S J Cowtan
@suusjc.bsky.social
PhD researcher in clinical trials methodology. Statistician. Bayesian. R coder. AuDHD. Queer. Parent. Formerly in ecological statistics. 🌈 They/ them. 🌈
October 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Can anyone help me identify this shrub? It was in my Vale of York, UK, garden when we moved in. It will happily grow to 10ft. 🌱
April 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Can anyone help me identify this shrub? It was in my Vale of York, UK, garden when we moved in. It will happily grow to 10ft. 🌱
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Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities via Christina Pagel
Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come
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March 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities via Christina Pagel
Back somewhere I haven't visited since I was a teenager, for a @mrcnihrtmrp.bsky.social DTP training session. Where am I? #PhDSky
March 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Back somewhere I haven't visited since I was a teenager, for a @mrcnihrtmrp.bsky.social DTP training session. Where am I? #PhDSky
Calcifer is helping. #AcademicsWithCats #PhDSky
February 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Calcifer is helping. #AcademicsWithCats #PhDSky
How are people feeling about travelling long distance to US-organised academic confs this year? Got a poster accepted for the Society for Clinical Trials one; it's in Vancouver but will there be too few people there to justify that huge chunk of my training budget? #AcademicSky #PhDSky
February 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
How are people feeling about travelling long distance to US-organised academic confs this year? Got a poster accepted for the Society for Clinical Trials one; it's in Vancouver but will there be too few people there to justify that huge chunk of my training budget? #AcademicSky #PhDSky
Learning about all the different kinds of support available from the @nihr.bsky.social Academy #NIHRpostdoc2025 #PhDsky
February 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Learning about all the different kinds of support available from the @nihr.bsky.social Academy #NIHRpostdoc2025 #PhDsky
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
Depressed at still being encouraged to live tweet from academic events, even by organisations that are, at least nominally, on BlueSky. Is there nothing Musk can do that will put you off?! #PhDSky #AcademicSky @nihr.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Depressed at still being encouraged to live tweet from academic events, even by organisations that are, at least nominally, on BlueSky. Is there nothing Musk can do that will put you off?! #PhDSky #AcademicSky @nihr.bsky.social
Passed by the historic (and still subscription) The Leeds Library today (www.theleedslibrary.org.uk). Their choice of word for today's sign was most apposite.
February 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Passed by the historic (and still subscription) The Leeds Library today (www.theleedslibrary.org.uk). Their choice of word for today's sign was most apposite.
Calcifer is doing his best, but his new toy just won't fit in my boot.
January 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Calcifer is doing his best, but his new toy just won't fit in my boot.
Taking advantage of it not being the tourist season to take in the #WilliamMorris wallpaper exhibition at York (UK) art gallery. 10/10 would recommend. www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/exhibition/t...
The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co. | York Art Gallery
www.yorkartgallery.org.uk
January 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Taking advantage of it not being the tourist season to take in the #WilliamMorris wallpaper exhibition at York (UK) art gallery. 10/10 would recommend. www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/exhibition/t...
Is this two cats with one head, or one cat with two bodies? Or did I just misread the IKEA manual again?
January 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Is this two cats with one head, or one cat with two bodies? Or did I just misread the IKEA manual again?
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Earlier this year, I received news that fake peer reviews were allegedly being submitted impersonating me and approximately six others
I shared my story with Science to, hopefully, reduce the chance of this kind of breach happening again
www.science.org/content/arti...
I shared my story with Science to, hopefully, reduce the chance of this kind of breach happening again
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘It felt very icky’: This scientist’s name was used to write fake peer reviews
Elsevier retracts dozens of journal articles that were published based on “fictitious” reviews
www.science.org
December 3, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Earlier this year, I received news that fake peer reviews were allegedly being submitted impersonating me and approximately six others
I shared my story with Science to, hopefully, reduce the chance of this kind of breach happening again
www.science.org/content/arti...
I shared my story with Science to, hopefully, reduce the chance of this kind of breach happening again
www.science.org/content/arti...
I'm developing statistical methods and an R package for better recruitment prediction for precision medicine clinical trials that have certain kinds of novel trial structures (umbrella and umbrella platform trials). #PhDSky #ResearchAdvent day 1
#ResearchAdvent
Join in by quote posting or replying with your response to each prompt during December. Don’t forget the hashtag!
(Please use this original post with its alt text 😃 Repost or reply ✅ using #ResearchAdvent)
Join in by quote posting or replying with your response to each prompt during December. Don’t forget the hashtag!
(Please use this original post with its alt text 😃 Repost or reply ✅ using #ResearchAdvent)
December 2, 2024 at 1:33 PM
I'm developing statistical methods and an R package for better recruitment prediction for precision medicine clinical trials that have certain kinds of novel trial structures (umbrella and umbrella platform trials). #PhDSky #ResearchAdvent day 1
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To other PhD students who may find it helpful to know: I'm not working on a publication. I'm not organizing a conference, or preparing a presentation. I don't have a side project (or 2). I focus on my dissertation, & cannot do more. And that's ok. #PhDLife #AcademicSky @academic-chatter.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 7:39 AM
To other PhD students who may find it helpful to know: I'm not working on a publication. I'm not organizing a conference, or preparing a presentation. I don't have a side project (or 2). I focus on my dissertation, & cannot do more. And that's ok. #PhDLife #AcademicSky @academic-chatter.bsky.social
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Who should you nominate as reviewers for your manuscript? After a long chat with a post-grad it appears that there's a lot of misguided advice out there. Thread 👇
November 22, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Who should you nominate as reviewers for your manuscript? After a long chat with a post-grad it appears that there's a lot of misguided advice out there. Thread 👇
I dithered about this morning & then took one of my new, stronger ferret pills. 14.5 hours (and 12.5 hours of hyperfocussed work) I am finally feeling like my brain might consider turning off. Oh well, if I'm dead tomorrow I built up some lieu time. And made my code faster. #PhDSky #perProMo #adhd
November 12, 2024 at 1:34 AM
This is a lovely friendly group who made my trip to UseR!2024 way more fun and social.
Hello 👋
🌈 rainbowR is a community that connects, supports, and promotes LGBTQ+ people in the #RStats community and spreads awareness of LGBTQ+ issues.
We run monthly online meet-ups, a Slack group, a buddy scheme, a book club and a repo of LGBTQ+ datasets.
rainbowr.org
🌈 rainbowR is a community that connects, supports, and promotes LGBTQ+ people in the #RStats community and spreads awareness of LGBTQ+ issues.
We run monthly online meet-ups, a Slack group, a buddy scheme, a book club and a repo of LGBTQ+ datasets.
rainbowr.org
rainbowR
rainbowr.org
November 6, 2024 at 12:00 PM
This is a lovely friendly group who made my trip to UseR!2024 way more fun and social.
Spotted (and purchased): @cemurphy.bsky.social books at @portalbookshop.bsky.social
October 6, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Spotted (and purchased): @cemurphy.bsky.social books at @portalbookshop.bsky.social