Git, GitHub & Collaborative Coding - CodeRefinery Workshop (Sep 9-11)

Hands-on course run by CodeRefinery on version control, reproducible research, and best practices in collaborative coding. UiO hosts an in-person room with helpers available on-site for Days 1–3 (September 9–11).

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Course goals

The CodeRefinery workshop is a free, online course that teaches practical tools and best practices for scientific software development. UiO hosts an in-person room with helpers available on-site for Days 1–3 (September 9–11).

This course is ideal for researchers who write code as part of their work and want to:

  • Learn version control with Git and GitHub

  • Improve the reproducibility of their research

  • Write better-documented and more maintainable code

  • Use testing and modular design to avoid common pitfalls

At UiO, you can join the first three days in person in a shared room with helpers available during the exercises.

CodeRefinery Course information

Workshop format

This is an informal and interactive event with type-along lessons, live coding, and exercises. 

Who can partecipate 

  • Students (Bachelor, Master, PhD)

  • Researchers at all career stages

  • Administrative and technical staff involved in research support or development work

You can participate as an individual, or you’re welcome to join as a research group or team and follow the course together. If you join as a group, you’ll benefit from the opportunity to discuss and solve exercises together.

Prerequisites

Having the necessary setup shown on this instruction page

Certificate 

It is possible to obtain a certificate from the course with a little extra work. See more details. 

Registration

The registration deadline is September 8. You can choose to attend only the days or sessions that are relevant for you

  • If you want to attend in person at UiO (Sept 9–11), please fill out both of the following forms. 
  • If you plan to attend online only, Just fill out the CodeRefinery registration form.

Sign up in-person UiO

Sign up CodeRefinery

Contact

Elisa Pierfederici (Digital Scholarship Centre)

 

Tags: CodeRefinery, Workshop, Git, Open Science, Reproducibility, Programming, Programmering, Computing
Published Aug. 26, 2025 12:21 PM - Last modified Sep. 4, 2026 4:50 PM