How to version control your scientific code using Git and GitHub

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• Máté Aller (CBU)
• Monday 17 November 2025, 12:30-13:30
• MRC-CBU, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge.

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Abstract: I will talk about how to keep track of changes to your scientific code as it develops, something called version control. I will tell you about the benefits of version control on your scientific projects and why you should consider adopting this as a daily habit. At first this may seem daunting, but my aim with this talk is to demystify this concept and show you how you can make this part of your daily workflow using simple habits and freely available software. I will demonstrate this on a toy example using standard and widely used tools such as git and github. I will also touch on more advanced and specific topics such as collaboratively developing code using github and how to publish you scientific code along with your paper on github with doi.

Bio: Máté Aller is a cognitive computational neuroscientist with a background in medicine. He is a Research Associate at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge. His research focuses on human speech perception using non-invasive neurophysiological recordings (MEG, EEG ), and state-of-the-art signal processing and machine learning approaches.

Venue: MRC CBU Lecture Theatre and Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82385113580?pwd=RmxIUmphQW9Ud1JBby9nTDQzR0NRdz09 (Meeting ID: 823 8511 3580; Passcode: 299077)

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