Data Carpentry Workshops
Data Carpentry lessons are domain-specific. Well-developed curricula are available for Ecology, Genomics, Social Sciences, and Geospatial data. Curricula for other domains are under development and may be offered if time, expertise, and interest permit.
KU's cohort of certified Carpentries Instructors offer workshops multiple times per year. We do our best to time workshops around the academic calendar and class schedules. Receive news about upcoming workshops by subscribing to the ku-carpentries-news mailing list.
Upcoming Workshops
Data Carpentry: Genomics
Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18 and 19, 2026
9:00 am – 4:30 pm CDT (UTC-5) both days
Watson Library, Room 455
Registration
This is an in person workshop that will not be recorded. Attendance is limited; please only register if you plan to attend.Who should attend?
This Data Carpentry workshop focuses on Genomics data cleaning and analysis. Participants should be familiar with biological and genomic concepts, but no prior experience with the tools covered in the workshop is expected or required.
Attendees are welcome regardless of institutional affiliation. Information about visiting Watson Library includes:
- Accessible KU information on campus accessibility
- KU Parking information and day passes for campus parking
- Lawrence Transit bus routes to KU
Why should I attend?
You will learn to use tools and practice skills that can improve your efficiency and the transparency and reliability of your research results.
Topics covered:
- Project organization and management
- Introduction to the command line
- Data wrangling and processing
Instructors
- Caroline Kisielinski, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Kansas Geological Survey
- Vanna Hay, Department of Anthropology
Sponsors
KU Libraries and KU Research