| Book Club | Structured curriculum | Increasing level / Pre-requisites between sessions / Reduced attendance over time | Selection of leads |
| Book Club | Structured curriculum | Increasing level / Pre-requisites / Reduced attendance in time | Selection of leads |
| Video Club | Discussion starter | If watching videos before: Homework ; If watching videos during: Low interest | Selecting videos relevant to many, identify good videos without watching them |
| Collaborative coding | Excellent learning experience | Different styles and approaches to problems | Finding a common problem/project, Level asymmetry |
| Code review | Very helpful, increasing expert knowledge | Increased required time | Review depth depends on time spent reviewing and code complexity |
| Bring your problem | Focused discussion, targeted and relevant | Low bandwidth, single person, better suited for Bio-IT Drop-in? | Problems need to be well defined and approachable in one session |
| Bring your problem | Focused discussion, targeted and relevant | Low bandwidth, single person, better suited for Bio-IT Drop-in? | Problems need to be well defined and approachable in one session |{:class="table table-bordered"}
The current format of EPUG is the one listed first, called **Independent topics**. Topics discussed range from beginner
to advanced materials (with a preference for intermediate/advanced). For reference, they are stored in the
