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Module: Biostatistics

The training module 'Biostatistics' as part of the 'Faculty Research Training Program' includes the following training courses.

The learning objectives of this training module are to learn to analyse your own (bio)medical data using appropriate statistical methods and to interpret the results of the statistical analysis.

Online learning tool: E-learning Statistics

  • Aim: Learn how to perform basic statistical analyses in SPSS and R through examples from within the faculty’s research domains.
  • Format: Online learning tool on UFORA
  • Organiser: Faculty Biostatistics Unit and the faculty statistics lecturers
  • Language: English
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Doctoral School course: Starting with R

  • Aim: Get familiar with R progressively with expert guidance, to use R for data visualisation and statistical analysis of your research.
  • Format:Specialist Course Doctoral School
  • Guest speakers: Roos Colman, Ineke van Gremberghe, Carlos Murillo, Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University
  • Organiser: Biostatistics Unit
  • Language: The course will be given in Dutch but the slides are in English for edition 1 and 3, edition 2 will be given in English.
  • When:
    • Edition 1: November 3, 10, 17 and 24, December 1, 8 and 15 from 14:00 till 16:30. Deadline for doctoral school recognition: October 2, 2025.
    • Edition 2: February 3, 10, 17 and 24, March: 3, 10 and 17 2026 from 14:00 till 16:30. Deadline for doctoral school recognition: January 2, 2026.
    • Edition 3: April 23 and 30, May 7, 21 and 28, June 2 and 9 from 14:00 till 16:30. Deadline for doctoral school recognition: March 22, 2026.
  • Where: UZ campus - K3 (entrance 42), first floor- PC room 1.1 - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Doctoral School course: Analysis of clustered and longitudinal data in R

  • Aim: In this more advanced course, researchers are introduced to the analysis of clustered and longitudinal data in R. Experience with R and basic knowledge of linear and logistic regression are expected.
  • Format: Specialist Course Doctoral School
  • Guest speakers:  Ineke van Gremberghe, Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University
  • Organiser: Biostatistics Unit
  • Language: Dutch
  • When: April 21, 28, and May 5, 12 and 19 2026 from 13:30 till 16:30
  • Where: UZ campus - K3 (entrance 42), first floor- PC room 1.1 - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
  • The course will be given in Dutch but the slides are in English
  • More info and sign up

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