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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis
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@WHO.int Collaborating Centre for infectious disease modelling. Follow us for research on pandemic preparedness, global health analytics, vaccines, therapeutics and pathogen genomic epidemiology @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
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CONGRATULATIONS! We celebrate the successful viva of Janetta Skarp who focussed on the gaps in knowledge regarding the quality of countries' outbreak response & the costs of outbreak response measures, & how these gaps could be addressed
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October 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Are you interested in doing a PhD at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social in infectious diseases or big data to improve health? The MRC funded doctoral training partnership might be for you! Find out more during this virtual event on the 8th of October:
www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19805...
September 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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🚨 We're hiring! Join our team working on real-time #malaria surveillance using #AI & modelling
🧠 Quant skills essential
🌍 Policy relevance + travel
📍London-based
🔗 www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
#epitwitter #globalhealth #modellingjobs
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August 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Always wanted to learn more about infectious disease modelling? This short course is all for you!
Find out more & sign up today 👇
www.infectiousdiseasemodels.org

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July 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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OPPORTUNITY! Always wanted to learn about infectious disease modelling and analytics for pandemic preparedness focussed on Latin America? This training programme is for you!

Find out more & apply!
mrc-ide.github.io/IDMAPP-LATAM/
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July 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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At the 2025 Staff Recognition Awards ceremony, we celebrated Lucy Okell who received the 🌟 President’s Award for Excellence in Research Supervision - CONGRATULATIONS!
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July 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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At the 2025 Staff Recognition Awards ceremony, we celebrated Bethan Cracknell Daniels, Lucy Okell Joseph Hicks & Christina Atchison who received the 🌟 President’s Award for Excellence in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - CONGRATULATIONS!
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July 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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At the 2025 Staff Recognition Awards ceremony, we celebrated Dr @ruthmccabe.bsky.social who received the 🌟 President’s Award for Excellence in Collaboration - CONGRATULATIONS!
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July 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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At the 2025 Staff Recognition Awards ceremony, we celebrated Professor @khauck.bsky.social who was awarded the 🎖️ President’s Medal for Excellence in Culture and Community - CONGRATULATIONS!
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July 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Today on #CleanAirDay the @rcphysicians.bsky.social published the report 'A breath of fresh air' highlighting health impacts linked to air pollution
Read more about the report & author insights👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/265315/...
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June 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Statistical machine learning is powering groundbreaking advances, yet uncertainty quantification remains one of its biggest challenges. Join this lunchtime panel!
🎙️ Live panel
🗓️ 24 June 11.30
📍 White City
🫰 £6 (incl refreshments)
✏️ To book visit👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/machine-le...
June 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The sun is out and we are ready for another inspiring day #ExRdFestival, come join us!
June 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Join us at the great exhibition road festival today and tomorrow #FestivalFever in the Discovery Tent at the Family Zone @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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@who.int is launching the first ever #MERS-CoV dashboard! This dashboard which we proudly contributed to provides real-time access to case data, trends & analyses. Join the launch👇

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June 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Did you know you can still sign up with early bird discount?

💼Two-week short course "introduction to mathematical models of the epidemiology & control of infectious diseases"
📅Early bird applications end 31st May (fees £2565, from 1 June £2850)
✏️Find out more & apply www.infectiousdiseasemodels.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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OPPORTUNITY! Applications are now open with part funding of £10,000 towards your MRes fees available for successful applicants!

💼 MRes in Epidemiology, Evolution & Control of Infectious Diseases
📅 Application deadline 12th of June 2025
✏️ Find out more ➡️ www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-i...
May 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Huge congratulations to @chownbioinf.bsky.social for winning the British Mycological Society & @microbiologysociety.org Tony Trinci Award of 2025! Harry will give his award presentation at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting in July 2025.

Find out more: microbiologysociety.org/news/society...
May 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Huge congratulations to Dr Gina Cuomo-Dannenburg PhD who has been named a 2025 Schmidt Science Fellows. Gina will seek to understand how changing weather & extreme events like floods & droughts affect mosquito-borne diseases
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April 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Eid Mubarak to #OurImperial staff, students, alumni and friends who celebrated 🌙 📷 We hope your day was full of joy and happiness
March 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Always wanted to do a PhD in health analytics and modelling? Check out these fully funded studentships

💼 PhD in health analytics and modelling
📅 7th of March 2025
✏️ Find out more & apply www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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February 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS! We celebrate Dr Jacob Stapley who recently successfully completed his viva! His work focussed on modelling onchocerciasis transmission to further efforts towards achieving @who.int onchocerciasis elimination goals
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February 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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OPPORTUNITY! Work with the amazing Vaccine Epidemiology Research Group focussed on surveillance & vaccination strategies to achieve poliovirus eradication

💼Research Associate or Fellow in Epi
🗓️ Application deadline 6th March
✏️Find out more & Apply www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs//search...
February 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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OPPORTUNITY! Work with the amazing Vaccine Epidemiology Research Group focussed on poliovirus, global environmental & acute flaccid paralysis surveillance

💼Research Assistant or Associate in Epi
🗓️ Application deadline 6th March
✏️Find out more & Apply
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
February 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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OPPORTUNITY! Always wanted to learn more about the Odin-Monty toolkit? Find out more & sign up for this workshop to explore new features, see real-world use cases
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January 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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The focus of the @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #COVID19 response team's research evolved in response to changing policy needs throughout the pandemic

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January 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM