Louis Aslett
@louisaslett.bsky.social
Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University, U.K.
#academicsky #rstats
Lurking here for now, may start to post in due course. Currently more active on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@louisaslett
#academicsky #rstats
Lurking here for now, may start to post in due course. Currently more active on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@louisaslett
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Congratulations to Fernando Zepeda on their viva today at @warwickstats.bsky.social; I spent a very enjoyable afternoon with @louisaslett.bsky.social discussing Fernando's thesis, "Non-Reversible Extensions of the ALPS Methodology for Multimodal and Transdimensional Sampling".
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Congratulations to Fernando Zepeda on their viva today at @warwickstats.bsky.social; I spent a very enjoyable afternoon with @louisaslett.bsky.social discussing Fernando's thesis, "Non-Reversible Extensions of the ALPS Methodology for Multimodal and Transdimensional Sampling".
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Higher education is one of the UK's most important exports. This policy would cripple many of the UK's leading universities. It's equivalent to slaughtering the goose that lays the golden eggs.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Higher education is one of the UK's most important exports. This policy would cripple many of the UK's leading universities. It's equivalent to slaughtering the goose that lays the golden eggs.
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We @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social are looking for an Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure track) in Mathematics (Probability/Mathematical Foundations of Data Science): www.ellisinstitute.fi/pi-positions....
Application instructions & form: www.ellisinstitute.fi/PI-recruit-2..., DL Jan 12!
Application instructions & form: www.ellisinstitute.fi/PI-recruit-2..., DL Jan 12!
PI positions | ELLIS Institute Finland
ELLIS Institute Finland PI positions (second call, winter 2025–26)
www.ellisinstitute.fi
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
We @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social are looking for an Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure track) in Mathematics (Probability/Mathematical Foundations of Data Science): www.ellisinstitute.fi/pi-positions....
Application instructions & form: www.ellisinstitute.fi/PI-recruit-2..., DL Jan 12!
Application instructions & form: www.ellisinstitute.fi/PI-recruit-2..., DL Jan 12!
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Friends of Stats: The U. of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Statistics needs your help. The university's Chancellor submitted a FINAL proposal today for budget cuts (budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-budget...) that eliminates the department. 1/ #LNK #Nebraska #Huskers @amstatnews.bsky.social
Final Budget Reduction Plan | Budget Process | Nebraska
budgetprocess.unl.edu
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Friends of Stats: The U. of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Statistics needs your help. The university's Chancellor submitted a FINAL proposal today for budget cuts (budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-budget...) that eliminates the department. 1/ #LNK #Nebraska #Huskers @amstatnews.bsky.social
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Two assistant prof. vacancies at Warwick Statistics: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre... (deadline 25 January 2025 at 11:55pm). CSML applications very welcome!
Assistant Professor x2 (104176-1125) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant Professor x2 (104176-1125). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
warwick-careers.tal.net
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Two assistant prof. vacancies at Warwick Statistics: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre... (deadline 25 January 2025 at 11:55pm). CSML applications very welcome!
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I hadn't had a good laugh like that in ages. Big thanks to the economists at the federal reserve.
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I hadn't had a good laugh like that in ages. Big thanks to the economists at the federal reserve.
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The detectCores() apocalypse is creeping up on us 👻🐛
As more people are getting access to 128+ CPU cores, code spinning up parallel cluster with detectCores() workers fails - not enough #RStats connections available
Friends, do *not* default to detectCores(), bc www.jottr.org/2022/12/05/a...
As more people are getting access to 128+ CPU cores, code spinning up parallel cluster with detectCores() workers fails - not enough #RStats connections available
Friends, do *not* default to detectCores(), bc www.jottr.org/2022/12/05/a...
Please Avoid detectCores() in your R Packages
The detectCores() function of the parallel package is probably one of the most used functions when it comes to setting the number of parallel workers to use in R. In this blog post, I’ll try to explai...
www.jottr.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The detectCores() apocalypse is creeping up on us 👻🐛
As more people are getting access to 128+ CPU cores, code spinning up parallel cluster with detectCores() workers fails - not enough #RStats connections available
Friends, do *not* default to detectCores(), bc www.jottr.org/2022/12/05/a...
As more people are getting access to 128+ CPU cores, code spinning up parallel cluster with detectCores() workers fails - not enough #RStats connections available
Friends, do *not* default to detectCores(), bc www.jottr.org/2022/12/05/a...
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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We are 5! 🎈
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We are 5! 🎈
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
THANK YOU for being part of the mission. At a time when Amazon profits are soaring, and small businesses face ever increasing pressure, WHERE you choose to spend your money makes all the difference in keeping these community spaces on the high street. Bookshop.org
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Postdoc, Newcastle University (UK).
PINCODE researches Monte Carlo Fusion methods: this postdoc will help developing #rstats packages that bring this methodological work to life, as well as opportunities to contribute to further methodological development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ807/r...
PINCODE researches Monte Carlo Fusion methods: this postdoc will help developing #rstats packages that bring this methodological work to life, as well as opportunities to contribute to further methodological development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ807/r...
Research Associate/Assistant in Statistics at Newcastle University
Apply for the Research Associate/Assistant in Statistics role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Postdoc, Newcastle University (UK).
PINCODE researches Monte Carlo Fusion methods: this postdoc will help developing #rstats packages that bring this methodological work to life, as well as opportunities to contribute to further methodological development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ807/r...
PINCODE researches Monte Carlo Fusion methods: this postdoc will help developing #rstats packages that bring this methodological work to life, as well as opportunities to contribute to further methodological development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ807/r...
Postdoc, Newcastle University (UK).
PINCODE researches Monte Carlo Fusion methods: this postdoc will help developing #rstats packages that bring this methodological work to life, as well as opportunities to contribute to further methodological development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ807/r...
PINCODE researches Monte Carlo Fusion methods: this postdoc will help developing #rstats packages that bring this methodological work to life, as well as opportunities to contribute to further methodological development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ807/r...
Research Associate/Assistant in Statistics at Newcastle University
Apply for the Research Associate/Assistant in Statistics role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Postdoc, Newcastle University (UK).
PINCODE researches Monte Carlo Fusion methods: this postdoc will help developing #rstats packages that bring this methodological work to life, as well as opportunities to contribute to further methodological development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ807/r...
PINCODE researches Monte Carlo Fusion methods: this postdoc will help developing #rstats packages that bring this methodological work to life, as well as opportunities to contribute to further methodological development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ807/r...
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🚨 Big news for the R Community!
The Sovereign Tech Fund has invested $450,000 in the R Foundation to strengthen R’s sustainability, security, and modernization.
Details: r-consortium.org/posts/sovere...
#rstats #opensource #datascience
The Sovereign Tech Fund has invested $450,000 in the R Foundation to strengthen R’s sustainability, security, and modernization.
Details: r-consortium.org/posts/sovere...
#rstats #opensource #datascience
The Sovereign Tech Fund invests $450,000 in R Foundation to Enhance R’s Sustainability and Security – R Consortium
R Foundation embarking on a crucial project to modernize R’s core infrastructure, improve its maintainability, and fortify its supply chain.
r-consortium.org
October 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🚨 Big news for the R Community!
The Sovereign Tech Fund has invested $450,000 in the R Foundation to strengthen R’s sustainability, security, and modernization.
Details: r-consortium.org/posts/sovere...
#rstats #opensource #datascience
The Sovereign Tech Fund has invested $450,000 in the R Foundation to strengthen R’s sustainability, security, and modernization.
Details: r-consortium.org/posts/sovere...
#rstats #opensource #datascience
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📢 I've decided to do regular 2-3 mins video updates of latest authoritarian antics of Trump administration on YouTube & TikTok.
Have been inspired by reading how many people get their news there and how dominated it is by the right.
www.tiktok.com/@profchristi...
www.youtube.com/@ProfChristi...
Have been inspired by reading how many people get their news there and how dominated it is by the right.
www.tiktok.com/@profchristi...
www.youtube.com/@ProfChristi...
Professor Christina Pagel
I'm Professor Christina Pagel at University College London. My research is in health systems. I'm passionate about science, public health, supporting diversity in the sciences, and protecting liberal ...
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
📢 I've decided to do regular 2-3 mins video updates of latest authoritarian antics of Trump administration on YouTube & TikTok.
Have been inspired by reading how many people get their news there and how dominated it is by the right.
www.tiktok.com/@profchristi...
www.youtube.com/@ProfChristi...
Have been inspired by reading how many people get their news there and how dominated it is by the right.
www.tiktok.com/@profchristi...
www.youtube.com/@ProfChristi...
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Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
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Proposals for contributed talks & posters are now being accepted for the 2026 ISBA World Meeting! The world meeting will take place in Nagoya, Japan between 28 June and 3 July, 2026. Proposals may be submitted here: forms.gle/dVTUrdEuVF6g...
September 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Proposals for contributed talks & posters are now being accepted for the 2026 ISBA World Meeting! The world meeting will take place in Nagoya, Japan between 28 June and 3 July, 2026. Proposals may be submitted here: forms.gle/dVTUrdEuVF6g...
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Some fun news: We're hiring!
Lectureship (analogous to Assistant Prof.) in Statistical Science and AI, in the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol.
Closing date 13 October 2025; link below!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Lectureship (analogous to Assistant Prof.) in Statistical Science and AI, in the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol.
Closing date 13 October 2025; link below!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
September 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Some fun news: We're hiring!
Lectureship (analogous to Assistant Prof.) in Statistical Science and AI, in the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol.
Closing date 13 October 2025; link below!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Lectureship (analogous to Assistant Prof.) in Statistical Science and AI, in the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol.
Closing date 13 October 2025; link below!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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We are The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026 and ranked third overall in its Good University Guide. Congratulations to our global university community on this success. 🎉
Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q
Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q
September 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We are The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026 and ranked third overall in its Good University Guide. Congratulations to our global university community on this success. 🎉
Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q
Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q
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My University has decided to close the #Statistics department along with several others. The public comment form opened up today: apc.unl.edu/fall-2025-bu...
Please feel free to explain how problematic it is to close a department teaching #datascience #rstats #python in this day and age.
Please feel free to explain how problematic it is to close a department teaching #datascience #rstats #python in this day and age.
Fall 2025 Budget Reduction Feedback Form | Academic Planning Committee | Nebraska
apc.unl.edu
September 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My University has decided to close the #Statistics department along with several others. The public comment form opened up today: apc.unl.edu/fall-2025-bu...
Please feel free to explain how problematic it is to close a department teaching #datascience #rstats #python in this day and age.
Please feel free to explain how problematic it is to close a department teaching #datascience #rstats #python in this day and age.
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EPFL, ETH Zurich & CSCS just released Apertus, Switzerland’s first fully open-source large language model.
Trained on 15T tokens in 1,000+ languages, it’s built for transparency, responsibility & the public good.
Read more: actu.epfl.ch/news/apertus...
Trained on 15T tokens in 1,000+ languages, it’s built for transparency, responsibility & the public good.
Read more: actu.epfl.ch/news/apertus...
September 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
EPFL, ETH Zurich & CSCS just released Apertus, Switzerland’s first fully open-source large language model.
Trained on 15T tokens in 1,000+ languages, it’s built for transparency, responsibility & the public good.
Read more: actu.epfl.ch/news/apertus...
Trained on 15T tokens in 1,000+ languages, it’s built for transparency, responsibility & the public good.
Read more: actu.epfl.ch/news/apertus...
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I’ve just gone and re-read the Zen of Python and I reckon Tidyverse in R does a much better job of living up to these principles than trying to do stats in Python! especially readability > density, errors should not be silent, and don’t guess in the face of ambiguity
mail.python.org/pipermail/py...
mail.python.org/pipermail/py...
August 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I’ve just gone and re-read the Zen of Python and I reckon Tidyverse in R does a much better job of living up to these principles than trying to do stats in Python! especially readability > density, errors should not be silent, and don’t guess in the face of ambiguity
mail.python.org/pipermail/py...
mail.python.org/pipermail/py...
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August 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...
I’m an award-winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding.
The “Mozart of Math” tried to stay out of politics. Then it came for his research.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...
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Universities for North East England (UNEE) has issued a statement on the Global Talent Fund. More information can be found on our website: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
August 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Universities for North East England (UNEE) has issued a statement on the Global Talent Fund. More information can be found on our website: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...