Course Title: Introduction to Generalised Linear Mixed Models for Ecologists (MMIE01)
Dates: 22–26 September 2025
Format: Live online (UK/WET timezone) with 30-day access to recordings
Cost: £400 early bird (first 10 places), £450 thereafter
Register at: www.PRstatistics.org
If you're studying dolphins, whales, seals, or other marine mammals, you’re likely working with complex, hierarchical data—acoustic detections, repeated sightings, movement tracks, photo-ID data, or behavioural observations.
This hands-on course introduces Generalised Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs)—a powerful statistical framework ideal for analyzing structured ecological data like:
Repeated sightings of individual animals
Photo-ID data with individual-level random effects
Group-living behaviour and spatial hierarchies
Presence–absence, count, and binary data from surveys or monitoring
Zero-inflated or overdispersed datasets (e.g. from passive acoustic monitoring)
Over five immersive days, you'll cover:
The theory behind GLMMs—fixed vs. random effects, and why they matter in marine mammal studies
Modelling repeated measures, individual variation, and temporal autocorrelation
Tools to fit GLMMs using R (lme4, glmmTMB, and brms)
Bayesian approaches with brms—great for small sample sizes or hierarchical uncertainty
Diagnostics, visualisation, and interpretation, tailored to marine ecology datasets
Case studies and examples from real marine mammal research
This course is ideal for:
Marine mammal ecologists (students, researchers, NGOs, consultants)
Those analysing data with individual IDs, time-series, or grouped observations
Anyone using R and wanting to improve their ecological modelling skills
Basic familiarity with R and linear models is recommended, but not required.
Whether you're analysing bottlenose dolphin group dynamics, sperm whale dive behaviours, or seal haul-out patterns, GLMMs can help you draw stronger, more reliable inferences from your data.
Register now to secure the early bird rate - https://www.prstats.org/course/introduction-to-generalised-linear-mixed-models-for-ecologists-mmie01/