The materials in this repository are from the 17th annual Sydney Phylogenetics Workshop, which will be held at the University of Sydney on 25–26 June 2026.
This 2-day workshop provides an introduction to phylogenetic analysis, including practical exercises based on the software MEGA, IQ-TREE, ASTRAL, and BEAST 2. It is aimed at early career researchers (research students and postdoctoral researchers).
The workshop comprises a series of lectures and practical exercises. Day 1 deals with interpreting phylogenetic trees, molecular evolution, phylogenetic data, sequence alignment, evolutionary models, and phylogenetic methods. Day 2 provides an introduction to phylogenomics, Bayesian phylogenetic analysis, and estimating timescales.
Most of the workshop materials were written by Simon Ho, with input from various contributors over the years (including Matt Phillips, Rob Lanfear, Sebastian Duchêne, David Duchêne, Mark de Bruyn, Nate Lo, Minh Bui, and members of the Molecular Ecology, Evolution, and Phylogenomics Lab at the University of Sydney).