Data Visualisation Workshop: From Theoretical Foundations to Implementation and Communication
Do you work with complex datasets, would you like to make data-driven decisions and communicate your findings more effectively? Would you like to uncover patterns and relationships in your data while making your research more accessible to others? If yes, join us for a two-day workshop to explore the principles and practice of data visualisation. Combining theory with hands-on implementation, the workshop will equip you with practical tools to transform research data into clear, engaging and informative visualisations.
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William Scharf Auditiorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres, Bartholins Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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At this event, you will learn how to translate and communicate research data through visual design, apply data visualisation techniques to identify patterns, trends and outliers and use visualisation to support data-driven insights and decision-making – making it easier for you and other scientists to understand and learn from the data.
This workshop is offered jointly by the Danish Data Science Academy (DDSA), the Danish Cardiovascular Academy (DCA), The Danish Advanced Research Academy (DARA) and the Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy (DDEA).
In this two-day workshop you will:
- Explore and learn principles and foundations of data visualisation
- Analyse and improve your own visualisations
- Work on a domain-specific task using a provided dataset
- Engage in guided group work on a visualisation design – using pen and paper
- Gain hands-on experience and participate in interactive presentations in Vega-Lite Refresher, Python or R
- Implement and present your visualisations with peers
During the two days, you will also have the opportunity to network with fellow researchers, get to know the other course participants and network with them and the speakers through dinner and social activities.
We will announce a more detailed program in primo August.
Main instructor:
Hans-Jörg Schulz, Associate Professor, Aarhus University (DK)
Organisers:
- Simone Pasolini, Danish Data Science Academy, DDSA
- Lise Klarholt, Danish Cardiovascular Academy, DCA
- Lisa Eckford-Soper, Danish Advanced Research Academy, DARA
- Zac Thomas Adams, Danish Advanced Research Academy, DARA
- Emilie Aho, Danish Advanced Research Academy, DARA
- Marie-Louise Tind Rasmussen, Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy, DDEA
- Hans-Jörg Schulz, Associate Professor, Aarhus University (DK)
Target group:
The workshop is intended for early career researchers, including data scientists, basic and translational research scientists, clinical-researchers and clinicians, working within the scope of the Danish Data Science Academy, Danish Cardiovascular Academy, Danish Advanced Research Academy or Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy.
Participants will be selected on based on their motivation. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to submit a short motivation statement.
Previous experience in R or Python is recommended but not required. Participants without programming experience but interested in the workshop, you are welcome to attend. Tutorials and introductory materials for Vega-Lite will be provided in advance to support participation throughout the course.
Please note that participation is not guaranteed. Priority will be given to participants employed at Danish research and health institutions or in the life science industry. If the event is oversubscribed, participants will be selected based the target group criteria and motivation.
Dinner registration:
The Academies will organize a networking dinner on 4 November, the evening before the event, and on the 5 November. Participation in the dinner is free of charge. Please sign up for the specific dinners upon registration and indicate whether you have any dietary requirements.
Accommodation:
The Academies offer accommodation in Aarhus to all participants living outside the Aarhus area with check in on the 4 November and check out 6 November. Accommodation will be in shared double rooms.
Please sign up for accommodation when you register for the event. You will be informed about your overnight accommodation after the registration deadline.
Certification:
A workshop certificate will be sent to all participants upon request at the end of the workshop.
No-show fee:
Please note that it is free of charge to participate in the workshop. However the Academies will charge a no-show fee of 1000 DKK if you do not show up and have not unregistered from the workshop prior to its start