University Teaching
University of Leeds Conflict, Cooperation and Strategic Decision Making
(2020-) Lectures, tutorials (M.Sc and M.A. students) and module management at the School of Politics and International
Studies, Syllabus
(2020-) Lectures, tutorials (M.Sc and M.A. students) and module management at the School of Politics and International
Studies, Syllabus
University of Leeds Introduction to Programming for Social Science
(2020-) Lectures, computer labs (B.A. students, discovery module) and module management at the School of Politics and
International Studies (open to all B.A. students across the University to choose the module as a discovery module),
Syllabus
(2020-) Lectures, computer labs (B.A. students, discovery module) and module management at the School of Politics and
International Studies (open to all B.A. students across the University to choose the module as a discovery module),
Syllabus
University of Leeds Technology, Media and Politics: Research and Real World Cases
(2020-) Lectures and computer labs (M.Sc. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies (module open to students
from School of Sociology and Social Policy), with Gillian Bolsover (module leader), Syllabus.
(2020-) Lectures and computer labs (M.Sc. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies (module open to students
from School of Sociology and Social Policy), with Gillian Bolsover (module leader), Syllabus.
University of Leeds Global Inequalities and Development
(2019) Lecture and seminar (M.A. students) on Sustainable Development Goals, School of Politics and International Studies,
University of Leeds, with Emma-Louise Anderson (module leader), Syllabus.
(2019) Lecture and seminar (M.A. students) on Sustainable Development Goals, School of Politics and International Studies,
University of Leeds, with Emma-Louise Anderson (module leader), Syllabus.
University of Leeds Advanced Statistical Analysis
(2017-) Two lectures/seminars (B.A. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, with
Jocelyn Evans (module leader), Syllabus.
(2017-) Two lectures/seminars (B.A. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, with
Jocelyn Evans (module leader), Syllabus.
University of Leeds Approaches to Analysis
(2016-2019) Lecture/Seminar (B.A. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, with
Emma-Louise Anderson (module leader), Syllabus.
(2016-2019) Lecture/Seminar (B.A. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, with
Emma-Louise Anderson (module leader), Syllabus.
University of Leeds Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations
(2015-) Lecture/Seminar (B.A. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, with
Yoshiharu Kobayashi and Kris Dunn (module leaders), Syllabus.
(2015-) Lecture/Seminar (B.A. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, with
Yoshiharu Kobayashi and Kris Dunn (module leaders), Syllabus.
University of Leeds Research Methods
(2015-2017) Three lectures/seminars (M.A. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds,
with Stuart McAnulla (module leader), Syllabus.
(2015-2017) Three lectures/seminars (M.A. students) at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds,
with Stuart McAnulla (module leader), Syllabus.
Stockholm University Models of Social Change and Social Stability (Formal Modelling in Social Sciences)
(2014) Lecture/Seminar (M.A. & Ph.D. students) at the Department of Sociology, Spring Term 2014, Syllabus.
(2014) Lecture/Seminar (M.A. & Ph.D. students) at the Department of Sociology, Spring Term 2014, Syllabus.
Bielefeld University Research seminar on political socialisation: Young people’s attitudes on the Middle-East
(2009-2010) Conflict (in German), Seminar (M.A. students) at the Department of Education, Winter Term 2009/2010,
with Jürgen Mansel. Syllabus.
(2009-2010) Conflict (in German), Seminar (M.A. students) at the Department of Education, Winter Term 2009/2010,
with Jürgen Mansel. Syllabus.
Bielefeld University Internet as a socialisation and society-forming medium (in German), Seminar (M.A. students) at the
(2009-2010) Department of Education, Winter Term 2009/2010. Syllabus.
(2009-2010) Department of Education, Winter Term 2009/2010. Syllabus.
Workshops
Interacting Minds Center Hands-On Workshop: Exploring Social Data, Workshop at the Modeling Emerging Norms Workshop,
Aarhus University, 2013 with David J.T. Sumpter and Andrea Perna.
Aarhus University, 2013 with David J.T. Sumpter and Andrea Perna.
Leeds Institute for Data Introduction to Python for Data Analytics, 2-days CDRC training course, for details please see here.
Analytics (LIDA), 2018, 2019
Analytics (LIDA), 2018, 2019
Research Students Supervision
If you are interested in doing your Ph.D. with me, please do contact me (v.spaiser@leeds.ac.uk). I am generally willing to supervise PhD students who plan to work in the area of Mathematical Modelling in Political Science, Computational Political Science, Social Media & Politics, Sustainable Development Goals, Online Political Experiments, ...
Currently, I supervise three PhD students:
Currently, I supervise three PhD students:
- Nicole Nisbett, who is doing her PhD in collaboration with the House of Commons on how we can improve UK Parliament online public engagement, making use of data analytics,
- Daniel Valdenegro, who is doing his PhD on Emotions and Collective Actions using a data analytics approach, and
- Amirali Emami (at Data Analytics & Society CDT), who will be working on improving and extending dynamical systems modeling to better understand and predict sustainable development as envisioned by the UN Sustainable Development Goals