We’ve released two new tidymodels #rstats packages for feature selection: filter and important. tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11...

Join us Thu 11 Dec, 5:30pm at The Clyde rooftop (Carlton) for the R-Ladies+ Melbourne end-of-year meetup! 🌟 Celebrate 2025 highlights, connect with the community, and hear from 5 inspiring mentors across public health, genomics, bioinformatics & software. Register on Meetup! buff.ly/McL9fs1

📣 ‼️ This week we’re hosting Dr Heather Turner! 📣 ‼️ She’ll share insights from R Dev Days, collaborative efforts contributing to #Rstats, documentation, translations & more, including great work from the R-Ladies community! 🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/F2qikpO 📆 12 Nov, 5.30-7.30pm 📍 Monash City Campus

Wrap up the ABACBS Conference 2025 with us at the BioCAsia × R-Ladies Melbourne Networking Event! 🎉 An evening of connection, community & conversation before the BioCAsia workshops kick off. 📅 Wed 26 Nov 2025 🕓 After ABACBS Closing (~4:30 pm) 📍Malt Shovel Taphouse 💸 Free Register: buff.ly/fxoH0VT

Great talk at #MalariaInMelbourne2025 from Dr Gerry Ryan at the Kids Institute on the amazing Vector Atlas! Keen to see it live on the map website. I think it's safe to say he nailed the crux of why we're meeting today!

Really looking forward to hearing from Dr Heather Turner at R-Ladies Melbourne next month! Her work on R Dev Days and community sustainability is incredible. 👇 See our meetup below to register! #RStats #WomenInSTEM #Rladies

Join us tomorrow for a drink and a chat with SSA Victoria at Father's Office! Be there by 5pm to make it for Happy Hour 🍻💜

Join us tomorrow for the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science conference in a panel "More Than Code: The People, Purpose, and Power of R-Ladies+" with Dionne & Felicia (Melb), Kristy & Giorgia (Syd), organised by Hunna Watson! 🔗 www.idwsds.org 🕓 12-1pm AEDT #rstats #rladies

It's our 9th birthday and you're all invited to celebrate with us! 💜 We are partnering up with the Statistical Society of Australia to host a Social Night! 🔗 Register: www.meetup.com/rladies-melb... 📅 Thu 16 Oct, 5-7pm 📌 Father's Office #StatSocAus #rladies #stats #rstats

Big news: R-Ladies Melbourne turns 9 on October 18th! 🥳💜 We’re so proud of this amazing community of R users, learners, and enthusiasts who have been building, sharing, and supporting each other since 2015. Stay tuned: we’ll be celebrating soon! ✨ #RLadies #RStats #Melbourne

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for ✨ Plot Twist: Bringing Your ggplot2 Visuals to Life with ggplotly with Dr. Kirsty McCann! We loved seeing the community come together to explore interactive data viz. 🚀📊 #rstats #ggplot2 #ggplotly

✨ Transform your ggplot2 plots into interactive stories! Join our workshop, Plot Twist: Bringing Your ggplot2 Visuals to Life with ggplotly, and make your data clickable and unforgettable. 🔗 Sign up: www.meetup.com/rladies-melb... 📅 18 Sept 🕒 5:30-7:30pm (includes networking & food) 📍 DiUS

Our friends at @rladiessydney.bsky.social hosted Olivia Angelin-Bonnet earlier this year who gave a fabulous tutorial on {targets} which I am still re-visiting!! #rstats #rladies youtu.be/bMzM8e7E_K0?...

It's THIS THURSDAY! Be sure to join us this week to meet up with other members of the #RLadiesMelb #Rstats community! We look forward to seeing you all there :) 💜

This weekend I graduated from my PhD program at the @thedohertyinst.bsky.social and Bio21 Institute, a culmination of 9+ years of tertiary studies. My PhD explored the #genetic #epidemiology of Plasmodium #falciparum #malaria in high burden settings in Africa.

Missed a past R-Ladies Melbourne talk? We've got you covered! 🎥✨ Our video archive is packed with inspiring talks from past speakers—covering everything from R tips and packages to data science journeys & community insights. Catch up here 👉 r-ladiesmelbourne.github.io/videos.html #RLadies #RStats

🎉 Join us for the first R-Ladies Social Night! Whether you're new or a regular, come connect, unwind, and build community. #Rstats #Rladies 📍 Father’s Office 🕕 August 14, 6pm 🍻 Arrive on time for happy hour! www.meetup.com/rladies-melb...

Just discovered {ggcats} and yes, it does exactly what you think: adds cats to your ggplots. 🐈📈 Because sometimes your data visualisation needs a little more purr-sonality. 👉 github.com/R-CoderDotCo... #RStats #ggplot2 #dataviz #catsinstats

Ever wanted to add dramatic drum beats to your R workflow? 🥁 Enter {drumr}—because sometimes your analysis needs a soundtrack. 🎶 Add suspense, celebrate success, or just vibe while coding: 🔗 github.com/jamesmarther... #RStats #DataDrama #drumr

🧬50 years of impact 🌍 From #malaria breakthroughs to global collaborations, our researchers have transformed the field of #parasitology – and they’re not done yet. Find out more: www.wehi.edu.au/news/from-a-...

Have you ever been transfixed by the colour palette of the Melbourne tram network? Well I have... so I made a package called {melbourne}! So far it includes a colour palette called "melb_trams()". More to come, stay tuned! 🔗 Check it out: github.com/dionnecargy/... #RStats #DataScience #Rcoding

Came across this beginner-friendly tutorial (from @rladiesmelb.bsky.social) for making a website using Quarto and then deploying it on GitHub: youtu.be/1RZ_TbL9quM?... #rstats

🌍✈️ Ever wondered what AI, antibodies, and malaria elimination have in common? Thanks to an ACREME Travel Award, PhD student Dionne Argyropoulos recently travelled to the ESPIDAM to find out. Check out her travel blog 🔬💡👉: shorturl.at/QWhJp @wehi-research.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

Come on over to DiUS, our presentation is starting in less than 30 mins! ✨ We look forward to meeting you!

Looking forward to seeing you there! #RStats #RLadies #RLadiesMelb #DataScience

Just 30 mins away until our next R-Ladies Sydney workshop! Hope to see you there 😀

Still time to register for THIS WEDNESDAY! Discover how Git and GitHub make coding collaborative, organised, and fearless. 💻✨ 📅 09 May 🕒 5:30-6pm: in-person networking & refreshments 🕒 6-7:30pm: presentation 📍 DiUS 3/31 Queen St or Online 🔗 Sign up: www.meetup.com/rladies-melb...

Feeling so inspired by Dr Di Barton's talk at #ASP, highlighting the importance of parasitology in both research & teaching. The decline in attention to wildlife parasites is alarming—a reminder of how much work lies ahead 🪱💡 #Parasitology #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases

I had the pleasure of speaking at the Australian Society for Parasitology Conference yesterday about my postdoc work with the Mueller lab at @wehi-research.bsky.social on PvSeroTAT—using machine learning to identify recent Plasmodium #vivax infections #MachineLearning #RStats #malaria

Meet our R-Ladies Melb President ‪Dionne: @dionnecargy.bsky.social‬! They're a whiz at epidemiology and population genetics. Her favourite #RStats packages are #tidyverse, #poppr and #shiny.fluent! Ask them anything! #RLadiesMelbourne #CommitteeSpotlight #DataScience

And it took me until this year to find out about the {memes} package 😂 #Rstats

@jeroenjanssens.com So cool to see your LinkedIn post today about the #plotnine website update. Glad the library is getting some loving! www.linkedin.com/posts/jeroen... posit.co/blog/three-m...

This week I've attended the 2nd European Summer Program in Infectious Disease Analysis & Modelling (ESPIDAM) 2025 at Stockholm University 🇸🇪 I've taken courses in: 🧠 Modelling & AI for infectious disease control 📉 Within-host modelling of infectious diseases #AIResearch #Modelling #RStats #Python

Last week I co-hosted students from Kilvington Grammar School at @wehi-research.bsky.social as part of the veski Bionics Institute Girls in STEM Mentoring Program 💫 #STEMeducation #WomenInSTEM 🔗 Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7343514120358436864/

Ever feel lost in version chaos or endless file exchanges? Discover how Git and GitHub make coding collaborative, organised, and fearless. 💻✨ 📅 09 May 🕒 5:30-6pm: in-person networking & refreshments 🕒 6-7:30pm: workshop 📍 DiUS 3/31 Queen St or Online 🔗 Sign up:

🚨 New Event 🚨 From Code to Crisis Response: Using #rstats for Public Health Impact at the CDC w/ @kcharniga.bsky.social 📅 July 1, 2025 ⏰ 16:00-17:00 CET 🔗 www.meetup.com/rladies-amst... Join us to learn practical R applications in crisis response and beyond! #rladies #EpiSky #IDSky @rladies.org

For this week's #TidyTuesday we're looking at data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on measles cases. 💉 Joined with WHO data on vaccine coverage ✍️ Annotations to add context and information 📊 Made entirely in #RStats Code: github.com/nrennie/tidy... #DataViz #ggplot2

Excited to be in Stockholm this week for the 2nd European Summer Program in Infectious Disease Analysis and Modelling! Looking forward to learning from and connecting with others in the infectious disease modelling community 🌍🦠📊 #ESPIDAM #InfectiousDiseases

From brain databases and deep-learning methods to imaging and genetic modification techniques, eLife Tools and Resources articles present new techniques, datasets, software tools, and more. Take a look a the latest Tools and Resource articles: buff.ly/5xuoKCG

🔔 Applications now open for our "Infectious Disease Modelling and Analytics for Pandemic Preparedness: A focus on Latin America (IDMAPP-LATAM)” short course in Quito, Ecuador in October 🤩🌎 ☑️ Apply by 18th July. Limited spaces & scholarships available! 🔗 more info: mrc-ide.github.io/IDMAPP-LATAM

Happening today! Learn how to own your digital space by creating your own website FOR FREE using Quarto + GitHub Pages. We will teach you! Join this hybrid event with us ✨ Details below ⬇️ #quarto #GitHubPages #RLadies #Rworkshop

One of the coolest ways to learn #RStats by doing is swirl (swirlstats.com). It's a free R package that runs interactive lessons right in your R console, letting you practice as you learn. I loved it when I was starting out! #datascience #rladies

“A person has contracted dengue fever in the Cairns region having not travelled outside the area. It is the first locally-acquired case of the mosquito-borne illness since 2018.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Want to build your own website in minutes? Join us to learn how to create a simple, stylish website using Quarto, & publish it for free with GitHub Pages! 🌐✨ 📅 28 May 🕒 5:30-6pm: in-person networking & refreshments 🕒 6-7:30pm: workshop 📍 DiUS 3/31 Queen St or Online www.meetup.com/rladies-melb...

✨ EUROVISION WEEK IS UPON US! ✨ Can't wait to get up and watch SBS at 5am! 😂

Excited to launch "ggplot2 [un]charted" with @yan-holtz.bsky.social! 🎉 An online course to master #ggplot2 with exercises, quizzes, and modules—and hands-on code running in your browser! Still WIP—sign up now for a limited discount: 👉 www.ggplot2-uncharted.com #rstats #DataViz #DataVisualization

If you're looking to expand your #DataScience skills, the Big Book of #RStats (www.bigbookofr.com), #TidyTuesday (github.com/rfordatascie...), JHU's MOOCs (jhudatascience.org/courses.html), and the #OpenSource DS Masters (datasciencemasters.org) are outstanding free resources. #PyData #RLadies

It was a pleasure to discuss my latest research with the #MuellerLab and @rhea-longley.bsky.social 's lab on PvSeroTaT, building a machine learning algorithm into a Shiny App! ✨ Thank you #malariainmelbourne for hosting us yesterday at the @burnetinstitute.bsky.social !

📝 "Understanding the native R pipe |>" 👤 Isabella Velásquez (@ivelasq3.bsky.social) 📖 Master R's native pipe! Learn how it differs from magrittr's pipe and avoid common pitfalls. 🔗 https://ivelasq.rbind.io/blog/understanding-the-r-pipe/ #rladies#rstats#oldiebutgoodie#explanation

Todays the day of our cross-chapter @rladiesmelb.bsky.social + @rladiessydney.bsky.social + R-Ladies Canberra #TidyTuesday 💜 Looking forward to seeing you all there and getting #tidy 💜🥰