Training & Events
What COMBINE offers
Bioinformatics Workshops
Helping you sharpen your research skills
Social Events
Connecting you with computational biology and bioinformatics students around Australia
Events & Workshops
Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics -Workshop 1 (1 October 2026)
This beginner’s tutorial will introduce the Galaxy Australia interface and tools, how to run a simple analysis and how to...
Read MoreIntro to Pandas (17 September 2026)
This course is designed for researchers who wish to learn how to use Python for basic data analysis and visualization....
Read MoreIntro to Python Workshops — Part 1 (3 September 2026) & 2 (10 September 2026)
Melbourne Bioinformatics is offering two free, beginner-friendly workshops providing a hands-on introduction to Python programming for data analysis. These sessions...
Read MoreCOMBINE Travel Scholarships (due 25th Sep)
Applications for the COMBINE Travel Scholarships are now open! These scholarships are intended to help cover travel and accommodation costs...
Read MoreRNA-seq in R (from counts to genes)
Comparing gene expression, i.e. the amount of RNA transcript, in different experimental conditions provides important biological insights. While there’s many...
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions
What can I do if a workshop is booked out?
For each workshop, there will be a waiting list at the bottom of the registration page where you can add your name and contact details if the workshop is booked out.
COMBINE doesn't currently run a workshop for the skills I'm interested in learning. Can I suggest a workshop topic?
Yes! Please contact the COMBINE team through the slack channel: combine-au.slack.com or email us at events@combine.org.au
Where can I get more information about upcoming workshops?
Join our slack channel and follow us on social media to get timely notifications on upcoming events.
You can check out training registries like DReSA (Australasia) and TeSS (Europe). Bioinformatics and data skills training events from many organisations (including COMBINE) are listed in these registries.