
Study scientific computing
Dates: April 12-16 2021
Location: National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds
The Introduction to Scientific Computing course covers the skills needed for effective data management and analysis using Linux and Python.
The course will be taught using a mixture of presentations and a large number of practical exercises.
The aim of the course is to equip students with fundamental knowledge and skills to allow them to start using computers for cutting-edge environmental science research. We will also provide you with the necessary experience needed to attend our Data Analysis Tools course.
Learning outcomes
We aim for students to:
Teaching staff
You will be tutored by experts from the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis who solve scientific data challenges on a daily basis. They will introduce you to the fundamentals of scientific computing.
Applications
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Introduction to Scientific Computing is designed for PhD students and early career researchers in atmospheric and environmental science.
It’s suitable for those with no previous experience in either Linux or Python, as well as those who have used them a little and wish to improve their skills.
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Course schedule
This course is scheduled to be delivered on a face to face basis, with reduced numbers to allow for social distancing. If you have any questions about the plans for the delivery of training please contact training@ncas.ac.uk.
We recommend ensuring that any accommodation and travel booked can be cancelled without cost, as our ability to run this event will be dependent on current guidance.
Given the ongoing changes to the current situation please be aware that we may need to change the delivery mechanism of the course. If the course is moved to delivery via Zoom it will still be a live course delivered by the same staff and we will ensure that you receive the same level of support throughout. If the course is moved to a remote delivery model it will take place over ten half days.
Costs
Full academic rate £1,395
Educational discounted rate £930
The educational discounted rate may be available to those students or post-docs not eligible for the subsided rate.
NCAS subsidised rate £310
The subsided rate is available to UK & EU students attending UK universities or students supervised by NCAS staff
Once you have been offered a place on this course, you will be asked to pay the course fees via the University of Leeds online store.
Commercial rate
Attendees from commercial organisations should contact training@ncas.ac.uk to discuss the course fee.
Please contact training@ncas.ac.uk.
The course fee includes all tuition, activities, materials and organised social events.
Travel & accommodation
Accommodation
Accommodation is not provided as part of the course and students should arrange their own in Leeds.
Travel
Delegates are responsible for arranging and paying for their own transport to and from the course.
Terms and conditions
Fees
Attendees are required to pay in full by credit/debit card or provide a valid purchase order from their home organisation by the confirmation deadline. All payments and refunds are processed by the University of Leeds.
Cancellations/ refunds
Attendee cancellations are subject to a £50 administration fee, plus any accommodation cancellation costs incurred by us, where the cancellation is made more than six weeks (twelve weeks for the Atmospheric Measurement Summer School) before the date of the training course. The remaining balance of the course fee will be refunded.
No refund is payable for a cancellation made within six weeks (twelve weeks for the Atmospheric Measurement Summer School) immediately prior to the training course – in this event the full course fee will remain payable. In the event that a place can be filled by another student then the full fee (less the £50 administration fee) will be refunded once the replacement student has paid in full.
All cancellations must be sent in writing to training@ncas.ac.uk.
Amendments and cancellations
It may be necessary for us to change the content and timing of a course, the staff, the date or the venue. In the unlikely event of the course being cancelled, we will provide a full refund. For all bookings, the liability of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science/University of Leeds shall be limited to the amount of the fee paid to the National Centre for Atmospheric Science/University of Leeds by the delegate.