Title: Linting and data viz silos Speakers: Etienne Bacher and Neil Pettinger Date: Wednesday 21st October 2026, 6.00PM - 7.00PM Location: 2.11 Appleton Tower, The University of Edinburgh Register: luma.com/nulvgls1 Welcome to our first session of the 2026/2027 season! Etienne Bacher: Jarl, a new R linter No matter their background,...

Title: Thrifty analysis and testing Speakers: Mayuko Morgan and Nick Radcliffe Date: Thursday 11th June 2026, 6.00PM - 7.00PM Location: 2.55 The Bayes Centre The University of Edinburgh Register: luma.com/vv57xyii (we’re reducing our reliance on meetup because it’s expensive) Welcome to our final session of the 2025/2026 season! Mayuko Morgan:...

Title: April 2026: Fake data and R projects Speakers: Mike Spencer and Claire Hayman Date: Thursday 30 April 2026, 6.00PM - 7.00PM Location: Teaching Room 02, Old College The University of Edinburgh Register: meetup.com/edinbr/events/314336153 Mike Spencer: Making fake data for testing Ever needed to use real data where you shouldn’t?...

Title: March 2026: International womens’ day, travel and a return to shiny! Speakers: Alessia Calafiore and Nevil Hopley Date: Thursday 19 March 2026, 6.00PM - 7.00PM Location: LG.08 40 George Square The University of Edinburgh, EH8 9JX Register: meetup.com/edinbr/events/313647476 Alessia Calafiore: Using R to Uncover Gender Differences in Urban Mobility...

Title: Feb 2026: accessibility analysis and interpreting visualisations Speakers: Rafael Verduzco-Torres and Simon Taylor Date: Thursday 19 February 2026, 6.00PM - 7.00PM Location: LG.08 40 George Square The University of Edinburgh, EH8 9JX Register: meetup.com/edinbr/events/313306460 Jose Rafael Verduzco-Torres: AccessUK: An R Toolkit for Easy and Extensible Accessibility Analysis in Great...