Like data? We do too! Maybe you should do a Master of Science (Bioinformatics) with us. Come along to the Melbourne Bioinformatics Open Afternoon to find out what’s involved — and where it can take you. Date: 11 August 2026 Location: 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne Cost: Free Eligibility: Anyone interested in a Master of […]
Melbourne Bioinformatics Open Afternoon – 11 August 2026 Read More »
This beginner’s tutorial will introduce the Galaxy Australia interface and tools, how to run a simple analysis and how to turn an analysis into a Galaxy Workflow (pipeline). Date: 13 August 2026 Location: 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne Cost: Free Eligibility: University of Melbourne staff and students, and affiliates (including COMBINE) Lead trainer: Tristan Reynolds
Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics – 13 August 2026 Read More »
This course is for statisticians, bioinformaticians, software engineers and other R users who have previously used R but who are now interested in learning how to develop new packages for publishing on CRAN or Bioconductor. Date: 12 August 2026 Location: 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne Cost: Free Eligibility: University of Melbourne staff and students, and
Creating R Packages Workshop – 12 August 2026 Read More »
This introduction to R and RStudio will provide beginners with experience with loading, manipulating and visualising biological data using the tidyverse collection of R packages. The example data used is publicly available RNA-seq data, therefore attendees will gain experience in the structure and appearance of RNA-seq data. Date: 29 July 2026 Location: 21 Bedford St,
Intro to R for Biologists – 29 July 2026 Read More »
The first session provides participants with the core concepts of Nextflow pipeline development and foundational knowledge needed to begin building and customising workflows. In the second session, we will step through the hands-on practice in creating a scalable multi-sample Nextflow workflow, consisting of multiple bioinformatics tools. Date: 21–22 July 2026 Location: 21 Bedford St, North
Intro to Nextflow Workshop – 21–22 July 2026 Read More »
This workshop aims to introduce the principles of research data management using examples and case studies. Topics covered will include file organisation, tidy data, transferring data, working with collaborators, safe backups, and data privacy. Workshop duration includes some discussion time. Date: 15 July 2026 Location: 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne Cost: Free Eligibility: University of
Practicalities of Research Data Management Workshop – 15 July 2026 Read More »
Join us for an insightful panel discussion on bioinformatics career pathways within academia and the professional bioinformatics world. Our panellists will share the career journey that led them to where they are now, including how they overcame challenges and obstacles in their way and the key wins that contributed to their professional success. We have
annual ABACBS/COMBINE Online Career Panel (Tue May 26th 2-3:30pm AEST) Read More »
An introduction to Docker for creating portable and reproducible research computing environments. 9 June 2026 (in-person, North Melbourne) Free Eligibility: University of Melbourne staff and students (and affiliates) Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reproducible-computing-environments-with-docker-tickets-1988368549858?aff=affilia
Reproducible Computing Environments with Docker workshop – 9th June 2026 Read More »
A beginner-friendly introduction to Galaxy Australia, including running simple analyses and building Galaxy workflows/pipelines. 3 June 2026 (in-person, North Melbourne) Free Eligibility: University of Melbourne staff and students (and affiliates) Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-galaxy-for-bioinformatics-tickets-1988737875521?aff=affiliates
Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics workshop – 3rd June 2026 Read More »
This workshop introduces hybrid genome assembly using Nanopore and Illumina sequencing data, helping participants generate high-quality genome assemblies using Galaxy. Date: 26 May 2026 Location: 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne Cost: Free Eligibility: University of Melbourne staff and affiliates Lead trainer: Tristan Reynolds (Melbourne Bioinformatics) Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hybrid-genome-assembly-in-galaxy-tickets-1980836307719?aff=affiliate
Hybrid Genome Assembly in Galaxy – 26th May 2026 Read More »