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About the course

Built for Year 3 students in the Life Sciences at the University of Sussex who want computational skills in their toolkit — and open to anyone who wants to learn Python for biology.

What you'll learn

  • ✓Python programming fundamentals
  • ✓Biological sequence analysis
  • ✓Data processing and visualisation
  • ✓Automation of lab calculations

Prerequisites

  • ✓No programming experience needed
  • ✓Basic biology knowledge
  • ✓A Google account (for Colab)
  • ✓Enthusiasm to learn!

This course was developed by Helfrid Hochegger and Doran Amos.

Eight lectures and eight labs across the term, assessed by one test and two programming projects — see Assessment for what each involves and Schedule for when.