Welcome to Digital Research Skills Australasia (DReSA)

Browsing, discovering and organising digital research events and training resources, collected from Australasian providers.

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Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap at UNE Online

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Would you like to enable secure and reliable data collection forms and manage online surveys? Would your study benefit from web-based data entry? Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) might be for you.

This course will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by...

Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap at WSU Online

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Would you like to enable secure and reliable data collection forms and manage online surveys? Would your study benefit from web-based data entry? Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) might be for you.

This course will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by...

Getting started with NVivo for Windows at UNE Online

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Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it’s easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers.

NVivo allows researchers to...

WORKSHOP: Spatial omics sampler

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This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Spatial omics sampler’. This workshop took place on 25 February 2025.
Event description
This workshop provides a practical introduction to comparative analysis of spatial omics data. Starting with a...

Data Entry, Exploration, & Analysis in SPSS at UNE Online

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This hands-on training is designed for researchers new to SPSS or statistics, offering a foundational familiarity with the software's interface and basic data processing functionalities. You will learn how to import data from Excel and navigate the Variable and Data views to create and describe...

Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R at UNE Online

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R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio and the Shiny web application framework.

In this workshop, you will learn how to manipulate, explore and get insights...

WEBINAR: The Technician Commitment: Championing technical skills, roles and careers

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This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar 'The Technician Commitment: Championing technical skills, roles and careers'. This webinar took place on 12 February 2026.
Webinar description
The Technician Commitment is an internationally recognised...

ARDC accessibility testing guide for digital training content

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This guide helps testers, designers, and developers evaluate digital content against WCAG 2.2 AA. It provides a clear, practical breakdown of all 59 criteria, grouped by the POUR principles, with steps for testing each - individually and together - ensuring accessible and inclusive user...

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R for reproducible science

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A collection of training events and materials that relate to using R to provide training and background on helping me make my research reproducible.