ARTIC practical training:
Workshop preparation and feedback
| Document: | LHF-workshop-metrics-v1.0.0 |
| Creation Date: | 2026-03-05 |
| Last Updated: | 2026-03-05 |
| Author: | Elli Mylona |
| Licence: | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License |
Getting your laptop ready
If you plan to bring a laptop to the workshop, please ensure that it has at least 4 CPU cores and 8GB of RAM. In our experience, laptops with less resources than this will be unable to effectively run the software required for this workshop. Please also follow the below instructions to prepare your laptop, this will save time during the workshop so we can focus on the important bits!
- Install EPI2ME, the EPI2ME team have a detailed installation guide you can follow here: https://epi2me.nanoporetech.com/epi2me-docs/installation/. Once you finish the installation process please move to the next step.
- Please follow step 1 of this guide: https://artic.network/amplicon-nf/amplicon-nf-epi2me-simple-sop.html#1-starting-epi2melabs-desktop-and-installing-amplicon-nf. This will install the “amplicon-nf” pipeline locally to EPI2ME which you installed in the previous step.
Pre- and post-workshop check-in - what stuck?
Please fill in a short, anonymous check-in form that we are going to share prior to the workshop to help you reflect on your starting point and help us gauge the level of understanding and tailor the sessions accordingly. This is a learning exercise, not an assessment!
A few quick questions will also be shared post-workshop to help reinforce what you’ve learned and see what stuck after the workshop.
Suggested reading
Multiplex-PCR-method and ARTIC-LoCost-protocol
Share your feedback
Thank you for attending the workshop! Tell us what worked well and what we could improve so we can make future workshops even better. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete and will be shared at the end of the workshop.
