Long-term Course Planning
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PE&RC long-term course planning
Note: If you have questions about the courses below, please contact Claudius van de Vijver (claudius.vandevijver@wur.nl) or Miriam van Heist (miriam.vanheist@wur.nl).
| Methodological Courses | Expected | Recurrence |
| Statistical Courses | ||
| Basic Statistics | Mid 2026 | Annually, more if needed |
| Generalized Linear Models | Mid 2026 | Annually |
| Mixed Linear Models | Mid 2026 | Annually |
| Meta-Analysis | 2025 | Every two years |
| Multivariate Analysis | Spring 2026 | Annually |
| Bayesian Statistics | Mid 2026 | Annually |
| Geostatistics | 8 - 12 December 2025 | Every two years |
| Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) | 22 September - 3 October 2025 | Every two years |
| Design of Experiments | 17 - 19 December 2025 | Twice a year |
| Modelling Courses | ||
| Essentials of Modelling | 17 - 21 February 2025 | Every two years |
| The Art of Modelling | 1 - 12 September 2025 | Every two years |
| The Art of Crop Modelling (considered also as an in-depth course) | To be announced | Every three years |
| Companion Modelling | 2026 | Every two years |
| Introduction to Machine learning | 2027 | Every two years |
| Statistical Uncertainty Analysis of Dynamic Models | 2026 | Every two years |
| Uncertainty Analysis and Statistical Validation of Spatial Environmental Models | To be announced | Every two years |
| Programming Courses | ||
| Introduction to R and R studio (online) | 1, 5, 8, 12 September 2025 | Twice per year |
| Intermediate Programming in R (online) | 3, 7, 10, 14 November 2025 | Annually |
| Dynamic models in R: Programming, parameter estimation and model selection | To be announced | Every two years |
| Tidy data transformation and visualization with R (online) | 6, 10, 13 and 16 October 2025 | Twice per year |
| Introduction to Zero-inflated models with R | 2024 | Every three years |
| Python Programming for PhDs | 26 Jan - 4 Feb 2026 | Once per year |
| Other Methodological Courses | ||
| GIS in Practice | To be announced | Every two years |
| Remote Sensing for Environmental Sciences | 2027 | Every two years |
| R and Big Data | 2025 | Every two years |
| Genome Assembly | 6-7 November 2025 | Every two years |
| Towards FAIR Data Management | To be announced | Annually |
| Topical (in-depth) Courses (links to the latest edition of the courses) | ||
| Insects and ecosystem services | 2026 | Every three years |
| Animal Movement Analysis | To be announced | Every three years |
| Aquatic Ecology | To be announced | Every three years |
| Chemical Communication | 17-21 November 2025 | Every three years |
| Climate-Smart Agriculture | To be announced | Every three years |
| Consumer-Resource Interactions | Early spring 2026 | Every three years |
| Crop Modelling and Climate Change | 2026 | Every two years |
| Crop Physiology | 16-21 November 2025 | Every two years |
| Disease Ecology | 23-27 February 2026 | Every three years |
| Environmental Signaling in Plants | To be announced | Not yet clear |
| Grasping Sustainability | 2025 | Annually |
| Intercropping | 11-16 January 2026 | Every two years |
| Life History Theory | 2026 | Every two years |
| Linking Community and Ecosystem Dynamics | 2026 | Every two years |
| Microbial Ecology | 7 - 12 December 2025 | Every three years |
| Principles of Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics | 2025 | Every three years |
| Resilience of living systems | 23-27 June 2025 | Every three years |
| Resource Use Efficiency | 2027 | Every three years |
| Root Ecology | 2028 | Every two years |
| Soil Ecology | 2028 | Every three years |
| Spatial Ecology | To be announced | Every three years |
| Theoretical Ecology | 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2025 | Every three years |
| International on-site courses (courses held in specific countries) | ||
| Farming Systems and Rural Livelihoods Save the date: March, April 2026 | 2026 (Malawi) | Every two/three years |
| Land Dynamics in an Era of Change | 2026 | Every three years |
| Human-Induced Land Degradation | 8 September - 11 October 2025 | Every three years |
| The Science of Conservation | Early spring 2028 | Every three years |
| Forest Management and Biodiversity across Europe | 2026 | Every two years |