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Enhance Your Skills with Free Training Sessions at the Earth and Life Institute

Are you looking to learn new skills or share your expertise with colleagues? The ACELI (Association of Researchers at the Earth and Life Institute) offers free training sessions covering essential software and research methods widely used in the Earth and Life Institute (ELI). These sessions, designed for beginners, provide foundational knowledge, allowing you to get comfortable with the tools without feeling overwhelmed.

Training Highlights:

- Who? ELI members with specific skills volunteer as trainers to lead these sessions. Priority is given to ELI members, but students and individuals from other institutes are welcome.
- When? Sessions are held in the evening, making them accessible even with a busy schedule.
- Languages: Sessions are offered in English or French, depending on the trainer and participants.
- ECTS Credits: All sessions offer an attendance certificate to qualify for ECTS credits for the doctorat program through the CDD (0.25 ECTS per 2-hour session).

Recent and Upcoming Topics:

Our past training sessions have included introductory courses on:

- ArcGIS, LaTeX, Linux
- Endnote & Zotero
- Open Science methodologies
- ImageJ for image processing
- GitHub for version control
- Creating Professional Figures, Articles, and Posters

If you’re interested in attending or if you'd like to volunteer as a trainer for a new topic, please reach out at aceli-eli@uclouvain.be. You’ll receive announcements about upcoming sessions via email.

Registration Details:

Please remember that Moodle registration alone is not sufficient. To secure your spot, register in the designated session through the “Registration” link on the Moodle course page.

Learn and Grow Together with ACELI—we look forward to supporting your professional growth!

2023-2024 Upcoming training sessions 

  • Information literacy and Documentary watch (English): Monday 27 January 2025 (2.00-3.00 pm) given Salle Fisher Ervinckx Céline and Van Overbeke Anne-Catherine : register here.

  • Zotero (English): Monday 20 January 2025 (2.00-4.00 pm) at Salle Curie given by Ervinckx Céline and Van Overbeke Anne-Catherine: register here.

  • How to navigate the scientific publishing landscape (English): Tuesday 11 March 2025 (2.00-4.00 pm) at SUD 12  given by Couvreur Valentin & Lobet Guillaume : register here.

  • How to stand out in a 500 crowd? Tips and tricks for better scientific posters (English): Tuesday 18 March 2025 (4.00-6.00 pm) at SUD 12 given by Lobet Guillaume: register here.

  • Scientific writing (English): Tuesday 6 May 2025 (3.00-4.30 pm) at SUD 15  given by Lobet Guillaume & Massonnet François : register here.

  • Manage your code with Git! (Gihub) (English): Tuesday 20 May 2025 (2.00-4.00 pm) at Salle Fisher given by François Massonnet and Pierre-Yves Barriat : register here.

  • How to build an inclusive and caring lab? (English): Tuesday 4 February 2025 (10.45 am-12.45 pm) at SUD 04 given by Guillaume Lobet: register here

  • Visual Studio Code & Markdown (English): Tuesday 25 March 2025 (2.00-4.00 pm) at Salle Fisher given by Pierre-Yves Barriat : register here.

  • Linux (French): Thursday 10 April 2025 (2.00-4.00 pm) at Salle Fisher given by Barriat Pierre-Yves : register here.

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2022-2023 training sessions 

  • Latex Q1 (French): Monday 21 November 2022 (6.30-8.30 pm), given by Maxime Thomas, François Toussaint and Yassir Abouaimad.
  • Latex Q2 (French): Monday 27 March 2023 (6.30-8.30 pm), given by Maxime Thomas, François Toussaint and Yassir Abouaimad.
  • Mise en page sur QGIS (French): Monday 5 February 2024 (4.15-6.15 pm) given by Delhez Baptiste : register here. 
  • Research Data Management (English): Thursday 07 March (11:00 am - 12:30 pm) given by Grard Adeline: register here.
  • ImageJ : Wednesday 27 March & Thursdat 03 April 2024 (2.00-4.00 pm) given by Draye Xavier and Lobet Guillaume: register here .
  • How to enjoy writing your next scientific paper? (English): Thursday 25 April 2024 (3.00-4.30 pm) given by Lobet Guillaume & Massonnet François : register here.
Other training sessions are organized by UCL (training sessions are in French):
  • for teaching skills, there is a “special” seminar for PhD students (it can be validate for 3 ETCS in your doctoral program) : see the information
  • for statistics (R, SAS, JMP, Python, GLM analyses,…), you can go to SMCS pages to carry out training or ask for help (consulting) : see the calendar
  • for English communication (paper writing, oral presentation,…), you can go to ILV pages : see the calendar
  • for management and interpersonal skills (project management, time management…), you can go to FORM pages : see the calendar and to CIO pages : see the calendar
  • for HPC (topics cover a range from the basics of Linux to parallel programming on clusters and GPUs), you can go to CISM/CECI pages : see the calendar
  • for information skills, you can visit the Libraries and Learning Centers catalog : see the calendar
  • for personalized help on the use of ISO standards, patents or for documentary help, you can make an appointment on this web page with a member of the staff member of the BST (Library of Science and Technology)
  • for all the training courses of the six UCLouvain operators : go to the ValoDoc website