prep R course The summer school Spatial Epidemiology and Urban Health is attracting participants due to its interdisciplinary character. Combining the scientific approaches of the discipline of geography with its genuine focus on space with those of epidemiology, biostatistics and the public health sciences makes it possible and fruitful for the participants to deal with spatial dimensions of health. Some of the summer school faculty has long-lasting cooperation demonstrated by joint publications in the field of urban and megacity health.