A nice thread highlighting key findings from our new paper estimating parameters of #HPAI in subsequent outbreaks in common terns. We developed a Bayesian inference approach to infer parameters from just carcass counts. #seabirds #statisticalecology #diseaseecology doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Back at work today after 3 months on parental leave. Eugh, what do I even do again?

New paper alert! Our Helen Kettle and Dave Ewing have recently published on their model of the cabbage stem flea beetle on oilseed rape. Read the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Read a case study on this work: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies... #CropScience #MathematicalModelling

New @bioss.bsky.social paper! A farm systems-level math model to predict the efficacy & consequences of sustainable worm control in sheep. Thanks to coauthors from @livuni-ives.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @moredunfoundation.bsky.social @srucnews.bsky.social. shorturl.at/II3zA

Our Dr David Ewing (@daveewing.bsky.social) was featured on BBC News Scotland yesterday, with an interview on TV and radio about mosquitoes & vector-borne disease risk in Scotland. 🦟 Read more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/... Listen to David's radio interview [52:30]: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Delighted to have BBC feature our citizen science mosquito reporting project. Huge thx to members of the public who have got in touch since last year with sightings from all across Scotland. Great if we can keep it going this summer: report at www.mosquito-scotland.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm going to be on BBC Scotland lunchtime live and the 7 oclock news talking about vector-borne disease risk in Scotland. Fingers crossed all goes well. Going to require a serious caffeine hit after a few relatively sleepless nights since baby #2 arrived on Sunday!

I wish my brain worked in vectors rather than loops #Rstats

We've been busy contributing to the @epicscotland.bsky.social Conference 2025, which this year had the theme of "Building a Resilient Future for Animal Health and Welfare: Data-Driven Innovation in Policy and Practice". 🐑📊 Read our news to find out more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...

A new modelling paper led by PhD student Renato Andrade on how mosquito ageing affects population dynamics @ukceh.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social 🦟 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨PhD opportunities!🚨 Don't miss your chance to apply to a collaborative #PhD with BioSS and partners. We have several advertised across a range of applied quantitative research. See more here: www.bioss.ac.uk/phd-students... #PhdChat #PhDSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Statistics #Maths

Application deadline 6th January! Please share #vbd

📢 This is my first post! 🧪 We are recruiting a postdoc to work on modeling vaccination strategies for epizootic haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by midges. Duration ~ 18 months Start ~ spring 2025 Please share & if interested find more info here: iddjobs.org/jobs/constra...

🚨#PhD opportunity!🚨 We're looking for a PhD student to work on modelling anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks, working with our @daveewing.bsky.social, and supervisors at @moredunfoundation.bsky.social & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social 📆Deadline: 17th Jan More info: shorturl.at/xbHEy

I'm recruiting two computational ecology PhD students via BBSRC's NorthWestBio program to start autumn 2025. One is based at Lancaster Uni working with me, David Ewing, and @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social to develop and validate models for West Nile virus in the UK. www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

🚨 New research alert! 🚨 Our paper on the devastating effects of the 2022 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak on Newfoundland seabirds has just been published in @cdnsciencepub.bsky.social 🪶 Dive into McPhail et al., 2024 here: doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...

🚩PhD opportunity furthering sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks through mathematical modelling with me at @bioss.bsky.social alongside Fi Kenyon, @adhayward.bsky.social (Moredun) and Rob Kelly (Edinburgh Uni). Please share! #parasitology

Really enjoyed discussing data needs and availability for tackling #vectorbornedisease at the UK VBD Hub meeting today. Learn more about the project at vbdhub.org #vbd

Great to see Christina Cobbold talking about the role of individuals and their traits in determining the impacts of environmental change.

I like this. Reckon I'm guilty of too many what comments rather than why comments.

In the latest episode: 🌍🦤 Rewilding isn't just about reintroducing extinct species - it's about allowing natural processes to take control. Many misunderstand it as bringing back wolves and bears, when it's really about humans stepping back and letting nature determine outcomes. 1/9

This looks like a super interesting project!

Does anyone know of any mosquito experts in the Middle East? I'm trying to get a handle on Culex pipiens seasonality in the region.

This is such an important post. We don't stop fighting at any marker, we don't yield fifty yards of the field - we fight for the next inch / decimal place. #1.51

See this for some really cool recent work that I was fortunate to be involved in.

📣Don't miss your chance to apply for these two permanent positions at BioSS! Applications are open until 25th November! #statistics #maths #statsjobs #researchjobs #mathsjobs

Come do a PhD with @martashocket.bsky.social, @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social and myself using mathematical modelling to improve predictions of West Nile virus risk - shorturl.at/6Aahf