies in order to enhance the uptake of these tools by researchers from various domains and disciplines. They also serve as preparation for introductory training courses in areas such as high-performance computing and programming. The webinar Catalogue and Recordings are available here.
Available Software
Presented here is a range of research software available for download on the UNE network, or accessible free online.
| Software | Description | Licensing | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fetch (Mac) | FTP client for Mac. | Free licence for educational use, details in Readme | IT Service Desk |
| FileZilla (Win, Mac, Linux) | File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client - software for transferring files between computers. | Free | IT Service Desk |
| Fusion Tables (browser based) | Fusion Tables is an experimental data visualisation web application to gather, visualise, and share data tables. | Free | Digital Research Analyst |
| GitLab | A web-based versioning repository for your research projects, data and code. UNE has it's own instance of GitLab to sign in with your UNE credentials. | Free | Digital Research Analyst |
| Nvivo (Win, Mac) | Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) software. Designed for qualitative researchers working with very rich text-based and/or multimedia information, where deep levels of analysis on small or large volumes of data are required. |
Windows: preconfigured licence Mac: contact IT Service Desk for licence | IT Service Desk |
| OpenRefine (Win/Mac/Linux) | OpenRefine (formerly Google Refine) is a powerful tool for working with messy data: cleaning it; transforming it from one format into another; and extending it with web services and external data. | Free (open source) | Digital Research Analyst |
| R (Win/Mac/Linux) | R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. | Free | IT Service Desk |
| SPSS | SPSS is a statistical analysis software package. | UNE computers only, UNE site licence (nil cost) | IT Service Desk |
| Qualtrics (web-based) | UNE's online survey tool, powered by Qualtrics | UNE site licence (nil cost) | IT Service Desk |
