General information on the R users Group at The University of Manchester.
The R at University of Manchester Group is an welcoming group which exists to bring together R users of all levels, with interests in diverse fields from across the University to exchange tips, ideas and knowledge for the benefit of all. This group was previously known as the FLS R Group, and is inclusive to all Faculties of The University of Manchester.
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Check out our friends at MMU R User Group: https://mmu-r-user-group.github.io/
RUM Group Session Schedule - 2017/2018
Sessions are held on the first Monday of each month, from 11.00 - 12.30:
(Ground floor conference room, Vaughan House, Portsmouth Street)
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 06/02/2017 | Syed Murtuza Baker | Single cell analysis with R |
| Reka Solymosi | Leaflet for R | |
| 13/03/2017 | Reka Solymosi | Introduction to Shiny |
| 03/04/2017 | Miguel Belmonte | WaveThresh package for time series analysis |
| 08/05/2017 | Glen Martin & Will Hulme | Imputing missing data with MICE |
| 05/06/2017 | Henry Partridge | Using R as a GIS |
| 03/07/2017 | Edith Invernizzi | Integrating Shiny and Markdown to build an online interface for access to research data |
| Heather Robinson | An introduction to simplifying code with dplyr | |
| 07/08/2017 | All | Lightning talks, planning discussion |
| 11/09/2017 | Raniere Silva | R Markdown and Pandoc Template: releasing your super powers! |
| 02/10/2017 | Jamie Soul | Using Caret to solve classification problems |
| Reka Solymosi | Potential RUM funding stream applications- Please note the October meeting will be held in 3.214 University Place. | |
| 06/11/2017 | David Mawdsley & Pen Richardson | High performance computing in R, without rewriting your code |
| David Berk | Survival analysis using R | |
| 04/12/2017 | Heather Robinson | Object oriented programming (OOP) |
| Jamie Soul | Tweeting Christmas: Sentiment analysis in R | |
| 05/02/2018 | Raniere Silva | Lessons learnt when contributing with Yihui Xie |
| 01/03/2018 | All welcome | Brexit data challenge hackathon |
- to promote the R programming language across UoM
- to share knowledge of R
- to explore the use of R for a wide variety of purposes including statistical analysis, data science, GIS, reporting and others yet to be discovered
- to collaborate on problem solving using R
- to encourage reproducibility through the sharing of R code
The R Consortium, like the R community as a whole, is made up of members from around the globe with a diverse set of skills, personalities, and experiences. It is through these differences that our community experiences great successes and continued growth.
Members of the R Consortium and their representatives are bound to follow this R Community Code of Conduct (which is based on the Python Community Code of Conduct). We encourage all members of the R community to likewise follow these guidelines which help steer our interactions and strive to keep R a positive, successful, and growing community. R Community Code of Conduct
A member of the R Community is:
Open: Members of the community are open to collaboration, whether it's on projects, working groups, packages, problems, or otherwise. We're receptive to constructive comment and criticism, as the experiences and skill sets of other members contribute to the whole of our efforts. We're accepting of anyone who wishes to take part in our activities, fostering an environment where all can participate and everyone can make a difference.
Considerate: Members of the community are considerate of their peers — other R users. We're thoughtful when addressing the efforts of others, keeping in mind that oftentimes the labor was completed simply for the good of the community. We're attentive in our communications, whether in person or online, and we're tactful when approaching differing views.
Respectful: Members of the community are respectful. We're respectful of others, their positions, their skills, their commitments, and their efforts. We're respectful of the volunteer efforts that permeate the R community. We're respectful of the processes set forth in the community, and we work within them. When we disagree, we are courteous in raising our issues.
Overall, we're good to each other. We contribute to this community not because we have to, but because we want to. If we remember that, these guidelines will come naturally.
Questions/comments/reports? Please write to the Code of Conduct address: conduct@r-consortium.org. (this will email the Board Chair and R Consortium Program manager). Include any available relevant information, including links to any publicly accessible material relating to the matter.
For those new to R, we have developed a set of Introduction to R notes.
The New R User subgroup communicates via Yammer. To be added to the Yammer group, and view group information and meeting details, sign up with your Manchester user account at https://www.yammer.com/manchester.ac.uk/. To be added to the blackboard organisational unit, please email Fran Hooley at frances.hooley@manchester.ac.uk
For those teaching R, we are developing a blackboard module in which R related teaching materials can be shared, borrowed and developed on a collaborative basis, and from which learners can access teaching materials outside of course running dates for elearning purposes. To be added to the module, please enter your staff/student number and indicate whether you are a teacher or learner:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaYZNc7piDK8gRVOBpre3hbkOwg48yJgT1zWYdmJbcURa-hw/viewform