Statistics for researchers — module 1, with worked datasets
Designing an experiment that can answer the question, choosing the test, and reporting uncertainty in a way reviewers accept.
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The skills that sit between a degree and a working research career — taught in short, practical modules with the data files included so you can follow along rather than watch.
What this covers
Video courses and written guides covering essential research skills and tools.
Every course ships with a downloadable workbook, the raw data used in the examples, and a written guide for people who would rather read than watch.
Fundamental Concepts
The physical and chemical groundwork that specialist courses assume you already have — revisited properly, with worked examples.
Characterization Methods
What each technique measures, what it cannot tell you, and how to read the output without over-claiming. SEM, XRD, spectroscopy and thermal analysis.
Statistical Methods
Designing an experiment that can answer the question, choosing the right test, and reporting uncertainty in a way reviewers accept.
Programming Languages
Python, R and MATLAB taught against real research tasks — data cleaning, fitting, plotting and making the analysis reproducible.
Research Methodology
Literature review, research design, ethics, data management and writing — the process skills that decide whether the work gets finished.
Course materials
Workbooks and data files
Every course ships with the files used in the examples, so you can follow along instead of watching.
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Statistics for Researchers — Module 1 workbook
Four exercises against the example dataset, with worked answers: what counts as n, choosing a paired test, reading a confounded design, and writing a caption that survives review.
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Sample magazine issue — Volume 1, Issue 01
A complete 13-page issue with all five standing sections, produced as the layout specification for the magazine and as a test document for the reader. Every word in it is placeholder.
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Short course — figures that survive peer review
Resolution, colour mode and the four things that get a figure sent back. Two hours, with the files used in the examples.
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Custom design service for research figures, infographics, graphical abstracts and presentations.
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Specialist support across the research cycle — from data collection and analysis to technology transfer.
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Personalised career counselling and resources for research professionals worldwide.
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