Stats Central at UNSW Sydney is conducting a two day short course, Introductory Statisitcs for Researchers, in April 2018. Aimed at research workers, the course provides an overview of statistical design and analysis methods.

It has become a cliché to say the internet has changed sex, and it is certainly an understatement. As digital technologies have opened up new possibilities for finding sex and love, so too are they demanding new ways of thinking about how we do research. While presenting new conceptual and methodological challenges, the textual, archival and public nature of online spaces have actually enhanced our ability to research sex.

R is widely used and extremely powerful statistical software. This course assumes that you have never used R before. You will learn how to obtain and install R, which is open-source software, and RStudio, which is a versatile, user-friendly interface for using R.

It is very useful to do this course before our introductory statistics course, Introductory Statistics for Researchers.

Hacky Hour is a relaxed, informal monthly meetup where researchers (staff or students) from all disciplines can drop in to work on their research problems related to code, data, or digital tools in a friendly environment.

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We love our tech toys, tools and networks but what are we sacrificing for their daily convenience? As the big four – Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – get bigger, they consume more and more of our attention. Privacy, contemplation and autonomous thought are just some of the casualties. Franklin Foer argues that this transformation has gone so far that it endangers our ability to think. Are we on our way to a world without mind?

Homelessness in wealthy cities is such an extreme form of inequality that it is often easier to ignore it than show empathy. Andres Serrano’s giant portraits from his ‘Residents of New York’ and ‘Denizens of Brussels’ series make it impossible to turn away from his homeless subjects. Join us for a conversation about his work at a time when Australia is dealing with its own homeless crisis.

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