Are you looking to learn new data or computational skills? We offer regular workshops, online learning resources, and guides to help you acquire new skills and use our services effectively.
Enhance your abilities, expand your expertise, and discover how to optimize your research at the following Research Computing and Data Services (RCDS) sessions.
Artificial Intelligence for Research
This workshop series provides practical advice and examples on how to effectively and securely utilize AI in your research. From writing code to training large language models (LLMs), our Data Scientists will walk you through the tools and tips you'll need.
Data Science, Statistics, and Visualization
Learn statistical analysis methods, data visualization techniques, best practices for coding, and more.
Foundations in Genomic Analyses
This workshop series is designed to cover foundational topics in computational genomics for the research community that uses the Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) at Northwestern. Most workshops can be attended ad hoc, but some of the content builds on itself from week-to-week, and most require attendance at the first workshop of the series, "Working from the Command Line," so please read the description of each. These workshops will be held in person on the Chicago campus. To participate fully, you will need to bring a laptop with you to each workshop.
Quest Orientation
Northwestern University provides a high-performance computing cluster known as Quest for its researchers. Quest is designed to meet compute- and data-intensive research needs. This orientation session introduces new users to the Quest services available, reviews beginner practices, and addresses questions about using Quest for the first time. The orientation is focused on users who have recently requested a new allocation, but existing Quest users and those interested in using Quest are also welcome to attend.
Genomics Compute Cluster Orientation
Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) Orientations onboard new users to the GCC and provide best-practice guidance for using this resource.
Additional Series
RCDS also regularly offers workshops as a part of the following series:
- Topics in Computational Genomics
- Data Management
- Next Steps in R
- Next Steps in Python
Contact Us
Request customized workshops or training for your group.
Subscribe to the NUIT-RESEARCH listserv to receive announcements about upcoming workshops.
Learning Resources
Learning Resources
- User Guides and Documentation: Learn how to use services and resources supported by Research Computing and Data Services, including Quest, Research Data Storage Service, Globus, and more.
- Resource Guides: Research Computing and Data Services team members have curated lists of free books, videos, online courses, tutorials and other materials to help you learn R, Python, SQL, git, and more.
- O’Reilly Online Learning: Northwestern University Libraries provides online access to many popular books and other resources covering programming, software development, data visualization, machine learning, and other technology topics. Register for an account. with a Northwestern email address by clicking “Institution not listed?”; once you have an account, you can log in directly.
- LinkedIn Learning: Northwestern Human Resources provides access to courses on a wide range of technology topics, including databases, programming, and data analysis.
Talk to a Consultant
Are you looking for help from a person instead? We can meet with you one-on-one to answer questions on using computational and data resources and methods in your research.