Welcome to Introduction to multivariate data analysis 2025
Description:
Modern laboratory equipment produces huge amounts of experimental data — spectral vectors with hundreds of wavelengths, microarrays, gene expression data, sensors, multi-channel images and many others. Even conventional measurements may end up with tens to hundreds of variables. Such data represent a wealth of potential information but usually only a part of it relates to a problem of interest.
This course teaches how to extract problem-dependent information from multivariate data. The practical part of the course assuming using R for calculations and visualization of results.
The course is split in to two parts. The first part (3 days, 2 ECTS) introduces descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as data exploration with Principal Component Analysis. The second part (3 days, 2 ECTS) is mainly devoted to supervised analysis of multivariate data, including regression and validation, preprocessing and variable selection as well as classification.
In each part lectures are supplemented with a suite of real life examples and exercises as well as assignments, with which students will try the discussed methods by solving various data analysis problems. To complete the course, participants have to work on three mini-projects and submit their results in form of reports within 1 month after the main part is finished.
Prerequisites:
Learning objectives:
Key literature:
Organizer: Associate Professor Sergey Kucheryavskiy, E-mail svk@bio.aau.dk
Lecturers: Associate Professor Sergey Kucheryavskiy
ECTS: 5 (2.5 - 1st part + 2.5 - 2nd part)
Time: November 12-14 (1st part), 17-19 (2nd part), 2025
Place: Aalborg University
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Maximal number of participants: 30
Deadline: 22 October 2025
Important information concerning PhD courses:
There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.
We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.
To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.
For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at aauphd@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.
Description:
Modern laboratory equipment produces huge amounts of experimental data — spectral vectors with hundreds of wavelengths, microarrays, gene expression data, sensors, multi-channel images and many others. Even conventional measurements may end up with tens to hundreds of variables. Such data represent a wealth of potential information but usually only a part of it relates to a problem of interest.
This course teaches how to extract problem-dependent information from multivariate data. The practical part of the course assuming using R for calculations and visualization of results.
The course is split in to two parts. The first part (3 days, 2 ECTS) introduces descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as data exploration with Principal Component Analysis. The second part (3 days, 2 ECTS) is mainly devoted to supervised analysis of multivariate data, including regression and validation, preprocessing and variable selection as well as classification.
In each part lectures are supplemented with a suite of real life examples and exercises as well as assignments, with which students will try the discussed methods by solving various data analysis problems. To complete the course, participants have to work on three mini-projects and submit their results in form of reports within 1 month after the main part is finished.
Prerequisites:
Learning objectives:
Key literature:
Organizer: Associate Professor Sergey Kucheryavskiy, E-mail svk@bio.aau.dk
Lecturers: Associate Professor Sergey Kucheryavskiy
ECTS: 5 (2.5 - 1st part + 2.5 - 2nd part)
Time: November 12-14 (1st part), 17-19 (2nd part), 2025
Place: Aalborg University
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Maximal number of participants: 30
Deadline: 22 October 2025
Important information concerning PhD courses:
There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.
We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.
To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.
For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at aauphd@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.
- Teacher: Sergey Kucheryavskiy
Welcome to Theoretical Foundations of Modern NMR Spectroscopy
Content:
The course follows the textbook by James Keeler (Understanding NMR Spectroscopy, 2nd Edition, ISBN: 978-0-470-74608-0).
The course consists of self-study modules studying the text book and the available lecture videos online. In addition, there will be two study-cafés (two-days each, one in Copenhagen, one on Aalborg, attendance in person at both study-cafés is mandatory), where participants and teachers meet, and participants will solve problems under the guidance of teacher
Program:
Course start 1.8.2025
1.8.2025-30.9.2025 Self-study
· Textbook, Chapter 2 “Setting the scene”, plus introductory material by Kåre Teilum
· Textbook, Chapter 3 “Energy Levels and NMR Spectra”, plus video by James Keeler (46 min)
· Textbook Ch. 4 “The vector model”, supported by video by James Keeler (70 min)
· Textbook Ch. 6 “The quantum mechanics of one spin”, supported by material by Kåre Teilum
· Textbook Ch. 9 “Relaxation and the NOE”, supported by video by James Keeler (159 min)
Mandatory study café in Copenhagen: 2 days at the end of September/start of October 2025. The teachers of the first parts (Kåre Teilum, Anders Malmendal and Charlotte Gotfredsen) will each prepare exercises, problems, articles for their parts for ca ½ day. Students will work on the material under the guidance of the instructors.
1.10.2025-20.11.2025 Self-study
· Textbook Ch. 5 “Fourier transformation and data processing”, supported by video by James Keeler (42 min)
· Textbook Ch. 7 “Product Operators”, supported by video by James Keeler (131 min)
· Textbook Ch. 8 “2D-NMR”, supported by video by James Keeler (94 min)
· Textbook Ch. 11, “Coherence selection: phase cycling and field gradient pulses”, supported by video by James Keeler (127 min)
Mandatory study café in Aalborg: 2 days during late November 2025. The teachers of the second parts (Flemming Larsen, Thomas Vosegaard, Reinhard Wimmer) will each prepare exercises, problems, articles for their parts for ca ½ day. Students will work on the material under the guidance of the instructors.
Participants:
The course addresses PhD students who want to apply NMR spectroscopy in their projects, within e.g. synthetic organic chemistry, natural product research, forensic and pharmaceutical sciences, structural biology, metabolomics, material research or any other field where NMR can be applied.
Prerequisites:
- basic knowledge of the appearance and interpretation of NMR spectra
- basic knowledge of chemical structures (organic chemistry)
Learning objectives:
Participants will learn the basic physical principles behind NMR spectroscopy: nuclear spin, energy levels, the vector model, Fourier transformation, product operators, 2D-NMR, relaxation and coherence selection. After the course, participants will understand NMR pulse sequences and the appearance of NMR spectra. They will be able to select the correct experiments for their needs from literature and to adapt them to their requirements.
Evaluation:
Students deliver a detailed report about two of the problems solved during the study cafés – one from each study café, deadline 23.12.2025. Feedback will be given in January 2026.
Organizer: Prof. Reinhard Wimmer, Aalborg University
Lecturers: Associate Professor Anders Malmendal (Roskilde University), Associate Professor Charlotte Gotfredsen (Technical University of Denmark), Senior Scientist Flemming Hoffmann Larsen (Leo Pharma), Professor Kåre Teilum (Copenhagen University), Professor Reinhard Wimmer (Aalborg University), ProfessorThomas Vosegaard (Aarhus University)
ECTS: 4.0
Time:
Online 1 August 2025
Copenhagen: 1-2 October 2025
Aalborg: 4-5 December 2025
Online 23 December 2025
Place: Aalborg University
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Maximal number of participants: 30
Deadline: 11 July 2025
Important information concerning PhD courses:
There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.
We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.
To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.
For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at aauphd@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.
Content:
The course follows the textbook by James Keeler (Understanding NMR Spectroscopy, 2nd Edition, ISBN: 978-0-470-74608-0).
The course consists of self-study modules studying the text book and the available lecture videos online. In addition, there will be two study-cafés (two-days each, one in Copenhagen, one on Aalborg, attendance in person at both study-cafés is mandatory), where participants and teachers meet, and participants will solve problems under the guidance of teacher
Program:
Course start 1.8.2025
1.8.2025-30.9.2025 Self-study
· Textbook, Chapter 2 “Setting the scene”, plus introductory material by Kåre Teilum
· Textbook, Chapter 3 “Energy Levels and NMR Spectra”, plus video by James Keeler (46 min)
· Textbook Ch. 4 “The vector model”, supported by video by James Keeler (70 min)
· Textbook Ch. 6 “The quantum mechanics of one spin”, supported by material by Kåre Teilum
· Textbook Ch. 9 “Relaxation and the NOE”, supported by video by James Keeler (159 min)
Mandatory study café in Copenhagen: 2 days at the end of September/start of October 2025. The teachers of the first parts (Kåre Teilum, Anders Malmendal and Charlotte Gotfredsen) will each prepare exercises, problems, articles for their parts for ca ½ day. Students will work on the material under the guidance of the instructors.
1.10.2025-20.11.2025 Self-study
· Textbook Ch. 5 “Fourier transformation and data processing”, supported by video by James Keeler (42 min)
· Textbook Ch. 7 “Product Operators”, supported by video by James Keeler (131 min)
· Textbook Ch. 8 “2D-NMR”, supported by video by James Keeler (94 min)
· Textbook Ch. 11, “Coherence selection: phase cycling and field gradient pulses”, supported by video by James Keeler (127 min)
Mandatory study café in Aalborg: 2 days during late November 2025. The teachers of the second parts (Flemming Larsen, Thomas Vosegaard, Reinhard Wimmer) will each prepare exercises, problems, articles for their parts for ca ½ day. Students will work on the material under the guidance of the instructors.
Participants:
The course addresses PhD students who want to apply NMR spectroscopy in their projects, within e.g. synthetic organic chemistry, natural product research, forensic and pharmaceutical sciences, structural biology, metabolomics, material research or any other field where NMR can be applied.
Prerequisites:
- basic knowledge of the appearance and interpretation of NMR spectra
- basic knowledge of chemical structures (organic chemistry)
Learning objectives:
Participants will learn the basic physical principles behind NMR spectroscopy: nuclear spin, energy levels, the vector model, Fourier transformation, product operators, 2D-NMR, relaxation and coherence selection. After the course, participants will understand NMR pulse sequences and the appearance of NMR spectra. They will be able to select the correct experiments for their needs from literature and to adapt them to their requirements.
Evaluation:
Students deliver a detailed report about two of the problems solved during the study cafés – one from each study café, deadline 23.12.2025. Feedback will be given in January 2026.
Organizer: Prof. Reinhard Wimmer, Aalborg University
Lecturers: Associate Professor Anders Malmendal (Roskilde University), Associate Professor Charlotte Gotfredsen (Technical University of Denmark), Senior Scientist Flemming Hoffmann Larsen (Leo Pharma), Professor Kåre Teilum (Copenhagen University), Professor Reinhard Wimmer (Aalborg University), ProfessorThomas Vosegaard (Aarhus University)
ECTS: 4.0
Time:
Online 1 August 2025
Copenhagen: 1-2 October 2025
Aalborg: 4-5 December 2025
Online 23 December 2025
Place: Aalborg University
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Maximal number of participants: 30
Deadline: 11 July 2025
Important information concerning PhD courses:
There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.
We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.
To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.
For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at aauphd@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.
- Teacher: Reinhard Wimmer
Welcome to Glass Transition and Relaxation
Description: Glasses are non-crystalline solids, which continually relax toward their equilibrium liquid state due to their non-equilibrium nature. They are prepared by rapid quenching from the molten state, since the viscosity increase during cooling prevents crystallization and thus promotes glass formation. However, despite the recent progress, the understanding of the origin of the glass transition remains as one of the most important unanswered questions in condensed matter. This is important since glass relaxation influences a wide variety of applications. For the planned Ph.D. course, we will introduce the fundamental aspects of the glass transition and relaxation, including dynamics and thermodynamics, liquid fragility, structural and dynamical heterogeneity, and various relaxation phenomena. Several distinguished lecturers will be invited to present the fundamental principles of various methods (experimental, modeling, and theory) for studying these phenomena as well as their recent progress in applying these methods to different glass-forming systems (oxide, non-oxide, metallic, organic-inorganic hybrid). The students will communicate with both fellow students and lecturers, read the pre-assigned literature, and do assignments from lecturers through group work.
Organizer:
Professor Morten M. Smedskjær, mos@bio.aau.dk
Professor Yuanzheng Yue, yy@bio.aau.dk
Lecturers: External speakers
ECTS: 2
Time: 25 - 27 August 2025
Place: Aalborg University (Room: TBA)
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Maximal number of participants: 30
Deadline: 4 August 2025
Important information concerning PhD courses:
There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.
We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.
To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.
For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at aauphd@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.
Description: Glasses are non-crystalline solids, which continually relax toward their equilibrium liquid state due to their non-equilibrium nature. They are prepared by rapid quenching from the molten state, since the viscosity increase during cooling prevents crystallization and thus promotes glass formation. However, despite the recent progress, the understanding of the origin of the glass transition remains as one of the most important unanswered questions in condensed matter. This is important since glass relaxation influences a wide variety of applications. For the planned Ph.D. course, we will introduce the fundamental aspects of the glass transition and relaxation, including dynamics and thermodynamics, liquid fragility, structural and dynamical heterogeneity, and various relaxation phenomena. Several distinguished lecturers will be invited to present the fundamental principles of various methods (experimental, modeling, and theory) for studying these phenomena as well as their recent progress in applying these methods to different glass-forming systems (oxide, non-oxide, metallic, organic-inorganic hybrid). The students will communicate with both fellow students and lecturers, read the pre-assigned literature, and do assignments from lecturers through group work.
Organizer:
Professor Morten M. Smedskjær, mos@bio.aau.dk
Professor Yuanzheng Yue, yy@bio.aau.dk
Lecturers: External speakers
ECTS: 2
Time: 25 - 27 August 2025
Place: Aalborg University (Room: TBA)
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Maximal number of participants: 30
Deadline: 4 August 2025
Important information concerning PhD courses:
There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.
We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.
To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.
For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at aauphd@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.
- Teacher: Morten Mattrup Smedskjær
- Teacher: Yuanzheng Yue