Gareth Jones
@garethjones1.bsky.social
An epidemiologist, for the most part.
www.abdn.ac.uk/people/gareth.jones
Previously on Twitter @hteraG_senoJ
www.abdn.ac.uk/people/gareth.jones
Previously on Twitter @hteraG_senoJ
Just completed a Doodle poll for a meeting, then noticed the advert below. And nothing says deep personal identity like a cheap click-bait quiz designed to harvest clicks.
I recommend a boycott of @doodle.com if they persist with this insulting gamification of sexual orientation.
I recommend a boycott of @doodle.com if they persist with this insulting gamification of sexual orientation.
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Just completed a Doodle poll for a meeting, then noticed the advert below. And nothing says deep personal identity like a cheap click-bait quiz designed to harvest clicks.
I recommend a boycott of @doodle.com if they persist with this insulting gamification of sexual orientation.
I recommend a boycott of @doodle.com if they persist with this insulting gamification of sexual orientation.
Today, the weather in Aberdeen is exactly how everyone south of Aberdeen thinks that the weather is always like in Aberdeen.
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Today, the weather in Aberdeen is exactly how everyone south of Aberdeen thinks that the weather is always like in Aberdeen.
One year on Bluesky.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
One year on Bluesky.
Wow.
It's going to blow his mind when he starts considering the alleged harms of burning natural gas, coal, oil, etc.
It's going to blow his mind when he starts considering the alleged harms of burning natural gas, coal, oil, etc.
October 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Wow.
It's going to blow his mind when he starts considering the alleged harms of burning natural gas, coal, oil, etc.
It's going to blow his mind when he starts considering the alleged harms of burning natural gas, coal, oil, etc.
It's a pretty Autumn up my way.
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's a pretty Autumn up my way.
I know I shouldn't jump to conclusions before reading the article.
But I'm willing to stick my neck out and say that I'm against.
But I'm willing to stick my neck out and say that I'm against.
October 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I know I shouldn't jump to conclusions before reading the article.
But I'm willing to stick my neck out and say that I'm against.
But I'm willing to stick my neck out and say that I'm against.
I wonder how many people submitting abstracts to the British Society for Rheumatology conference will submit something with only 20 words.
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I wonder how many people submitting abstracts to the British Society for Rheumatology conference will submit something with only 20 words.
Pleased to be spending all day at a eurospa.eu collaboration meeting.
Sometimes we meet face-to-face in Copenhagen. And sometimes online.
The view is never as good for the latter!
Sometimes we meet face-to-face in Copenhagen. And sometimes online.
The view is never as good for the latter!
October 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Pleased to be spending all day at a eurospa.eu collaboration meeting.
Sometimes we meet face-to-face in Copenhagen. And sometimes online.
The view is never as good for the latter!
Sometimes we meet face-to-face in Copenhagen. And sometimes online.
The view is never as good for the latter!
Did no-one think of this?
October 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Did no-one think of this?
Transport for London, evening light.
September 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Transport for London, evening light.
Right listen here Microsoft, if you're going to insist on correcting grammar, the least you could do is get it right.
September 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Right listen here Microsoft, if you're going to insist on correcting grammar, the least you could do is get it right.
Nice little ego boost from Strava.
I'll be so disappointed if I subsequently find out that only seven people have ever done it!
I'll be so disappointed if I subsequently find out that only seven people have ever done it!
September 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Nice little ego boost from Strava.
I'll be so disappointed if I subsequently find out that only seven people have ever done it!
I'll be so disappointed if I subsequently find out that only seven people have ever done it!
Are you a healthcare professional who sees people with #AxialSpondyloarthritis?
We're keen to determine current practices when requesting MRI for these patients.
Please complete this short (2-3mins) survey:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
(And please forward to others.)
Many thanks.
We're keen to determine current practices when requesting MRI for these patients.
Please complete this short (2-3mins) survey:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
(And please forward to others.)
Many thanks.
September 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Are you a healthcare professional who sees people with #AxialSpondyloarthritis?
We're keen to determine current practices when requesting MRI for these patients.
Please complete this short (2-3mins) survey:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
(And please forward to others.)
Many thanks.
We're keen to determine current practices when requesting MRI for these patients.
Please complete this short (2-3mins) survey:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
(And please forward to others.)
Many thanks.
Students who arrive late (2-3wks into the course) do less well than students who are present from week 1.
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Students who arrive late (2-3wks into the course) do less well than students who are present from week 1.
Annoyed I couldn't get the paper I wanted. (Paywall.)
But pleased to see that @elsevierconnect.bsky.social have a background of Jon Snow's cholera map, from the 1850s.
#Epidemiology
But pleased to see that @elsevierconnect.bsky.social have a background of Jon Snow's cholera map, from the 1850s.
#Epidemiology
August 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Annoyed I couldn't get the paper I wanted. (Paywall.)
But pleased to see that @elsevierconnect.bsky.social have a background of Jon Snow's cholera map, from the 1850s.
#Epidemiology
But pleased to see that @elsevierconnect.bsky.social have a background of Jon Snow's cholera map, from the 1850s.
#Epidemiology
The Intensive Course in Applied Epidemiology that's been running in Aberdeen for nearly 20yrs is getting a rebrand and a refresh.
Launching in March 2026, welcome to the 'Aberdeen Short Course in Epidemiology'.
Registration available from 01-Sep-2025.
For details, see: tinyurl.com/AberdeenEpiC...
Launching in March 2026, welcome to the 'Aberdeen Short Course in Epidemiology'.
Registration available from 01-Sep-2025.
For details, see: tinyurl.com/AberdeenEpiC...
July 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Intensive Course in Applied Epidemiology that's been running in Aberdeen for nearly 20yrs is getting a rebrand and a refresh.
Launching in March 2026, welcome to the 'Aberdeen Short Course in Epidemiology'.
Registration available from 01-Sep-2025.
For details, see: tinyurl.com/AberdeenEpiC...
Launching in March 2026, welcome to the 'Aberdeen Short Course in Epidemiology'.
Registration available from 01-Sep-2025.
For details, see: tinyurl.com/AberdeenEpiC...
Last day of the holiday.
I knew I shouldn't have looked at the weather at home.
I knew I shouldn't have looked at the weather at home.
July 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Last day of the holiday.
I knew I shouldn't have looked at the weather at home.
I knew I shouldn't have looked at the weather at home.
It might have been 32°C in London today. But in Royal Deeside, it was in the low to mid 20s.
Perfect for a long cycle: 57 miles, 2,634 ft ascent, and a shade over 3hrs 47mins.
Being the solstice, sunset tonight is after 10pm.
... I could go round again but the legs won't let me!
Perfect for a long cycle: 57 miles, 2,634 ft ascent, and a shade over 3hrs 47mins.
Being the solstice, sunset tonight is after 10pm.
... I could go round again but the legs won't let me!
June 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It might have been 32°C in London today. But in Royal Deeside, it was in the low to mid 20s.
Perfect for a long cycle: 57 miles, 2,634 ft ascent, and a shade over 3hrs 47mins.
Being the solstice, sunset tonight is after 10pm.
... I could go round again but the legs won't let me!
Perfect for a long cycle: 57 miles, 2,634 ft ascent, and a shade over 3hrs 47mins.
Being the solstice, sunset tonight is after 10pm.
... I could go round again but the legs won't let me!
Changing trains in Montrose.
Not a bad place to wait when you have this view.
Not a bad place to wait when you have this view.
June 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Changing trains in Montrose.
Not a bad place to wait when you have this view.
Not a bad place to wait when you have this view.
A strong start from Jin et al., for the June edition of Scientific Buzzword Bingo.
DOI: 10.1186/s13148-025-01875-3
DOI: 10.1186/s13148-025-01875-3
June 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A strong start from Jin et al., for the June edition of Scientific Buzzword Bingo.
DOI: 10.1186/s13148-025-01875-3
DOI: 10.1186/s13148-025-01875-3
Anyone else fed up with overuse of supplementary files?
The clue's in the name: it should be additional content, supplementing the manuscript, but not essential to its understanding.
Other than mentioning 40,000 patients not even eligible for this analysis, this supplementary figure adds NOTHING!
The clue's in the name: it should be additional content, supplementing the manuscript, but not essential to its understanding.
Other than mentioning 40,000 patients not even eligible for this analysis, this supplementary figure adds NOTHING!
May 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Anyone else fed up with overuse of supplementary files?
The clue's in the name: it should be additional content, supplementing the manuscript, but not essential to its understanding.
Other than mentioning 40,000 patients not even eligible for this analysis, this supplementary figure adds NOTHING!
The clue's in the name: it should be additional content, supplementing the manuscript, but not essential to its understanding.
Other than mentioning 40,000 patients not even eligible for this analysis, this supplementary figure adds NOTHING!
Looking forward to the @bsacandjac.bsky.social Spring Conference at the end of the week.
Will be presenting and update, and some initial data, from #UKARStudy.
Will be presenting and update, and some initial data, from #UKARStudy.
May 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Looking forward to the @bsacandjac.bsky.social Spring Conference at the end of the week.
Will be presenting and update, and some initial data, from #UKARStudy.
Will be presenting and update, and some initial data, from #UKARStudy.
On the Elizabeth Line, at Heathrow.
(Not quite as good as @tubemapper.bsky.social, but it's OK.)
(Not quite as good as @tubemapper.bsky.social, but it's OK.)
May 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
On the Elizabeth Line, at Heathrow.
(Not quite as good as @tubemapper.bsky.social, but it's OK.)
(Not quite as good as @tubemapper.bsky.social, but it's OK.)
If you're going to insist on answers, at least indulge us with good questionnaire design.
There is no way to answer "no".
@iasp.bsky.social
There is no way to answer "no".
@iasp.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
If you're going to insist on answers, at least indulge us with good questionnaire design.
There is no way to answer "no".
@iasp.bsky.social
There is no way to answer "no".
@iasp.bsky.social