In Summer Term 2026, we will offer the following block courses:
Blockkurs – 54371 - Introduction to Statistics and Data Science with R
Date: April 20-30 (6 days) 10:00 – 16:30 (in person, CIP-Pool WNDE DE. 0.135)
Topics: Repetition and practical implementation of all basic statistical procedures (e.g. common hypothesis tests, linear regression, ordination methods, visualization, project organization) in R. Introduction to simple machine learning techniques (e.g. Random Forest).
Instructor: Dr. Melina Leite (external link, opens in a new window)
Blockkurs – 54375 - Advanced Regression Models with R
Date: 15.06.2026 - 19.06.2026 (1 Week) 9:00 – 17:00 (via Zoom)
Topics: Applied regression analysis using linear and generalized linear mixed models, Random Effect structures, ANOVA, model checks for GLMMs, model comparison and model selection tools, causal inference, dispersion models, correlation (CAR) structures (e.g. temporal, spatial, phylogenetic), nonparametric methods for GLMMs
Instructor: Prof. Florian Hartig (external link, opens in a new window)
Blockkurs – 54379 - Machine Learning and Deep Learning with R
Date: 29.06.2026 - 03.07.2026 (1 Week) 9:00 – 17:00 (via Zoom)
Topics: Principles of ML and overview of a lgorithms, bootstrap, cross-validation, tuning, xAI methods. Introduction to Deep learning (DNNs, CNNs, RNNs, seq2seq, generative AI) in R with Tensorflow, Torch and cito.
Instructor: Dr. Maximilian Pichler (external link, opens in a new window)
Blockkurs – 54378 - Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
Date: 14.07.2026 - 16.07.2026 (3 days) 9:00 – 17:00 (via Zoom)
Topics: Bayesian Inference (prior, posterior, ...), posterior estimation via MCMC sampling, First Bayesian regressions (LM, GLM), Bayesian Model Selection (Bayes factor, Bayesian information criteria, Bayesian regularisation), Bayesian Workflow (conversion checks, model diagnostics, interpreting results, robustness checks), Hierarchical Models
Instructor: Prof. Florian Hartig (external link, opens in a new window)
Detailed course descriptions, eligibility for modules and registration: go to https://go.uni-regensburg.de/j48ekjnk (external link, opens in a new window) and find the course you are interested in SPUR (our electronic lecture catalogue). Note that all courses require that you register via GRIPS (our online learning platform). The link for GRIPS page is always on the respective SPUR entry, and also on our website, which you find below.
External participants: follow the instructions at www.uni-regensburg.de/biologie-vorklinische-medizin/forschen/arbeitsgruppen/ag-hartig/teaching, section “external participants”, to obtain a guest account at the University of Regensburg. With the guest account, you can then register in our online learning system (GRIPS) via the procedure described above.
A pdf with the course information is available here (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
Contacts
Prof. Dr. Florian Hartig
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