January 13 - 15, 2026
9:30 am - 5 pm UTC
Instructors: Colin Sauze, Tobias Ferreira
Helpers: Esther Turner, Magda Juarez, Adam Ward, André Palóczy, Jonathan Coney, Alex Baldwin
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About this workshop: This Software Carpentry course is an introductory course covering using the Unix command line shell, Programming in Python and Version Control with Git. Learners are not expected to have any prior knowledge of these topics. It will be possible to only attend part(s) of this workshop - for example, to come to the Git section but not the other two. If you would like to do this, there should be a section on the sign up form to indicate this. Please do also feel free to email us about it. We will send around more detailed timings on when each section will be nearer the time. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us.
Course Notes: You can find links to the course notes for these topics below:
Who can attend?: This workshop is open to all staff and students from the National Oceanography Centre. Limited numbers are available for other organisations who collaborate with the National Oceanography Centre.
Where: Library Red Room and Conference Room, NOCS, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps. What3Words location: ///super.neon.light.
When: January 13 - 15, 2026; 9:30 am - 5 pm UTC Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop which can connect to the Eduroam or NOCstaff wifi.
Contact: Please email colin.sauze@noc.ac.uk or esther.turner@noc.ac.uk for more information.
Roles: To learn more about the roles at the workshop (who will be doing what), refer to our Workshop FAQ.
The Carpentries: The Carpentries project comprises the Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library Carpentry communities of Instructors, Trainers, Maintainers, helpers, and supporters who share a mission to teach foundational computational and data science skills to researchers.
Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody.
We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. We do not require participants to provide documentation of disabilities or disclose any unnecessary personal information. However, we do want to help create an inclusive, accessible experience for all participants. We encourage you to share any information that would be helpful to make your Carpentries experience accessible.
Everyone who participates in Carpentries activities is required to conform to the Code of Conduct. This document also outlines how to report an incident if needed.