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
annual ABACBS/COMBINE Online Career Panel (Tue May 26th 2-3:30pm AEST)
Join us for an insightful panel discussion on bioinformatics career pathways within academia and the professional bioinformatics world. Our panellists...
Read MoreReproducible Computing Environments with Docker workshop – 9th June 2026
An introduction to Docker for creating portable and reproducible research computing environments. 9 June 2026 (in-person, North Melbourne) Free Eligibility:...
Read MoreIntro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics workshop – 3rd June 2026
A beginner-friendly introduction to Galaxy Australia, including running simple analyses and building Galaxy workflows/pipelines. 3 June 2026 (in-person, North Melbourne)...
Read MoreHybrid Genome Assembly in Galaxy – 26th May 2026
This workshop introduces hybrid genome assembly using Nanopore and Illumina sequencing data, helping participants generate high-quality genome assemblies using Galaxy....
Read MoreGalaxy Training Academy – May 2026
The Galaxy Training Academy is a self-paced online event offering a range of training tracks for both beginners and advanced...
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.