Welcome to the jump-off page for the programming courses run by the School of Geography, at the University of Leeds, UK. Most of the courses are run by members of the MASS Research Group, part of the Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy.

Modules

• GEOG5990M Programming for Spatial Analysts: Core Skills [Python]
• GEOG5003M Programming for Spatial Analysis [Python]
• GEOG5995M Programming for Social Scientists: Core Skills [Python]
• GEOG5870M Web-based GIS [JavaScript][PHP]
• GEOG5871M Web-based GIS (WUN) [JavaScript][PHP]
• GEOG5790M Programming for Spatial Analysts: Advanced Skills [Python]

Old Modules

• GEOG5991M Programming for Spatial Analysts: Core Skills (WUN) [Python]
• Programming for Spatial Analysts: Core Skills [Java]
• Programming for Social Scientists Summer School [Java]
• Programming for Spatial Analysts: Advanced Skills [Java]
• GIS, Geocomputation and Geoplanning [NetLogo]

Other Courses

• Python Quickstart
• GitHub Quickstart
• Crime modelling
• Using the computers at Leeds

Schools' and Parents' Resources

• Good tech, coding software, and books for kids
• Introduction to Programming for Teachers
• Introduction to Computer Modelling for secondary students [Scratch] (Teachers' materials)

Programming support

• The MASS Research Group runs a weekly coding club to support beginners and experts alike. This is usually in the Common Ground Café downstairs in the University Union, 3-5.30 on a Friday, but email Andy to get on the weekly reminder mailing list. Bring a laptop (though we have a couple to borrow if you warn us).
• Python Club: this meets weekly during term, usually noon on Fridays in MALL 1 downstairs in Maths, to discuss Python related oddities and issues. To get on the mailing list, email Rob Sturman.
• Facebook group for students registered on these courses
• The University also runs Software Carpentry courses every so often, mainly for PhD student and researchers. For more information on these, see the ARC Training pages.

Groups in the Uni

• MASS Research Group and GitHub repos
• Leeds Data Science Society: student data science society (see also Facebook)
• Leeds Python Club: to get on the mailing list, email Rob Sturman
• The Advanced Research Computing group.
• RSE Leeds Network: Research Software Engineers support group (for post-doc and support developers)
• Women in High Performance Computing Leeds Hub: support group for women working in parallel and other HPC programming and management.
• GeoComputation conference group
• GIS@Leeds Twitter feed and Local student feed

Other Oportunities at the Uni

• Q-Step Leeds is the Uni's contribution to the Q-Step initiative to increase the teaching of quantitative methods across the social sciences. They offer paid Summer Research Projects that include training.
• The Leeds Insititute for Data Analytics (LIDA: pronounced "LEEDA") is the go-to location for data analytics in the area of commercial socio-economic and medical datasets. They offer a wide variety of opportunities includin generous internships and studentships.

Stuff going on in Leeds

• Leeds Hackspace
• Open Data Institute Leeds/Data Mill North
• Code Mill Leeds
• West Yorkshire Python User Group
• The Superposition Leeds
• Tech North
• Leeds Code Dojo
• LeedsTechHub
• Other tech meetups, Leeds
• LeedsGeeks events list