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Colin Alexander
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Check out this new publication from our Dave Ewing, on tracking the spread of #AvianInfluenza inside a #seabird colony.

📰 Read the summary: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
📕 Read the full paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@daveewing.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social
Inside a Seabird Colony: Tracking the Spread of Avian Influenza
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has caused unprecedented mortality in wild birds and led to the culling of millions of poultry worldwide. Since 2021, this ongoing global outbreak has severely...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Happy International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science! #IDWSDS2025

Join us today to hear Prof. Sallie Bailey & Ms Manira Ahmad share their insights on "Statistics and Decision Making in the UK"
idwsds.sched.com/event/294RD/...

Register: www.idwsds.org/registration/
October 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Happy World Mental Health Day! Our colleagues in Dundee & Edinburgh took photos of their group walks this week 😊

This year's theme is 'Access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies', read more: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/pub...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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🚨NEW VACANCIES!🚨

Our Offshore Renewables group are seeking TWO ecological statisticians to join the growing team.

Both are permanent roles- more info: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/ec...
📆Deadline: 27th Mar 2025

#StatisticalEcology #OffshoreRenewables #Statistics #DataScience #Seabirds #MarineMammals
February 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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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
January 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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🚩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
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December 10, 2024 at 11:21 AM
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Very grateful that our Head of Consultancy Professor Iain McKendrick was given the chance to tell our #BayesCentre
partners more about the work of BioSS yesterday as part of ⚡#BayesLightningTalks⚡
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November 20, 2024 at 9:47 AM
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We are recruiting for several positions at the moment, across a range of career stages and areas of research. All are permanent positions.

📖Check out our vacancy pages to learn more: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies

#StatsJobs #AcademicJobs #MathsJobs #ResearchJobs
October 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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📢Just 1 week left to apply for this position in our Ecology and Environmental Sciences team!

#statisticalecology #statistics #statsjobs
bioss.bsky.social BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Oct 11
🚨NEW VACANCY!🚨

We are recruiting for a Statistician or Modeler specialising in Ecology and Environmental Science.

This is a permanent, full-time position, based in Aberdeen.

📅Deadline: 28 October
👉More info: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/st...

#statistics #statsjobs
Job advert for statistician / Modeler specialising in Ecology and environmental science. This is a permanent, full-time position with the opportunity to develop a personal research profile within a flexible and supportive working environment.
October 21, 2024 at 2:53 PM