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 This is the handbook for University of York Biology Department's [Cloud-SPAN](cloud-span.york.ac.uk) project. Read the book :sparkles: [here](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/) :sparkles:.
 
 ## What is Cloud-SPAN?
-Cloud-SPAN wants to teach YOU how to generate and analyse 'omics data using an accessible and easy-to-use cloud setup. You don't even need to have any experience with bioinformatics to access our [foundation courses](https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/cloud-span/train-with-us#h.mmwytfj4dl5h)!
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+Cloud-SPAN wants to teach YOU how to generate and analyse 'omics data using an accessible and easy-to-use cloud setup. You don't even need to have any experience with bioinformatics to access most of our [courses](https://cloud-span.york.ac.uk/self_study_courses.html)!
 
 ## Handbook Contents :clipboard:
-:star:[Introduction](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/introduction.html)   
-:handshake:[Code of Conduct](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/code-of-conduct.html)  
-:family:[The Cloud-SPAN Community](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/the-cloud-span-commmunity.html)   
-:pushpin:[FAIR Principles](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/fair-principles.html)   
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+:star:[Introduction](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/introduction.html)\
+:handshake:[Code of Conduct](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/code-of-conduct.html)\
+:mortar_board:[Our Courses](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/our-courses.html)\
+:pencil2:[Self-studying our courses](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/self-study.html)
+:family:[The Cloud-SPAN Community](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/the-cloud-span-commmunity.html)\
+:pushpin:[FAIR Principles](https://cloud-span.github.io/CloudSPAN-handbook/fair-principles.html)
 
 ## Acknowledgments :rainbow:
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 Our collaborators: [Software Sustainability Institute](software.ac.uk)
 
 Our funder: [UKRI innovation scholars award](https://www.ukri.org/news/initiatives-boost-health-and-bioscience-skills-and-industry/) under project reference [MR/V038680/1](https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FV038680%2F1).
 
-This [bookdown](https://bookdown.org/yihui/bookdown/) book was built using Sean Kross' [minimal bookdown repo](https://github.com/seankross/bookdown-start).
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 ## Contributors ✨
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index.qmd

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 ⭐ [Introduction](#intro)\
 🤝 [Code of Conduct](#coc)\
 🎓 [Our Courses](#courses)\
+✏️ [Self-studying our courses](#self-study)\
 👪 [The Cloud-SPAN Community](#community)\
 📌 [FAIR Principles](#fair-principles)

our-courses.qmd

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 - They're designed to be as accessible as possible to beginners, with lots of guidance and reassurance along the way.
 - We use a technique called live coding to keep learners engaged - less lecturing, more doing.
 - Most of our courses can either be studied as part of a taught online workshop or as self-study modules. Read more about how to self-study our courses [here](#self-study).
+- If you participate in a taught course, you'll get free access to an AWS instance containing all the software and data you'll need for the duration of the course.
 
 
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