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Caroline Kovacs
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Clinical outcome modelling PhD & maths graduate. Colorectal Surgery Audit Coordinator NHS 💙 support research for patients' benefit. Now work in hospital but previously Primary care. Support ALL delivering patient care in current climate. Twitter refugee
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Caroline Kovacs @traineegeek.bsky.social · Nov 1
Best #dad joke ever!
davidpnoble.bsky.social David Noble 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @davidpnoble.bsky.social · Nov 1
Where do bad rainbows go?

To prism.
It's a light sentence.
But it gives them time to reflect.

#dadjokes
traineegeek.bsky.social
I've signed, will you?
peterstefanovic.bsky.social Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
traineegeek.bsky.social
People need to be reminded of this! #Brexit was based on lies.
libdems.org.uk Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d
Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
Two red buses, one marked 'The lie' which displays the Vote Leave claim that the EU cost £350M a week that would instead be used on the NHS. Another marked 'The truth' which shows that Brexit has cost the UK £1.7bn per week in 2025.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
traineegeek.bsky.social
Please consider signing this petition. We're in enough trouble post-Brexit without further interference from Russia.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
stitches.today
CRP Levels Predict Safe Early Discharge After Colorectal Surgery

by Marques TM, Rovaris EM (...) Aguiar S et 8 al. in Rev Col Bras Cir #Surgery #SurgSky #generalsurgery #MedSky

🪡 read our summary here
📖 read the article: https://www.scielo.br/j/rcbc/a/84mfNJNtmFZHc4qwXwvsbYr/?lang=en
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
emergencybod.medsky.social
From one immigrant to another, thank you, Adam Hills.
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
traineegeek.bsky.social
@davidolusoga.bsky.social Just watched #Empire ep 1. Compelling viewing. Fills a gap in knowledge I was unaware of. Thank you
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
cranupdates.bsky.social
New on CRAN: imfweo (0.1.0). View at https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=imfweo
imfweo: Seamless Access to IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Data
Provides tools to download, process, and analyze data from the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook (WEO) database &lt;<a href="https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases" target="_top">https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</a>&gt;. Functions support downloading complete WEO releases, accessing specific economic indicators for selected countries, and listing available data.
CRAN.R-project.org
August 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
traineegeek.bsky.social
Well worth watching whole clip.
July 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
traineegeek.bsky.social
Long thread, but well worth reading 👇
danneidle.bsky.social Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · Jul 27
Henley & Partners’ wealth migration reports have been reported all over the world, both to prove both that there's a massive exodus of wealth from the UK and that there isn't.

Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
July 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
duckswabber.bsky.social
Cool opportunity for a PhD student to work on avian influenza and avian viromes in Sweden. Should be a super fun project working on an amazing 20 year sample set from Mallards.
👉 lnu.se/mot-linneuni...
July 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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user-conf.bsky.social
Normal ticket sales end and Late/Onsite sales on July 15th so make sure to get yours by Tuesday!

Register for in-person and virtual events:
user2025.r-project.org/register

useR! 2025 will be held from Friday, August 8th to Sunday, August 10th, Duke University in Durham, NC, USA.
#rstats #useR2025
A large blue graphic promoting "useR! 2025" is shown. The main section on the left details information about the conference: "8 - 10 August 2025," "Penn Pavilion, Duke University," "Durham, North Carolina," and "Hosted by Duke University and Duke Center for Computational Thinking." Below this, there's a notice about ticket sales: "Normal ticket sales will be ending July 15th. Get yours before the price increase!" A table compares "Regular" and "Late & Onsite" prices for "Student," "Academia," and "Industry" tickets. Prices are listed as $200, $450, and $650 for regular, and $250, $550, and $800 for late/onsite. The lower left corner features the "useR! 2025" logo with a bull illustration. The background appears to be a blurred image of a large conference hall with attendees.
July 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
jameshay.bsky.social
We're hiring a modelling postdoc at PSI Oxford for two exciting projects: 1) modelling the early immune responses to Nipah vaccination, and 2) joining the PRESTO team working on immunobridging in vaccine evaluation studies.

tinyurl.com/5abbxrjh

Get in touch for more info! Deadline 4th August.
Job Details
tinyurl.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
traineegeek.bsky.social
Terrifying! Why bomb hospitals at all? Shocking! I still stand with #Ukraine
msf.ca Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · Jul 3
On July 1, beginning at 10:20 p.m., Russian forces shelled a Doctors Without Borders-supported hospital in Kherson city, #Ukraine.

Four shells landed extremely close to the hospital and one hit a hospital building directly.
July 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
traineegeek.bsky.social
Are any of my Skybees attending this?
acpgbi.bsky.social Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland @acpgbi.bsky.social · Nov 19
🌟 Exciting news for #ACPGBI2025! 🎉 All accepted poster presentations will be printed & displayed by our dedicated Events Team. 📊
✨ This is your chance to shine without the stress!
Get ready to showcase your research in style! 🌍💡
bit.ly/ACPGBI2025Ab...
June 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
traineegeek.bsky.social
Other countries should look into this...
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jun 28
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
June 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
pcolorectal.bsky.social
#PCC25
Day 1 of the 9th Portsmouth Colorectal Congress on the go!

Huge thanks to our speakers, delegates, exhibitors & the live operating team for making it such a strong start.

On to Day 2! 👏

#PCC2025 #ColorectalSurgery #SurgicalEducation #Robotics
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
myueg.bsky.social
We're inviting you to the 9th Portsmouth Colorectal Congress, a UEG endorsed event from June 11 – 14, 2025 in Portsmouth, UK. Meet international experts in colorectal robotic surgery & experience live surgeries! 🔗 https://portsmouthcolorectal.com/

#PCC25 #RoboticSurgery

a group of people sitting in a row
May 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
drstarbird.bsky.social
Our lab is excited to hire a postdoctoral researcher to study the mechanisms that viruses use to ‘hijack’ TAM receptors in viral spread. We are looking for someone who is excited to learn new techniques and work in a highly collaborative team! Please share!

unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/298...
Schematic of potential complexes that form between TAM receptors and apoptosis cells or viruses at the cell surface
March 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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dariia.bsky.social
❗️Our next workshop will be on June 5th, 6 pm CEST, on Shinyscholar – a template for producing reproducible analytic apps in R by @simonsmart.bsky.social!
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
May 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Reposted by Caroline Kovacs
kityates.bsky.social
If anyone is watching the #CovidInquiry and wants access to the Independent SAGE reports that are being discussed you can find them here:

independentsage.org/...
Reports – Independent SAGE
Independent SAGE: Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.
independentsage.org
May 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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professor-dave.bsky.social
Price drop on the eBook version of my new cookbook - inspired by @bsky.app.
Just £4.99 for >100 recipes & reflections aiming to give you that 'bluesky' feeling both in the
kitchen and in life!
www.amazon.co.uk/Bluesky-Reci...

#cooksky #foodsky #recipeoftheday #soulfood #bluesky #cookbook #booksky
April 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
traineegeek.bsky.social
Beautiful walk in local woods this morning. Spring is my favourite season. The bluebells are stunning this year!
April 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
traineegeek.bsky.social
Unbelievable!
April 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
traineegeek.bsky.social
Shout out to @jumpingrivers.com who sponsored the pizza at the #PortsmouthR and #EagleLabs lunch & learn. #Datacove's Jeremy Horne gave an excellent workshop. #Thankyou!
April 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM