Version control for academics with GitHub | Dr Sam Forbes @RIOTScienceClub
Version control for academics with GitHub | Dr Sam Forbes  @RIOTScienceClub
Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
About the speaker

Dr Samuel Forbes is an Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology at Durham University (@samhforbes). Outside of his research, Dr Forbes is an experienced GitHub user and maintains several R packages, which can be seen on his own GitHub page.

About the talk

Version control can be an important skill for both ensuring files are backed up adequately, and for maintaining good organisation of analysis scripts and documents. I will give a basic introduction to how GitHub might be used by academics both at an individual and at a team level.

About the talk

How do we apply open science practices to neurodevelopmental research? In this talk, Dr Hobson will discuss her experiences conducting a registered report and asking autism journals to offer this format. She will also summarise investigations into the typical statistical power of a study into developmental disorders.

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