Web scraping is the process of extracting data from websites. This lesson gives an introduction to the structure of websites, introduces some tools to extract data from well-structured websites and discusses the legal and ethical implications of extracting and using that data.
Difficulty rating: ★★☆☆ Beginner
Who is it for?
Both research staff and research students. No experience necessary!
Summary of the topics covered
- The structure of a webpage and its underlying source code
- Identification of different methods of gathering data from a webpage
- Use of the WebScraper browser extension to extract data from webpages
- Legal and ethical implications of using data gathered from a webpage
Prerequisites
Participants should be able to use a web browser but no other prior knowledge is necessary.
Duration
3 hours
Next course
10th March 2026 10:00 - 13:00 Book here
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We don’t have online materials for this session, but the course will run again — so you’ll be very welcome to join next time.