Darren Wilkinson
@darrenjw.bsky.social
Professor of Statistics, Bayesian, computational systems biologist and functional programmer, https://darrenjw.github.io/
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Hot off the press - a letter from the Exec Chair of @ukri.org explaining his plans and in particular the financial position of STFC. It notes curiosity driven research is protected and will make up around half of UKRI spend over the coming period
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
Open letter from Ian Chapman to research and innovation community
UKRI Chief Executive outlines changes to UKRI investment approach, addressing concerns about research funding and the financial position of STFC.
www.ukri.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Hot off the press - a letter from the Exec Chair of @ukri.org explaining his plans and in particular the financial position of STFC. It notes curiosity driven research is protected and will make up around half of UKRI spend over the coming period
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
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New open source: cuthbert 🐛
State space models with all the hotness: (temporally) parallelisable, JAX, Kalman, SMC
State space models with all the hotness: (temporally) parallelisable, JAX, Kalman, SMC
January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
New open source: cuthbert 🐛
State space models with all the hotness: (temporally) parallelisable, JAX, Kalman, SMC
State space models with all the hotness: (temporally) parallelisable, JAX, Kalman, SMC
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The first data science book that has a chapter on monads reproducible-data-science.dev
Learn how to build robust #DataScience pipelines with #RStats, #Python , #Julia and #Nix !
Learn how to build robust #DataScience pipelines with #RStats, #Python , #Julia and #Nix !
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The first data science book that has a chapter on monads reproducible-data-science.dev
Learn how to build robust #DataScience pipelines with #RStats, #Python , #Julia and #Nix !
Learn how to build robust #DataScience pipelines with #RStats, #Python , #Julia and #Nix !
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BBSRC and EPSRC join MRC "pausing" funding grant apps www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-u...
Three UK research councils suspend funding opportunities
Temporary block on grant applications by MRC, BBSRC and EPSRC heightens concerns over funding cuts
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:38 AM
BBSRC and EPSRC join MRC "pausing" funding grant apps www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-u...
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Hivemind question: Palmer Penguins is doing great work avoiding overuse of Fisher's iris data. What other "dataset substitutions" do you like? Or just generally other cool, real, open datasets that are good for teaching because established methods work pretty well on them?
January 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Hivemind question: Palmer Penguins is doing great work avoiding overuse of Fisher's iris data. What other "dataset substitutions" do you like? Or just generally other cool, real, open datasets that are good for teaching because established methods work pretty well on them?
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I made a (sort of) "Tinder for Git" site to help developers find 'good first issues' in open-source projects. It's early days, but it could be helpful.
gitafix.com/
gitafix.com/
January 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I made a (sort of) "Tinder for Git" site to help developers find 'good first issues' in open-source projects. It's early days, but it could be helpful.
gitafix.com/
gitafix.com/
Some lecture notes on spatial and temporal modelling, illustrated using R - darrenjw.github.io/spatio-tempo... - #rstats #rspatial #quarto
Spatial and temporal statistics
darrenjw.github.io
January 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Some lecture notes on spatial and temporal modelling, illustrated using R - darrenjw.github.io/spatio-tempo... - #rstats #rspatial #quarto
The "netcontrol" #rstats package was recently removed from #cran - I have some instructions for installing the archived version: darrenjw.github.io/work/docs/ne...
netcontrol for R
darrenjw.github.io
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The "netcontrol" #rstats package was recently removed from #cran - I have some instructions for installing the archived version: darrenjw.github.io/work/docs/ne...
Stochastic Gray Scott diffusion via the spatial chemical Langevin equation.
November 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Stochastic Gray Scott diffusion via the spatial chemical Langevin equation.
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I'll admit, I was skeptical when they said Gemini was just like a bunch of PhDs. But I gotta admit they nailed it.
August 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'll admit, I was skeptical when they said Gemini was just like a bunch of PhDs. But I gotta admit they nailed it.
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Staff fear UK's Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News has seen the complaint that the Guardian reported on Sunday. Main additional info seems to be that Helen Margetts and Cosmina Dorobantu left positions at the ATI last month.
#govtech #techpolicy #AIpolicy
BBC News has seen the complaint that the Guardian reported on Sunday. Main additional info seems to be that Helen Margetts and Cosmina Dorobantu left positions at the ATI last month.
#govtech #techpolicy #AIpolicy
August 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Staff fear UK's Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News has seen the complaint that the Guardian reported on Sunday. Main additional info seems to be that Helen Margetts and Cosmina Dorobantu left positions at the ATI last month.
#govtech #techpolicy #AIpolicy
BBC News has seen the complaint that the Guardian reported on Sunday. Main additional info seems to be that Helen Margetts and Cosmina Dorobantu left positions at the ATI last month.
#govtech #techpolicy #AIpolicy
"ChatGPT will apologize for anything - even advice it definitely didn't give". Is ChatGPT... British?!
"I'm sorry for advising you to accept the trade of your cow for three beans. In hindsight, that deal was not supported by conventional livestock market values, nor was it backed by any credible bean-based economic index."
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
ChatGPT will apologize for anything
ChatGPT will apologize for anything - even advice it definitely didn't give, and stuff it definitely didn't do. It very much regrets its recommendation that we hire a giraffe as CEO.
www.aiweirdness.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"ChatGPT will apologize for anything - even advice it definitely didn't give". Is ChatGPT... British?!
Little summer holiday project: learn enough about fluid dynamics to implement a 2d simulation from scratch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYos...
2d incompressible fluid flow
YouTube video by Darren Wilkinson
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August 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Little summer holiday project: learn enough about fluid dynamics to implement a 2d simulation from scratch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYos...
New report: britishprogress.org/reports/refo...
Reforming the Alan Turing Institute
The UK's national AI institute has lost its way. Major reform is needed to turn it into a vital asset for defence and national security.
britishprogress.org
July 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New report: britishprogress.org/reports/refo...
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Going to the hospital because I broke my wrist smashing the endorse button:
www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
I got fooled by AI-for-science hype—here's what it taught me
I used AI in my plasma physics research and it didn’t go the way I expected.
www.understandingai.org
May 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Going to the hospital because I broke my wrist smashing the endorse button:
www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
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Reflections on Haskell and Rust. ~ Sibi Prabakaran. academy.fpblock.com/blog/rust-ha... #Haskell #FunctionalProgramming #Rust
Reflections on Haskell and Rust
Haskell vs. Rust: A production-level comparison of two languages.
academy.fpblock.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Reflections on Haskell and Rust. ~ Sibi Prabakaran. academy.fpblock.com/blog/rust-ha... #Haskell #FunctionalProgramming #Rust
I was interviewed recently for the Durham maths student podcast, @chalkboardultra.bsky.social, episode 39: open.spotify.com/episode/06jx... - good fun.
July 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I was interviewed recently for the Durham maths student podcast, @chalkboardultra.bsky.social, episode 39: open.spotify.com/episode/06jx... - good fun.
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Did you know? 100 years ago today, the BBC broadcast the #ShippingForecast for the very first time, produced by the Met Office for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
More than just a lifesaver, it’s become a beloved part of Britain’s cultural identity. Learn more: bit.ly/4kg877D 🛳️🌊
More than just a lifesaver, it’s become a beloved part of Britain’s cultural identity. Learn more: bit.ly/4kg877D 🛳️🌊
July 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Did you know? 100 years ago today, the BBC broadcast the #ShippingForecast for the very first time, produced by the Met Office for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
More than just a lifesaver, it’s become a beloved part of Britain’s cultural identity. Learn more: bit.ly/4kg877D 🛳️🌊
More than just a lifesaver, it’s become a beloved part of Britain’s cultural identity. Learn more: bit.ly/4kg877D 🛳️🌊
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📢 UKRI is seeking feedback on a new draft research data policy to update expectations for sharing and managing research data.
More info and feedback details: engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-openres...
Existing policies remain in effect: www.ukri.org/manage-your-...
#ResearchData #UKRI
More info and feedback details: engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-openres...
Existing policies remain in effect: www.ukri.org/manage-your-...
#ResearchData #UKRI
Developing UKRI's research data policy
- UK Research and Innovation
- Citizen Space
Find and participate in activities run by UK Research and Innovation
engagementhub.ukri.org
April 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
📢 UKRI is seeking feedback on a new draft research data policy to update expectations for sharing and managing research data.
More info and feedback details: engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-openres...
Existing policies remain in effect: www.ukri.org/manage-your-...
#ResearchData #UKRI
More info and feedback details: engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-openres...
Existing policies remain in effect: www.ukri.org/manage-your-...
#ResearchData #UKRI
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I’m teaching a grad course for the first time (a bit terrifying 😅) and I’ve decided to write a short blog post after each lecture, that will highlight a key takeaway from it and reflect on what can be improved.
First one ⬇️
First one ⬇️
February 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m teaching a grad course for the first time (a bit terrifying 😅) and I’ve decided to write a short blog post after each lecture, that will highlight a key takeaway from it and reflect on what can be improved.
First one ⬇️
First one ⬇️
Just published in JOSS: 'jax-smfsb: A Python library for stochastic systems biology modelling and inference' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07491
February 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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'I can't make money without breaking the law and therefore you should let me break the law' is one helluva flex. futurism.com/the-byte/ope...
OpenAI Pleads That It Can’t Make Money Without Using Copyrighted Materials for Free
OpenAI is begging Parliament to allow it to use copyrighted works because it's "impossible" for the company to make money without them.
futurism.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:14 PM
'I can't make money without breaking the law and therefore you should let me break the law' is one helluva flex. futurism.com/the-byte/ope...
Published (advance access) in #Bayesian Analysis: Bayesian Inference on the Order of Stationary Vector Autoregressions - doi.org/10.1214/24-B...
Bayesian Inference on the Order of Stationary Vector Autoregressions
Vector autoregressions (VARs) are a widely used tool for modelling multivariate time-series. It is common to assume a VAR is stationary; this can be enforced by imposing the stationarity condition whi...
doi.org
December 19, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Published (advance access) in #Bayesian Analysis: Bayesian Inference on the Order of Stationary Vector Autoregressions - doi.org/10.1214/24-B...
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Created a Starter pack for all #Scala programming language enthusiasts, developers and users. Please share. If I missed anyone please let me know so I can add them to the list! I wasn't able to add some people assume that's their #Bluesky settings that prevents me adding them.
go.bsky.app/APytbWH
go.bsky.app/APytbWH
November 12, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Created a Starter pack for all #Scala programming language enthusiasts, developers and users. Please share. If I missed anyone please let me know so I can add them to the list! I wasn't able to add some people assume that's their #Bluesky settings that prevents me adding them.
go.bsky.app/APytbWH
go.bsky.app/APytbWH
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Bayesian statistics and bayesian machine learning starter pack
go.bsky.app/HiwtzcZ
go.bsky.app/HiwtzcZ
November 29, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Bayesian statistics and bayesian machine learning starter pack
go.bsky.app/HiwtzcZ
go.bsky.app/HiwtzcZ