# Training & Workshops ## expand\_more ![training session](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/training-3.jpg?itok=gMCyiYIp) Whether you are interested in learning new software skills or broadening your knowledge on social science-related topics, we are here to help you learn. Here are some opportunities to get started. ## Workshops hosted at IQSS in collaboration with other departments - [Applied Statistics Workshop](http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/applied.stats.workshop-gov3009) - a weekly, cross-disciplinary tour of Harvard's statistical innovations and applications - [Tech Science Seminars](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/techscience/news-events) - weekly series on Technology Science from expert researchers, public interest groups, and others on the social impact of technology and its unforeseen consequences. - [Alberto Alesina Seminar on Political Economy](/program-political-economy) - a seminar series on formal and quantitative political research that integrates the study of economics and politics. - [Working Group in Political Psychology](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/pol_psych/about-wgpp) - a semimonthly interdisciplinary forum for psychological and empirical research that examines the microfoundations of citizen and elite behavior - [Research Workshop in Political Economy](https://wcfia.harvard.edu/seminars/political_economy_workshop) - examines how institutions affect political and economic outcomes. (Note: this is a closed workshop.) ## Additional Trainings and Workshops: Dataverse Center for Geographic Analysis ## Dataverse The Dataverse Project team provides weekly assistance to Harvard researchers with uploading, sharing, and finding data using the Harvard Dataverse. Open Office Hours begin with a Dataverse software demo, followed by one-on-one support for any questions you might have. To sign up for Dataverse training, contact . ## Center for Geographic Analysis ## Workshops provided by the Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA) The CGA offers opportunities to learn GIS-related skills both on campus and online. In addition to Harvard courses that students can take for credit, non-credit opportunities include: - Self-guided video tutorial series - GIS Institute (two-week training institute held every semester. Research proposal required) - Cartography Workshop (One day workshop held every SPRING semester) - GIS for the Humanities and Social Sciences (One day workshop held every FALL semester) - Basic Introduction to GIS (Two-hour workshop held every semester) You can find a full list and details at the CGA website: [gis.harvard.edu/training](https://gis.harvard.edu/training)