May 15, 2025, already at 3pm | Write R code that lasts: Practical tips for reproducible data analysis

Do your R projects sometimes get messy, your scripts grow out of control, or your results are hard to reproduce?

In this lecture, I’ll share practical tips for setting up clean, maintainable, and reproducible data analysis workflows. We’ll cover how to structure projects, organize scripts, write good-practice code, and manage dependencies effectively.

The focus is on realistic practices that make your code easier for others — and your future self — to understand and reuse.
While the examples will use R, many of the tips apply to anyone doing data analysis, also in other languages.

Whether you’re just starting out or already experienced with R, this session will help you build better habits for writing clean, reusable code.

When? Thursday May 15, this time already from 3-4 p.m.

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Overview Doctorate Procedure

1. Supervision, Topic and Funding

What are the requirements for admission? What has to be done before starting the doctorate? What funding opportunities are there?

2. Start of Work

What insurance cover is required at the start of work?

3. Admission

When and where should I submit my application for doctorate admission? What documents are required for admission?

Mitgliedschaftsverhältnis FU / Enrollment

4. FU Membership and Enrollment

Is there a need to become a member of the FU Berlin? Is enrollment including the student ID card and the semester ticket necessary?

Regelbearbeitungszeit / Standard Time to Completion

5. Standard Time to Completion

What is the standard time to completion for the doctorate? What should I do if the standard time can not be met? How can a change of supervisor take place?

Schreiben der Dissertation / Writing the Thesis

6. Writing the Thesis

Is a monograph necessary or may a cumulative work also be submitted? What must be considered? What should be on the title page?

7. Submission of the Thesis

How many copies have to be submitted? What should be taken into account when submitting a cumulative thesis? Which forms are necessary for submitting the thesis?

8. Review and Display Period

Who appoints the doctoral committee? How is the review procedure organized? How long is the display period?

9. Defense of the Thesis

Who organizes the disputation? When should the disputation be announced? How many members of the doctoral committee must be present? How long does the disputation take?

10. Publication of the Thesis

When does the publication take place? Which kinds of publication are possible? Is the publication required for the award of the certificate?

11. Awarding of the Doctoral Degree

When can the title be used? When and where do I get the certificate?

Das Alumni-Magazin „wir“ der Freien Universität Berlin erscheint zwei Mal im Jahr.

12. Offer: Joining the Alumni Network of ERG

How can I register for the alumni network of the Ernst-Reuter-Gesellschaft? What are the advantages?

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Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy

Graduate Center / Doctorate