Training & Webinars
On their own, data are not valuable. It is how you transform data into information and information into knowledge that really makes a difference.
We offer a range of data analytics training for academic and non-academic researchers.
10-14 July 2017
North Teaching Centre, University of Essex, Colchester Campus
We are delighted to be delivering a course at this year’s Essex Summer School, as part of the 50th anniversary.
23 March 2017, 2pm to 3pm
POSTPONED
In this webinar Professor Jerry Coakley, will analyse the benefits and risks of debt crowdfunding for both small businesses and society, and argue that it marks the beginning of a revolution in the financing of small businesses in the UK.
14 March 2017
Venue: Colchester Campus, University of Essex
The ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre in conjunction with SASNet invites you to participate in a free training seminar on Mortality Estimation and Forecasting With Smoothing and Overdispersion.
9 March 2017, 2pm to 3pm
In this webinar Dr Beatriz De La Iglesia will provide attendees with an introductory understanding of data mining techniques, the process of knowledge discovery in databases and how business can benefit from such techniques.
22 February 2017, 2pm to 3pm
In this webinar, Richard Skeggs will provide attendees with an intermediary understanding of SQL (Structured Query Language), and will provide an understanding of how this can be used in “real-life” scenarios.
24 January 2017
Venue: Sir Alwyn Williams Building, Glasgow, G12 8QN
The Urban Big Data Centre in conjunction with SASNet invites you to participate in a free training seminar on Complex Networks Approaches to Supply Chain Management.
24 January 2017, 2pm to 3pm
In this webinar Fola Malomo will discuss the differences in economic trends between coastal areas that have performed well and coastal areas that have been less successful.
Venue: University of Essex
The course delivered in January will consist of three separate training sessions. Attendees are able to attend all three sessions or choose the session which they feel is most relevant to their needs.
9 December 2016, 1pm to 2pm
In this webinar, Professor Andrew Lovett will discuss developments in open source GIS, in particular reviewing data and software sources.
2 December 2016, 1pm to 2pm
This webinar aims to provide attendees with an introductory understanding of networks’ dynamics.
17 November 2016
Venue: University of Essex
This event will be delivered as part of the SASNet project, and will explore urban Big Data, and their use in Urban Informatics, along with the challenges that arise.
29 November 2016
Venue: University of Kent
In conjunction with SASNet, we invite you to participate in a free training seminar on using administrative and other datasets to inform policy regarding social care in England.
7 November 2016, 2pm to 3pm
In this webinar, Dr Guven Demirel will provide a brief introduction to complex networks approaches that provide insights on the relationships between the supply network structure and the response to disturbances and disruptions.
20 September 2016
Venue: Sir Alwyn Williams Building - Level 5
The Urban Big Data Centre in conjunction with SASNet invites you to participate in a free training training workshop on understanding and using open geospatial data standards.
22 June 2016
Venue: Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor
The Urban Big Data Centre in conjunction with SASNet invites you to participate in a free training seminar on Discrete Choice Modelling & Cause-Effect Case Studies.
23 June, 11.30am to 3.00pm
We are now taking reservations for our Autumn session. This masterclass will build on the case studies used in the earlier webinar and focus on the practical skills to teach delegates how they can access and use online data to gain insight into human behaviour.
23 June 2016
Join Suzy Moat for this webinar when she will explore how online data can be used to analyse human behaviour.
Venue: University of Essex
This one week training course, which is repeated over a two week period seeks to improve the data skills of analysts in the public sector. Focussing on five key areas, each subject compliments the other areas to give a rounded knowledge of using data analytics for the public sector.
12 May 2016, 2pm to 3pm
Join Dr Iqbal Adjali for this webinar as he introduces participants to Risk Modelling. No previous knowledge is required, participants will leave the webinar with a clear understanding of what risk models are, and when (and how) it can be a powerful approach to use.
26 April 2016, 2pm to 3pm
Join Andrew Lovett for this webinar as he introduces participants to GIS. No previous knowledge is required, this webinar will demonstrate commonly used software and how GIS concepts can be applied.
9 March 2016, 2pm to 3pm
Join Peter Barbrook-Johnson for this webinar as he introduces participants to agent based modelling, explaining what it is, and when (and how) it can be a powerful approach to use.
16 February 2016, 10.30am to 4.30pm
This one day course is suitable for both academics and non-academics that have knowledge of programming but no experience in Java or Python.
26 January 2016, 10.30am to 4.30pm
This one day training course is suitable for researchers with a basic knowledge of statistical analysis, but who want and need to improve their skills in Stata and R.
18 November 2015, 2pm to 3pm
Join Professor Neil Kellard for this webinar as he asks: Does the use of sentiment and search engine data help when using forecasting models in finance? Neil will show that while other data are also useful in helping model and forecast prices, measures of sentiment and investor attention are likely to be more potent particularly in the short-term.
14 October 2015, 2pm to 3pm
Join Dr Marianna Marra as as she takes you through an introduction to linear and non-linear forecasting using Stata. Aimed at analysts with some working knowledge, in this webinar Marianna will work through methodologies concerning linear and non-linear forecasting.
29 to 30 September 2015, 10am to 4pm
This two day training course seeks to improve the data skills of junior analysts in the public sector. Focussing on four key areas, each subject compliments the other areas to give a rounded knowledge of using data analytics in your work.
9 September 2015, 2pm to 3pm
Join Richard Skeggs as he talks about data mining using R. Aimed at analysts with some working knowledge Richard will cover pre-processing, anomaly detection, association rule learning, clustering, classification, regression and summarisation with R.
1 July 2015, 2pm to 3pm
Join Dr Raffaella Calabrese as she introduces you to R. Using real time examples this webinar will give you an understanding of R and its functionalities.
27 May 2015, 2pm to 3pm
Join Dr Abhijit Sengupta and improve your knowledge of using simulation based techniques for data analysis. Using a real case study carried out in a fast moving consumer goods business focusing on mirco level online transaction data the webinar will present the advantages and limitations of using these techniques.
Training & Webinars
We offer a range of data analytics training for academic and non-academic researchers.
10-14 July 2017
North Teaching Centre, University of Essex, Colchester Campus
We are delighted to be delivering a course at this year’s Essex Summer School, as part of the 50th anniversary.
23 March 2017, 2pm to 3pm
POSTPONED
In this webinar Professor Jerry Coakley, will analyse the benefits and risks of debt crowdfunding for both small businesses and society, and argue that it marks the beginning of a revolution in the financing of small businesses in the UK.
14 March 2017
Venue: Colchester Campus, University of Essex
The ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre in conjunction with SASNet invites you to participate in a free training seminar on Mortality Estimation and Forecasting With Smoothing and Overdispersion.
9 March 2017, 2pm to 3pm
In this webinar Dr Beatriz De La Iglesia will provide attendees with an introductory understanding of data mining techniques, the process of knowledge discovery in databases and how business can benefit from such techniques.
22 February 2017, 2pm to 3pm
In this webinar, Richard Skeggs will provide attendees with an intermediary understanding of SQL (Structured Query Language), and will provide an understanding of how this can be used in “real-life” scenarios.
24 January 2017
Venue: Sir Alwyn Williams Building, Glasgow, G12 8QN
The Urban Big Data Centre in conjunction with SASNet invites you to participate in a free training seminar on Complex Networks Approaches to Supply Chain Management.
24 January 2017, 2pm to 3pm
In this webinar Fola Malomo will discuss the differences in economic trends between coastal areas that have performed well and coastal areas that have been less successful.
Venue: University of Essex
The course delivered in January will consist of three separate training sessions. Attendees are able to attend all three sessions or choose the session which they feel is most relevant to their needs.
9 December 2016, 1pm to 2pm
In this webinar, Professor Andrew Lovett will discuss developments in open source GIS, in particular reviewing data and software sources.
2 December 2016, 1pm to 2pm
This webinar aims to provide attendees with an introductory understanding of networks’ dynamics.
17 November 2016
Venue: University of Essex
This event will be delivered as part of the SASNet project, and will explore urban Big Data, and their use in Urban Informatics, along with the challenges that arise.
29 November 2016
Venue: University of Kent
In conjunction with SASNet, we invite you to participate in a free training seminar on using administrative and other datasets to inform policy regarding social care in England.
7 November 2016, 2pm to 3pm
In this webinar, Dr Guven Demirel will provide a brief introduction to complex networks approaches that provide insights on the relationships between the supply network structure and the response to disturbances and disruptions.
20 September 2016
Venue: Sir Alwyn Williams Building - Level 5
The Urban Big Data Centre in conjunction with SASNet invites you to participate in a free training training workshop on understanding and using open geospatial data standards.
22 June 2016
Venue: Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor
The Urban Big Data Centre in conjunction with SASNet invites you to participate in a free training seminar on Discrete Choice Modelling & Cause-Effect Case Studies.
23 June, 11.30am to 3.00pm
We are now taking reservations for our Autumn session. This masterclass will build on the case studies used in the earlier webinar and focus on the practical skills to teach delegates how they can access and use online data to gain insight into human behaviour.
23 June 2016
Join Suzy Moat for this webinar when she will explore how online data can be used to analyse human behaviour.
Venue: University of Essex
This one week training course, which is repeated over a two week period seeks to improve the data skills of analysts in the public sector. Focussing on five key areas, each subject compliments the other areas to give a rounded knowledge of using data analytics for the public sector.
12 May 2016, 2pm to 3pm
Join Dr Iqbal Adjali for this webinar as he introduces participants to Risk Modelling. No previous knowledge is required, participants will leave the webinar with a clear understanding of what risk models are, and when (and how) it can be a powerful approach to use.
26 April 2016, 2pm to 3pm
Join Andrew Lovett for this webinar as he introduces participants to GIS. No previous knowledge is required, this webinar will demonstrate commonly used software and how GIS concepts can be applied.
9 March 2016, 2pm to 3pm
Join Peter Barbrook-Johnson for this webinar as he introduces participants to agent based modelling, explaining what it is, and when (and how) it can be a powerful approach to use.
16 February 2016, 10.30am to 4.30pm
This one day course is suitable for both academics and non-academics that have knowledge of programming but no experience in Java or Python.
26 January 2016, 10.30am to 4.30pm
This one day training course is suitable for researchers with a basic knowledge of statistical analysis, but who want and need to improve their skills in Stata and R.
18 November 2015, 2pm to 3pm
Join Professor Neil Kellard for this webinar as he asks: Does the use of sentiment and search engine data help when using forecasting models in finance? Neil will show that while other data are also useful in helping model and forecast prices, measures of sentiment and investor attention are likely to be more potent particularly in the short-term.
14 October 2015, 2pm to 3pm
Join Dr Marianna Marra as as she takes you through an introduction to linear and non-linear forecasting using Stata. Aimed at analysts with some working knowledge, in this webinar Marianna will work through methodologies concerning linear and non-linear forecasting.