Ewan Colman
@ewancolman.bsky.social
Maths person posting random stuff. Currently working for University of Bristol. (he/him)
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Postdoc (Lancaster, UK)
School-based social contact study for transmission-dynamic modelling
with Trystan Leng
at Lancaster University
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2461
School-based social contact study for transmission-dynamic modelling
with Trystan Leng
at Lancaster University
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2461
January 23, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Postdoc (Lancaster, UK)
School-based social contact study for transmission-dynamic modelling
with Trystan Leng
at Lancaster University
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2461
School-based social contact study for transmission-dynamic modelling
with Trystan Leng
at Lancaster University
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2461
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New funded PhD available! Health Service evaluation of maternal RSV vaccine uptake. This is a 3 year HPRU funded PhD project led by Dr Clare French, Prof Ellen Brooks-Pollock, & Dr Hannah Christensen. CLOSES 26/01/26.
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/48f2j337
@bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/48f2j337
@bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM
New funded PhD available! Health Service evaluation of maternal RSV vaccine uptake. This is a 3 year HPRU funded PhD project led by Dr Clare French, Prof Ellen Brooks-Pollock, & Dr Hannah Christensen. CLOSES 26/01/26.
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/48f2j337
@bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/48f2j337
@bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
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New funded PhD available! Optimising access to routine childhood immunisation in general practice.
This is a 3 year HPRU funded PhD project led by Dr Hannah Christensen & Dr Clare French. CLOSES 26/01/26.
More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdebe9ae
@bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
This is a 3 year HPRU funded PhD project led by Dr Hannah Christensen & Dr Clare French. CLOSES 26/01/26.
More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdebe9ae
@bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 AM
New funded PhD available! Optimising access to routine childhood immunisation in general practice.
This is a 3 year HPRU funded PhD project led by Dr Hannah Christensen & Dr Clare French. CLOSES 26/01/26.
More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdebe9ae
@bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
This is a 3 year HPRU funded PhD project led by Dr Hannah Christensen & Dr Clare French. CLOSES 26/01/26.
More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdebe9ae
@bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
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New funded PhD available! Identifying & evaluating opportunities to improve influenza vaccine uptake in adults with chronic respiratory disease. This 3 year project is led by Dr R Lazarus & Dr H Christensen.
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/zvvwew74 @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/zvvwew74 @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
New funded PhD available! Identifying & evaluating opportunities to improve influenza vaccine uptake in adults with chronic respiratory disease. This 3 year project is led by Dr R Lazarus & Dr H Christensen.
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/zvvwew74 @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/zvvwew74 @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
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New funded PhD available! Personalised risk assessment to improve protective behaviours in emergency contexts. This 3 year project is led by Dr Holly Carter, Dr Dale Weston, Dr Freya Mills & Dr Sarah Denford.
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/2j6tkk5a @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/2j6tkk5a @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
New funded PhD available! Personalised risk assessment to improve protective behaviours in emergency contexts. This 3 year project is led by Dr Holly Carter, Dr Dale Weston, Dr Freya Mills & Dr Sarah Denford.
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/2j6tkk5a @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/2j6tkk5a @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
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The other aspect of this story is, academics and NHS staff could and would have done this better and essentially for free if they were given the same data access as Faculty, but they are not allowed it. Government policy is deliberately to frustrate pro bono / non-profit health data research.
I dug behind the industry paywall to find out, what *are* the geniusly clever things that AI can predict will increase NHS A&E pressures?
You’ll never guess
- Flu
- Winter
- Icy weather
- Friday nights
- Christmas
- New Years Eve
Jeez, Dom’s old mates at Faculty AI (o yes) really saw Wes coming
You’ll never guess
- Flu
- Winter
- Icy weather
- Friday nights
- Christmas
- New Years Eve
Jeez, Dom’s old mates at Faculty AI (o yes) really saw Wes coming
December 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The other aspect of this story is, academics and NHS staff could and would have done this better and essentially for free if they were given the same data access as Faculty, but they are not allowed it. Government policy is deliberately to frustrate pro bono / non-profit health data research.
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“Communicable diseases know no borders."
A sad reminder: no one is safe until everyone is safe.
#PublicHealth is a global issue
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...
A sad reminder: no one is safe until everyone is safe.
#PublicHealth is a global issue
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...
Myanmar’s Civil War Pushes Infectious Disease Over Its Borders
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
“Communicable diseases know no borders."
A sad reminder: no one is safe until everyone is safe.
#PublicHealth is a global issue
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...
A sad reminder: no one is safe until everyone is safe.
#PublicHealth is a global issue
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...
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This video will probably get fewer likes than my posts on taxing billionaires. That difference says it all. Factory farming only survives if we don’t look. It’s time to hold these companies accountable. Every donation is matched, so $1 becomes $2 through Dec 31, 2025. Donate: MoralAmbition.org/food
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This video will probably get fewer likes than my posts on taxing billionaires. That difference says it all. Factory farming only survives if we don’t look. It’s time to hold these companies accountable. Every donation is matched, so $1 becomes $2 through Dec 31, 2025. Donate: MoralAmbition.org/food
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Glad to share our latest study, led by Han Yong Wunrow
@hwunrow.bsky.social, on estimating time-varying reproduction numbers (Rt) using data assimilation methods, now published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!
Link: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article...
@hwunrow.bsky.social, on estimating time-varying reproduction numbers (Rt) using data assimilation methods, now published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!
Link: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article...
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Glad to share our latest study, led by Han Yong Wunrow
@hwunrow.bsky.social, on estimating time-varying reproduction numbers (Rt) using data assimilation methods, now published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!
Link: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article...
@hwunrow.bsky.social, on estimating time-varying reproduction numbers (Rt) using data assimilation methods, now published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!
Link: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article...
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Symposium & workshop on inequalities in infectious disease dynamics at LSHTM in April 2026. We aim to will bring together leading researchers and practitioners to share ideas, discuss recent advances, and reflect on future directions. Details & application: iddconf.org/lshtm-sympos... Closing 21 Jan
Social Inequalities in Infectious Disease Dynamics: a Symposium and Workshop
iddconf.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Symposium & workshop on inequalities in infectious disease dynamics at LSHTM in April 2026. We aim to will bring together leading researchers and practitioners to share ideas, discuss recent advances, and reflect on future directions. Details & application: iddconf.org/lshtm-sympos... Closing 21 Jan
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Lots of PhD positions on @iddjobs.org with Jan deadlines:
December 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Lots of PhD positions on @iddjobs.org with Jan deadlines:
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📰News! A new evidence review identifies the most effective ways to increase vaccine uptake. 💉
The comprehensive review combined data from more than 200 trials comprising over 6 million participants.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/yuy7xse3 @ukhsa.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
The comprehensive review combined data from more than 200 trials comprising over 6 million participants.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/yuy7xse3 @ukhsa.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
New evidence review identifies the most effective ways to increase vaccine uptake
A comprehensive new review led by researchers from the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Evaluation and Behavioural Science at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with the HPRU [&...
tinyurl.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📰News! A new evidence review identifies the most effective ways to increase vaccine uptake. 💉
The comprehensive review combined data from more than 200 trials comprising over 6 million participants.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/yuy7xse3 @ukhsa.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
The comprehensive review combined data from more than 200 trials comprising over 6 million participants.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/yuy7xse3 @ukhsa.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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1/ 📰 Fantastic to see the official website for the Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics (GSIDD) is now live! #GSIDD #IDsky #EpiSky 🧪
🗺️ GSIDD serves the global community of researchers, practitioners and educators in infectious disease dynamics.
🔗: www.gsidd.org
🗺️ GSIDD serves the global community of researchers, practitioners and educators in infectious disease dynamics.
🔗: www.gsidd.org
Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics (GSIDD) | infectious disease dynamics
GSIDD serves the global community of researchers, practitioners, and educators in infectious disease dynamics.
gsidd.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
1/ 📰 Fantastic to see the official website for the Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics (GSIDD) is now live! #GSIDD #IDsky #EpiSky 🧪
🗺️ GSIDD serves the global community of researchers, practitioners and educators in infectious disease dynamics.
🔗: www.gsidd.org
🗺️ GSIDD serves the global community of researchers, practitioners and educators in infectious disease dynamics.
🔗: www.gsidd.org
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Excellent to see success and leadership in the AFRO region. For too long the refrain has been for AFRO to recapitulate the "PAHO Strategy" for elimination. PAHO's success was tremendous, but is now decades old and the world and tactics have changed. These counties can lead the charge for AFRO.
Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles eliminate measles and rubella
In a significant public health achievement, Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles have eliminated measles and rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to attain this milestone.
www.afro.who.int
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Excellent to see success and leadership in the AFRO region. For too long the refrain has been for AFRO to recapitulate the "PAHO Strategy" for elimination. PAHO's success was tremendous, but is now decades old and the world and tactics have changed. These counties can lead the charge for AFRO.
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Jumping spiders can recognise one another. This ability to learn, remember and represent images is quite surprising for such a tiny-brained animal!
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November 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Jumping spiders can recognise one another. This ability to learn, remember and represent images is quite surprising for such a tiny-brained animal!
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Proud to be part of #FUTURES2025 Discovery Day! We used bubbles & our game “Can you beat the snot monsters?” to show children & young people how far germs travel & how public health research helps stop the spread. More➡️ tinyurl.com/3vjpz9hn @engagebristol.bsky.social @wethecurious.bsky.social
Can you beat the snot monsters? Using an interactive game to engage with children and young people
Discovery Day is the flagship event of the Futures Festival of Discovery. It is a free event aimed at showing children and young people what researchers at GW4 universities, including […]
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November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Proud to be part of #FUTURES2025 Discovery Day! We used bubbles & our game “Can you beat the snot monsters?” to show children & young people how far germs travel & how public health research helps stop the spread. More➡️ tinyurl.com/3vjpz9hn @engagebristol.bsky.social @wethecurious.bsky.social
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Want to do a PhD on syphilis diagnostics? In collaboration with @uclglobalhealth.bsky.social & @ukhsa.bsky.social we have a funded studentship available via the Health Protection Research Unit on Blood Borne & Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Deadline for applications: Friday 5th December 2025.
Deadline for applications: Friday 5th December 2025.
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Want to do a PhD on syphilis diagnostics? In collaboration with @uclglobalhealth.bsky.social & @ukhsa.bsky.social we have a funded studentship available via the Health Protection Research Unit on Blood Borne & Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Deadline for applications: Friday 5th December 2025.
Deadline for applications: Friday 5th December 2025.
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Want to come and do a PhD on mathematical modelling & sexually transmitted infections?
Apply for an MRC funded PhD to come to @lshtm.bsky.social and work on understanding STI transmission dynamics in low resource settings & how we can optimise partner notification as a public health intervention.
Apply for an MRC funded PhD to come to @lshtm.bsky.social and work on understanding STI transmission dynamics in low resource settings & how we can optimise partner notification as a public health intervention.
2026-27 Project (Marks & Garnett) - MRC London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships
Mathematical modelling to optimise partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in low income settings SUPERVISORY...
mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Want to come and do a PhD on mathematical modelling & sexually transmitted infections?
Apply for an MRC funded PhD to come to @lshtm.bsky.social and work on understanding STI transmission dynamics in low resource settings & how we can optimise partner notification as a public health intervention.
Apply for an MRC funded PhD to come to @lshtm.bsky.social and work on understanding STI transmission dynamics in low resource settings & how we can optimise partner notification as a public health intervention.
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New Paper🚀! Our work analysing the Swiss national SARS-CoV-2 wastewater 🚱 monitoring data is now published in PLOS Water 💧 @plos.org journals.plos.org/water/articl... (Julien Riou, @tanjastadler.bsky.social @trj2.bsky.social Christoph Ort et al)
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New Paper🚀! Our work analysing the Swiss national SARS-CoV-2 wastewater 🚱 monitoring data is now published in PLOS Water 💧 @plos.org journals.plos.org/water/articl... (Julien Riou, @tanjastadler.bsky.social @trj2.bsky.social Christoph Ort et al)
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📰News!📰Great to see our collaborative research shared by
GOV.UK!
Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing.
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7h3d926 @jhorwood.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social
GOV.UK!
Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing.
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7h3d926 @jhorwood.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📰News!📰Great to see our collaborative research shared by
GOV.UK!
Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing.
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7h3d926 @jhorwood.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social
GOV.UK!
Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing.
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7h3d926 @jhorwood.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
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📢New website launch!🎉
Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📢New website launch!🎉
Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
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PhD position (Bristol, UK)
Epidemiology of blood borne viruses among migrant communities in the UK
with Clare French Aaron Lim Matt Hickman
at @hpruebs.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2383
Epidemiology of blood borne viruses among migrant communities in the UK
with Clare French Aaron Lim Matt Hickman
at @hpruebs.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2383
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
PhD position (Bristol, UK)
Epidemiology of blood borne viruses among migrant communities in the UK
with Clare French Aaron Lim Matt Hickman
at @hpruebs.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2383
Epidemiology of blood borne viruses among migrant communities in the UK
with Clare French Aaron Lim Matt Hickman
at @hpruebs.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2383