LINKS Center Workshop on Social Network Analysis

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The LINKS Center is pausing the annual workshop for a year to retool and refresh our offerings.
There will be no workshop in 2025.
We will resume offering the annual workshops in 2026.

LINKS Center Workshop on Social Network Analysis

The LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis at the University of Kentucky offers a workshop on social network analysis (SNA) every summer. In ordinary years, this is held in-person with multiple simultaneous tracks and more than 25 instructors and TAs. This year, however, we are continuing to scale back to four synchronous online tracks (conducted over Zoom). Most tracks meet on 3-5 days for four to four and a half hours a day. There is access to a limited number of non-technical one-on-one consultations with experienced research faculty to discuss your individual project(s). More information can be found at linksworkshop.org.

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Registration for upcoming workshops is coming soon.

Upcoming Workshops

May 11 - May 13, 2026 Introduction to Social Network Analysis.

A non-technical 3-day course led by Rich DeJordy and Dan Halgin.

This workshop provides a balanced introduction to social network analysis, including theoretical concepts and network measures, using software and interpreting results. The workshop will introduce the main concepts of SNA, including centrality, cohesion, and social capital, and demonstrate routines using UCINET and Netdraw software (both Windows programs). Participants are encouraged to follow along on their own machines. Although our expertise is primarily in social networks and management research, we do our best to incorporate examples relevant to participants with backgrounds in education, health, history, and other disciplines.

Meeting Time: Starting May 11, the course meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:30am - 11:30am EDT and 12:30pm - 2:30pm EDT (12 contact hours).

May 11 - May 13, 2026 Intermediate Social Network Analysis.

A technical 3-day course led by Steve Borgatti.

This is an in-depth workshop focusing on the concepts and methods of SNA, with particular emphasis on relating network measures to research goals. The mathematics behind the measures is explained, as well as how to use the measures in a research context. UCINET for Windows software is used extensively. Please note that MAC users will need Parallels to run UCINET.

Meeting Time: Starting May 11, the course meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:30am - 12pm, and 12:45 – 4pm, all times EDT.

LINKS Center Workshop on Social Network Analysis

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