Short courses
Population Health Sciences offer a comprehensive programme of high quality intensive short courses in epidemiology, medical statistics, qualitative research, health economics, appraisal and synthesis of research, and health protection.
Our courses range in duration from one to five days. They are aimed at University staff and postgraduate students, public health specialists, health-care professionals and members of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.
The 2016-2017 programme of courses has now closed. We anticipate launching our new programme for 2017-2018 on or around 2nd October 2017.
| Course title | Dates (please note all tbc) | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Stata (A) | November 2017 | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to R | November 2017 | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Statistics | November 2017 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Writing a Qualitative Paper (A) | December 2017 | Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (A) | December 2017 | Medical Statistics;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Analysis of Repeated Measures | January 2018 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Using Conversation Analysis to Study Health Care Encounters | January 2018 | Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis using WinBUGs | January 2018 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Research Governance | February 2018 | Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Introduction to Epidemiology | February 2018 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Randomised Trials;Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods | February 2018 | Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Economic Evaluation | March 2018 | Health Economics;Show all |
| Questionnaire Design, Application and Data Interpretation | March 2018 | Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Mendelian Randomization | March 2018 | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Informatics;Show all |
| Introduction to Stata (B) | April 2018 | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Multiple Imputation Methods to deal with Missing Data | April 2018 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Advanced Multiple Imputation Methods to deal with Missing Data |
April 2018 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Linear and Logistic Regression Models | April 2018 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Epigenetic Epidemiology | May 2018 | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Show all |
| Advanced Epigenetic Epidemiology | May 2018 | Genetic Epidemiology;Show all |
| Introduction to Rates and Survival Analysis | May 2018 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Network Meta-Analysis | May 2018 | Medical Statistics;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Improving your Stata: data management, publication-quality outputs, and automating tasks | May 2018 | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Causal Inference in Epidemiology: Concepts and Methods | June 2018 | Epidemiology;Show all |
| Statistical Methods for Mediation Analysis | June 2018 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (B) | June 2018 | Medical Statistics;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Genetic Epidemiology | June 2018 | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Writing a Qualitative Paper (B) | June 2018 | Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Advanced Survival Analysis and Prognostic Modelling | June 2018 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Randomised Controlled Trials | July 2018 | Randomised Trials;Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Health Protection Principles and Practice | July 2018 | Health Protection;Show all |
| Epidemiology Concepts Applied to Outbreak Investigation | July 2018 | Health Protection;Show all |
| Data Linkage | July 2018 | Informatics;Show all |
| Qualitative Research to Optimise Design and Conduct of Randomised Trials | Bi-annual (course will next be running in 2018/19) | Randomised Trials;Qualitative Research;Show all |
Book on a 2017/18 short course
2017/18 short courses
We are currently working on an exciting programme of courses for next year. Please check back for more details and bookings in October 2017.
Some very clear explanations of concepts; excellent well-informed tutors; great location/room/biscuits! Excellent arrangements and very smoothly run course. Really improved my understanding of statistical concepts and theory.