Jim Rafferty
@jimrafferty.bsky.social
Statistician at Swansea University Medical School.
Tells you all you need to know about British culture how many of these refer to being drunk or hungover! 🍻Also tea!
Ten archaic English slang phrases…
10. Got the morbs (sad)
9. Bumpsy (drunk)
8. Whittled as a penguin (very drunk)
8. Scandal water (tea)
7. Bitch the pot (pour the tea)
5. Sauce-box (mouth)
4. Cupid’s kettle drums (breasts)
3. Dash my wig (OMG)
2. Poked up (embarrassed)
1. Not up to dick (unwell)
10. Got the morbs (sad)
9. Bumpsy (drunk)
8. Whittled as a penguin (very drunk)
8. Scandal water (tea)
7. Bitch the pot (pour the tea)
5. Sauce-box (mouth)
4. Cupid’s kettle drums (breasts)
3. Dash my wig (OMG)
2. Poked up (embarrassed)
1. Not up to dick (unwell)
December 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Tells you all you need to know about British culture how many of these refer to being drunk or hungover! 🍻Also tea!
It it just me or is microsoft getting more aggressive with it's attempts to autocorrect writing? I really did mean "EHR" damnit!
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It it just me or is microsoft getting more aggressive with it's attempts to autocorrect writing? I really did mean "EHR" damnit!
For the first time, after many years of trying, I have successfully written down the word "Zienkiewicz," and correctly spelled it at the first attempt without googling!
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
For the first time, after many years of trying, I have successfully written down the word "Zienkiewicz," and correctly spelled it at the first attempt without googling!
Several PhD studentship opportunities now open in Swansea medical school! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Medical and Health Care Studies: Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Medical and Health Care Studies (RS907) - Swansea University
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
www.swansea.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Several PhD studentship opportunities now open in Swansea medical school! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Nominative determinism: A statistician named Anova added me on linkedin!
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Nominative determinism: A statistician named Anova added me on linkedin!
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🎉Congrats to Timothy Osborne from our team, who has been awarded a Health and Care Research Wales Doctoral Fellowship.
💊His work will use @saildatabank.bsky.social to study & improve meditation safety.
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💊His work will use @saildatabank.bsky.social to study & improve meditation safety.
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University data scientist wins doctoral fellowship award - Population Data Science
A Swansea University researcher has received a Health and Care Research Wales Doctoral Fellowship award for his work to explore the safety of medicines. Research officer and data scientist Timothy Osb...
popdatasci.swan.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🎉Congrats to Timothy Osborne from our team, who has been awarded a Health and Care Research Wales Doctoral Fellowship.
💊His work will use @saildatabank.bsky.social to study & improve meditation safety.
🔗 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/university-d...
💊His work will use @saildatabank.bsky.social to study & improve meditation safety.
🔗 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/university-d...
Well, that sucks...
August 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Well, that sucks...
Days since Nigel Farage's face wan't on the BBC news website counter reset
August 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Days since Nigel Farage's face wan't on the BBC news website counter reset
🚨🚨 Opportunity to come and work with us! We're looking to recruit a data scientist / statistician to apply complex models to understand adverse medicine reactions in people taking multiple medicines. Would suit someone with a background in a mathematical discipline. www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
Research Officer – Data Scientist/Statistician
We are recruiting a Research Officer in data science/statistics on the Health Data Research UK Medicines in Acute and Chronic Care Driver Programme.
www.swansea.ac.uk
August 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🚨🚨 Opportunity to come and work with us! We're looking to recruit a data scientist / statistician to apply complex models to understand adverse medicine reactions in people taking multiple medicines. Would suit someone with a background in a mathematical discipline. www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
This policy is such a no-brainer, with the commitments the government has made to reach net zero. Why on earth it hasn't be done already is anyones guess!
Over 400 people agree that gas fuelled electric wholesale prices should be detached from renewable electric prices, making sure the savings, which are considerable, are passed onto consumer NOT shareholders. Can you take it to 500? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Ban cheap renewable energy from being charged at the price of expensive gas
Mandate energy providers to stop charging the same price as expensive gas for much cheaper renewable energy. We think they should pass any savings on to consumers, rather than keeping them as profit.
petition.parliament.uk
July 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This policy is such a no-brainer, with the commitments the government has made to reach net zero. Why on earth it hasn't be done already is anyones guess!
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Welcome to the SAIL Databank Bluesky account! 👋
We're here to share the latest from SAIL:
✍️ Blogs showcasing fantastic research
📰 News and project updates
🤝 Insights from the team
🎫 Event highlights
...and much more!
Follow us to stay up to date 🚀
We're here to share the latest from SAIL:
✍️ Blogs showcasing fantastic research
📰 News and project updates
🤝 Insights from the team
🎫 Event highlights
...and much more!
Follow us to stay up to date 🚀
July 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Welcome to the SAIL Databank Bluesky account! 👋
We're here to share the latest from SAIL:
✍️ Blogs showcasing fantastic research
📰 News and project updates
🤝 Insights from the team
🎫 Event highlights
...and much more!
Follow us to stay up to date 🚀
We're here to share the latest from SAIL:
✍️ Blogs showcasing fantastic research
📰 News and project updates
🤝 Insights from the team
🎫 Event highlights
...and much more!
Follow us to stay up to date 🚀
"... don’t go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, [...], by probability"
It's fair to say the Buddha was not a fan of statisticians...
It's fair to say the Buddha was not a fan of statisticians...
July 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"... don’t go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, [...], by probability"
It's fair to say the Buddha was not a fan of statisticians...
It's fair to say the Buddha was not a fan of statisticians...
It's a sad fact that the more people talk or write, the more likely they are to say something stupid. This is especially true of people that I respect.
July 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
It's a sad fact that the more people talk or write, the more likely they are to say something stupid. This is especially true of people that I respect.
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Join our study! Are you aged between 18-45 and living in the Swansea area? The POETH team want to hear from you!
We are conducting research to understand the differences between males and females in how they respond to heat and heatwaves☀️
More info and register here👇 forms.office.com/e/JaHkrsWHzh
We are conducting research to understand the differences between males and females in how they respond to heat and heatwaves☀️
More info and register here👇 forms.office.com/e/JaHkrsWHzh
June 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Join our study! Are you aged between 18-45 and living in the Swansea area? The POETH team want to hear from you!
We are conducting research to understand the differences between males and females in how they respond to heat and heatwaves☀️
More info and register here👇 forms.office.com/e/JaHkrsWHzh
We are conducting research to understand the differences between males and females in how they respond to heat and heatwaves☀️
More info and register here👇 forms.office.com/e/JaHkrsWHzh
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Huge congratulations to Prof David Ford, appointed OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for his services to social science!🎉👏
A proud moment and a well-earned recognition for his work using data to drive positive change in the UK and globally.
🔗 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/university-p...
A proud moment and a well-earned recognition for his work using data to drive positive change in the UK and globally.
🔗 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/university-p...
June 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Huge congratulations to Prof David Ford, appointed OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for his services to social science!🎉👏
A proud moment and a well-earned recognition for his work using data to drive positive change in the UK and globally.
🔗 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/university-p...
A proud moment and a well-earned recognition for his work using data to drive positive change in the UK and globally.
🔗 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/university-p...
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
I have successfully maintained my 0% success rate at funding applications! 🥳
June 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I have successfully maintained my 0% success rate at funding applications! 🥳
Why are statisticians so bad at naming things?! How can it be possible to adjust for multiple variables in a univariate joint model? 🤯
June 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Why are statisticians so bad at naming things?! How can it be possible to adjust for multiple variables in a univariate joint model? 🤯
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Join our study! Are you aged between 18-45 and living in the Swansea area? The POETH team want to hear from you!
We are conducting research to understand the differences between males and females in how they respond to heat and heatwaves ☀️
Register here🔗 forms.office.com/e/JaHkrsWHzh
We are conducting research to understand the differences between males and females in how they respond to heat and heatwaves ☀️
Register here🔗 forms.office.com/e/JaHkrsWHzh
June 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Join our study! Are you aged between 18-45 and living in the Swansea area? The POETH team want to hear from you!
We are conducting research to understand the differences between males and females in how they respond to heat and heatwaves ☀️
Register here🔗 forms.office.com/e/JaHkrsWHzh
We are conducting research to understand the differences between males and females in how they respond to heat and heatwaves ☀️
Register here🔗 forms.office.com/e/JaHkrsWHzh
There's just under a week left to apply for this opportunity - the deadline is the 9th June!
PhD scholarship opportunity! Come and work at @popdatascisu.bsky.social with me and Prof Rhiannon Owen developing ways to analyse time series data at a population scale. www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Health Data Science, Medical Statistics: Fully Funded Studentship in Population and Health Data Science (RS833) - Swansea UniversityMenu
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
www.swansea.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
There's just under a week left to apply for this opportunity - the deadline is the 9th June!
Who had "the french will be football hooligans," on their 2025 bingo card?
June 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Who had "the french will be football hooligans," on their 2025 bingo card?
PhD scholarship opportunity! Come and work at @popdatascisu.bsky.social with me and Prof Rhiannon Owen developing ways to analyse time series data at a population scale. www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Health Data Science, Medical Statistics: Fully Funded Studentship in Population and Health Data Science (RS833) - Swansea UniversityMenu
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
www.swansea.ac.uk
May 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
PhD scholarship opportunity! Come and work at @popdatascisu.bsky.social with me and Prof Rhiannon Owen developing ways to analyse time series data at a population scale. www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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🌍🔬Insights from MAGENTA researchers at @pintofscience.uk Cardiff! Dr Aisling Morrin on immune health in a warming world & Prof @rich-fry.bsky.social on green spaces' impact. A sold-out event with thoughtful discussion and community engagement. 🎤
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🌍🔬Insights from MAGENTA researchers at @pintofscience.uk Cardiff! Dr Aisling Morrin on immune health in a warming world & Prof @rich-fry.bsky.social on green spaces' impact. A sold-out event with thoughtful discussion and community engagement. 🎤
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social
