Dear colleagues,
Applications are now open for the Interdisciplinary Summer School “Location Matters" - Geospatial Methods for Health Scientists, Social Scientists, and Geoscientists, taking place 13–17 July 2026 at the University of Bremen (Germany).
The summer school is organized by the Data Science Center (DSC) at the University of Bremen, in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology (BIPS) and the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT).
For sociologists, geospatial data allows researchers to analyse regional inequalities, environmental exposures, neighbourhood effects, and spatial patterns in health and well-being by linking information about people with information about places. At the same time, many social scientists face practical hurdles when working with spatial data: finding suitable datasets, choosing appropriate spatial units and projections, linking spatial information to survey or administrative data, and addressing privacy or ethical issues when working with location-based data. The summer school addresses these challenges by combining methodological foundations, practical exercises, and interdisciplinary exchange.
Highlights of the summer school:
- Focused lectures introducing key concepts, analytical strategies, and research challenges
- Guided hands-on sessions in QGIS and R for collecting, processing, linking, analyzing, and visualizing geospatial data
- Peer exchange though Interdiciplinary discussions and informal networking events
- Bookable consultation slots to your data, methods, and research questions with experts in our "Bring-your-own-data clinic"
- Poster sessions and lightning talks to present your work and win a Best Poster Award
The summer school is primarily aimed at PhD students. Advanced Master's students and postdocs may be considered if seats are available. Participation is free of charge.
Please find the Call for Applications attached. Further information and the application form are available on our Summer School website.
The application deadline is 4 May 2026.
We would be grateful if you could share this call with interested colleagues.
Best regards
Susanne de Vogel
(on behalf of the organizing team)
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