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