Workshop series on research data management, ethics, literature management, and corpus linguistics tools for researchers at the University of Cologne's CRC 1252 - Prominence in Language.
- Live site: https://sfb1252.github.io/talks
- Winter 2025-26 schedule: docs/agenda/winter-2025-26-schedule.md
This repository hosts the public website and materials for the workshop series, built with MkDocs and the Material theme.
- 07 — Coding in R Basics: https://sfb1252.github.io/talks/workshops/07-coding-r-basics/
- 08 — Online Experiments: https://sfb1252.github.io/talks/workshops/08-online-experiments/
- 09 — Archiving Session: https://sfb1252.github.io/talks/workshops/09-archiving-session/
- 10 — Coding in Python/VSCode and LLMs: https://sfb1252.github.io/talks/workshops/10-coding-python-vscode-llms/
- 11 — Bayesian Regression Models: https://sfb1252.github.io/talks/workshops/11-bayesian-regression-models/
- 12 — Computational Reproducibility using R: https://sfb1252.github.io/talks/workshops/12-computational-reproducibility-r/
Local development requires Python. Recommended steps:
- Create and activate a virtual environment (optional)
- Install dependencies
- Serve locally for live preview
# From the repo root
python -m venv .venv
. .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
# If requirements.txt exists:
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Otherwise:
# pip install mkdocs mkdocs-material
mkdocs serveThe site will be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000.
Build static files:
mkdocs buildThis outputs the site into the site/ folder.
The site is published via GitHub Pages at https://sfb1252.github.io/talks.
Pushing to main triggers publication (serving the contents of site/).
If links are not working immediately after deployment, allow 5–10 minutes for GitHub Pages to update.
├── docs/ # All site content (MkDocs source)
│ ├── index.md # Front page
│ ├── agenda/ # Workshop schedules
│ ├── workshops/ # Workshop materials (01-12)
│ ├── calendar/ # Calendar integration files
│ ├── flyers/ # Promotional materials
│ ├── resources/ # Additional resources
│ ├── onboarding/ # Onboarding materials
│ ├── retreat/ # Retreat materials
│ ├── presenter-resources/ # Presenter guidelines
│ ├── evaluation/ # Workshop evaluation system
│ └── stylesheets/ # Custom CSS
├── site/ # Built static site (mkdocs build output)
├── mkdocs.yml # MkDocs configuration
├── requirements.txt # Python deps for MkDocs/Material
└── README.md # This file
We welcome contributions to improve our workshop materials. See our contributing guide for details on how to contribute.
This project is licensed under the terms specified in the LICENSE file.
This workshop series is part of the CRC 1252 "Prominence in Language" research initiative at the University of Cologne.