Dave Ewing
@daveewing.bsky.social
Applied mathematical modeller at Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland working on a variety of parasites (mainly gastrointestinal nematodes), vectors (mainly mosquitoes) and sometimes I dabble in Bayesian inference (currently avian influenza in seabirds).
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Dave Ewing
@daveewing.bsky.social
· Oct 9
A nice thread highlighting key findings from our new paper estimating parameters of #HPAI in subsequent outbreaks in common terns. We developed a Bayesian inference approach to infer parameters from just carcass counts. #seabirds #statisticalecology #diseaseecology
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Nipped downstairs for a coffee and a short break. My 2 year old took one look at me and shouted, "Go back to work!".
October 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Nipped downstairs for a coffee and a short break. My 2 year old took one look at me and shouted, "Go back to work!".
A nice thread highlighting key findings from our new paper estimating parameters of #HPAI in subsequent outbreaks in common terns. We developed a Bayesian inference approach to infer parameters from just carcass counts. #seabirds #statisticalecology #diseaseecology
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
October 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A nice thread highlighting key findings from our new paper estimating parameters of #HPAI in subsequent outbreaks in common terns. We developed a Bayesian inference approach to infer parameters from just carcass counts. #seabirds #statisticalecology #diseaseecology
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Back at work today after 3 months on parental leave. Eugh, what do I even do again?
August 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Back at work today after 3 months on parental leave. Eugh, what do I even do again?
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New paper alert!
Our Helen Kettle and Dave Ewing have recently published on their model of the cabbage stem flea beetle on oilseed rape.
Read the paper:
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Read a case study on this work:
www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
#CropScience #MathematicalModelling
Our Helen Kettle and Dave Ewing have recently published on their model of the cabbage stem flea beetle on oilseed rape.
Read the paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read a case study on this work:
www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
#CropScience #MathematicalModelling
A process-based life cycle model of the cabbage stem flea beetle on winter oilseed rape: Effects of temperature
The cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) is an economically important pest of oilseed rape crops that has increased in importance over recent years. Here w…
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July 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New paper alert!
Our Helen Kettle and Dave Ewing have recently published on their model of the cabbage stem flea beetle on oilseed rape.
Read the paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read a case study on this work:
www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
#CropScience #MathematicalModelling
Our Helen Kettle and Dave Ewing have recently published on their model of the cabbage stem flea beetle on oilseed rape.
Read the paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read a case study on this work:
www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
#CropScience #MathematicalModelling
New @bioss.bsky.social paper! A farm systems-level math model to predict the efficacy & consequences of sustainable worm control in sheep. Thanks to coauthors from @livuni-ives.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @moredunfoundation.bsky.social @srucnews.bsky.social.
shorturl.at/II3zA
shorturl.at/II3zA
GI-NemaTracker – A farm system-level mathematical model to predict the consequences of gastrointestinal parasite control strategies in sheep
Gastro-intestinal nematode infections are considered one of the major endemic diseases of sheep on the grounds of animal health and economic burden, b…
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May 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New @bioss.bsky.social paper! A farm systems-level math model to predict the efficacy & consequences of sustainable worm control in sheep. Thanks to coauthors from @livuni-ives.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @moredunfoundation.bsky.social @srucnews.bsky.social.
shorturl.at/II3zA
shorturl.at/II3zA
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Our Dr David Ewing (@daveewing.bsky.social) was featured on BBC News Scotland yesterday, with an interview on TV and radio about mosquitoes & vector-borne disease risk in Scotland. 🦟
Read more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
Listen to David's radio interview [52:30]: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Read more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
Listen to David's radio interview [52:30]: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
May 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Our Dr David Ewing (@daveewing.bsky.social) was featured on BBC News Scotland yesterday, with an interview on TV and radio about mosquitoes & vector-borne disease risk in Scotland. 🦟
Read more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
Listen to David's radio interview [52:30]: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Read more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
Listen to David's radio interview [52:30]: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Delighted to have BBC feature our citizen science mosquito reporting project. Huge thx to members of the public who have got in touch since last year with sightings from all across Scotland. Great if we can keep it going this summer: report at www.mosquito-scotland.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mosquitoes in Scotland as far north as Shetland
The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Delighted to have BBC feature our citizen science mosquito reporting project. Huge thx to members of the public who have got in touch since last year with sightings from all across Scotland. Great if we can keep it going this summer: report at www.mosquito-scotland.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm going to be on BBC Scotland lunchtime live and the 7 oclock news talking about vector-borne disease risk in Scotland. Fingers crossed all goes well. Going to require a serious caffeine hit after a few relatively sleepless nights since baby #2 arrived on Sunday!
May 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I'm going to be on BBC Scotland lunchtime live and the 7 oclock news talking about vector-borne disease risk in Scotland. Fingers crossed all goes well. Going to require a serious caffeine hit after a few relatively sleepless nights since baby #2 arrived on Sunday!
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We've been busy contributing to the @epicscotland.bsky.social Conference 2025, which this year had the theme of "Building a Resilient Future for Animal Health and Welfare: Data-Driven Innovation in Policy and Practice". 🐑📊
Read our news to find out more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
Read our news to find out more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
BioSS at the EPIC 2025 Conference
BioSS colleagues had a prominent role in the 2025 meeting of EPIC, the Scottish Government-funded Centre of Expertise in Animal Disease Outbreaks.
www.bioss.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We've been busy contributing to the @epicscotland.bsky.social Conference 2025, which this year had the theme of "Building a Resilient Future for Animal Health and Welfare: Data-Driven Innovation in Policy and Practice". 🐑📊
Read our news to find out more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
Read our news to find out more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
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A new modelling paper led by PhD student Renato Andrade on how mosquito ageing affects population dynamics @ukceh.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social 🦟
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Incorporating adult age into mosquito population models: implications for predicting abundances in changing climates
Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) pose increasing threats under future climate change scenarios and an understanding of mosquito population dynamics is p…
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March 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A new modelling paper led by PhD student Renato Andrade on how mosquito ageing affects population dynamics @ukceh.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social 🦟
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🚨PhD opportunities!🚨
Don't miss your chance to apply to a collaborative #PhD with BioSS and partners. We have several advertised across a range of applied quantitative research.
See more here: www.bioss.ac.uk/phd-students...
#PhdChat #PhDSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Statistics #Maths
Don't miss your chance to apply to a collaborative #PhD with BioSS and partners. We have several advertised across a range of applied quantitative research.
See more here: www.bioss.ac.uk/phd-students...
#PhdChat #PhDSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Statistics #Maths
January 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🚨PhD opportunities!🚨
Don't miss your chance to apply to a collaborative #PhD with BioSS and partners. We have several advertised across a range of applied quantitative research.
See more here: www.bioss.ac.uk/phd-students...
#PhdChat #PhDSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Statistics #Maths
Don't miss your chance to apply to a collaborative #PhD with BioSS and partners. We have several advertised across a range of applied quantitative research.
See more here: www.bioss.ac.uk/phd-students...
#PhdChat #PhDSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Statistics #Maths
Application deadline 6th January! Please share #vbd
Come do a PhD with @martashocket.bsky.social, @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social and myself using mathematical modelling to improve predictions of West Nile virus risk - shorturl.at/6Aahf
January 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Application deadline 6th January! Please share #vbd
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📢 This is my first post! 🧪
We are recruiting a postdoc to work on modeling vaccination strategies for epizootic haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by midges.
Duration ~ 18 months
Start ~ spring 2025
Please share & if interested find more info here:
iddjobs.org/jobs/constra...
We are recruiting a postdoc to work on modeling vaccination strategies for epizootic haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by midges.
Duration ~ 18 months
Start ~ spring 2025
Please share & if interested find more info here:
iddjobs.org/jobs/constra...
IDDjobs — Constrained epidemiological modelling for epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) vaccination protocols — INRAE: French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment; Animal Health D...
Find infectious disease dynamics modelling jobs, studentships, and fellowships.
iddjobs.org
December 7, 2024 at 1:53 AM
📢 This is my first post! 🧪
We are recruiting a postdoc to work on modeling vaccination strategies for epizootic haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by midges.
Duration ~ 18 months
Start ~ spring 2025
Please share & if interested find more info here:
iddjobs.org/jobs/constra...
We are recruiting a postdoc to work on modeling vaccination strategies for epizootic haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by midges.
Duration ~ 18 months
Start ~ spring 2025
Please share & if interested find more info here:
iddjobs.org/jobs/constra...
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🚨#PhD opportunity!🚨
We're looking for a PhD student to work on modelling anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks, working with our @daveewing.bsky.social, and supervisors at @moredunfoundation.bsky.social & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
📆Deadline: 17th Jan
More info: shorturl.at/xbHEy
We're looking for a PhD student to work on modelling anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks, working with our @daveewing.bsky.social, and supervisors at @moredunfoundation.bsky.social & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
📆Deadline: 17th Jan
More info: shorturl.at/xbHEy
December 18, 2024 at 5:49 PM
🚨#PhD opportunity!🚨
We're looking for a PhD student to work on modelling anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks, working with our @daveewing.bsky.social, and supervisors at @moredunfoundation.bsky.social & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
📆Deadline: 17th Jan
More info: shorturl.at/xbHEy
We're looking for a PhD student to work on modelling anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks, working with our @daveewing.bsky.social, and supervisors at @moredunfoundation.bsky.social & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
📆Deadline: 17th Jan
More info: shorturl.at/xbHEy
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I'm recruiting two computational ecology PhD students via BBSRC's NorthWestBio program to start autumn 2025.
One is based at Lancaster Uni working with me, David Ewing, and @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social to develop and validate models for West Nile virus in the UK.
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
One is based at Lancaster Uni working with me, David Ewing, and @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social to develop and validate models for West Nile virus in the UK.
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Understanding Pathogens, from Molecules to Phenotypes - High-Resolution, Data-Vali...
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December 13, 2024 at 2:27 PM
I'm recruiting two computational ecology PhD students via BBSRC's NorthWestBio program to start autumn 2025.
One is based at Lancaster Uni working with me, David Ewing, and @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social to develop and validate models for West Nile virus in the UK.
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
One is based at Lancaster Uni working with me, David Ewing, and @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social to develop and validate models for West Nile virus in the UK.
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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🚨 New research alert! 🚨
Our paper on the devastating effects of the 2022 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak on Newfoundland seabirds has just been published in @cdnsciencepub.bsky.social 🪶
Dive into McPhail et al., 2024 here: doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...
Our paper on the devastating effects of the 2022 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak on Newfoundland seabirds has just been published in @cdnsciencepub.bsky.social 🪶
Dive into McPhail et al., 2024 here: doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...
a seagull is flying over a body of water with a duck in the background
ALT: a seagull is flying over a body of water with a duck in the background
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December 12, 2024 at 1:09 PM
🚨 New research alert! 🚨
Our paper on the devastating effects of the 2022 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak on Newfoundland seabirds has just been published in @cdnsciencepub.bsky.social 🪶
Dive into McPhail et al., 2024 here: doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...
Our paper on the devastating effects of the 2022 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak on Newfoundland seabirds has just been published in @cdnsciencepub.bsky.social 🪶
Dive into McPhail et al., 2024 here: doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...
🚩PhD opportunity furthering sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks through mathematical modelling with me at @bioss.bsky.social alongside Fi Kenyon, @adhayward.bsky.social (Moredun) and Rob Kelly (Edinburgh Uni). Please share! #parasitology
December 10, 2024 at 11:21 AM
🚩PhD opportunity furthering sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks through mathematical modelling with me at @bioss.bsky.social alongside Fi Kenyon, @adhayward.bsky.social (Moredun) and Rob Kelly (Edinburgh Uni). Please share! #parasitology
Really enjoyed discussing data needs and availability for tackling #vectorbornedisease at the UK VBD Hub meeting today. Learn more about the project at vbdhub.org #vbd
December 2, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Really enjoyed discussing data needs and availability for tackling #vectorbornedisease at the UK VBD Hub meeting today. Learn more about the project at vbdhub.org #vbd
Great to see Christina Cobbold talking about the role of individuals and their traits in determining the impacts of environmental change.
November 25, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Great to see Christina Cobbold talking about the role of individuals and their traits in determining the impacts of environmental change.
I like this. Reckon I'm guilty of too many what comments rather than why comments.
Two types of code comments.
- What the code is doing (the code already tells you that).
- Why the code should do that (useful).
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#rstats
- What the code is doing (the code already tells you that).
- Why the code should do that (useful).
www.youtube.com/shorts/ex5eG...
#rstats
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November 22, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I like this. Reckon I'm guilty of too many what comments rather than why comments.
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In the latest episode: 🌍🦤
Rewilding isn't just about reintroducing extinct species - it's about allowing natural processes to take control. Many misunderstand it as bringing back wolves and bears, when it's really about humans stepping back and letting nature determine outcomes. 1/9
Rewilding isn't just about reintroducing extinct species - it's about allowing natural processes to take control. Many misunderstand it as bringing back wolves and bears, when it's really about humans stepping back and letting nature determine outcomes. 1/9
November 20, 2024 at 7:39 AM
In the latest episode: 🌍🦤
Rewilding isn't just about reintroducing extinct species - it's about allowing natural processes to take control. Many misunderstand it as bringing back wolves and bears, when it's really about humans stepping back and letting nature determine outcomes. 1/9
Rewilding isn't just about reintroducing extinct species - it's about allowing natural processes to take control. Many misunderstand it as bringing back wolves and bears, when it's really about humans stepping back and letting nature determine outcomes. 1/9
This looks like a super interesting project!
PhD opportunity available for Oct 2025 to work with me, @clfaust.bsky.social @dralanlaw.bsky.social & Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor on the impact of wetland creation on #mosquitoes & #vector-borne #disease risk in #Scotland. #OneHealth Please share 🙏
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November 18, 2024 at 9:44 AM
This looks like a super interesting project!
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Does anyone know of any mosquito experts in the Middle East? I'm trying to get a handle on Culex pipiens seasonality in the region.
November 14, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Does anyone know of any mosquito experts in the Middle East? I'm trying to get a handle on Culex pipiens seasonality in the region.
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This is such an important post. We don't stop fighting at any marker, we don't yield fifty yards of the field - we fight for the next inch / decimal place.
#1.51
#1.51
A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
November 12, 2024 at 4:56 PM
This is such an important post. We don't stop fighting at any marker, we don't yield fifty yards of the field - we fight for the next inch / decimal place.
#1.51
#1.51