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Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland. Development and application of quantitative methods in agriculture, ecology, environment, and human health & nutrition. https://www.bioss.ac.uk/

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Good decisions need good analysis! BioSS partnered with the Office for Environmental Protection to independently review how environmental trends are assessed.

Read more on our website: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...

And the report: www.theoep.org.uk/commissioned...

21.01.2026 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BioSS Rob Kempton Lecture & Annual General Meeting 2025 Over Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th November, BioSS came together to meet in Edinburgh for our 2025 Rob Kempton Lecture and Annual General Meeting.

Earlier this week, we came together in Edinburgh for our BioSS Rob Kempton Lecture & Annual General Meeting 2025.

These two days were an excellent celebration of the diverse, impactful work BioSS continues to deliver for an ever-increasing range of stakeholders.

Read more about it on our website:

28.11.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Lunchtime Live - 05/11/2025 - BBC Sounds News updates from Scotland and beyond, plus all your lunchtime sport, travel and weather.

Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, new Edinburgh Napier-led research with UKCEH & @bioss.bsky.social shows. This is significant as climate change is bringing windier weather conditions.

UKCEH's Francis Daunt spoke to BBC Scotland (~1hr 27m)

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... πŸ§ͺ

05.11.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This work was in collaboration with @hutton.ac.uk, Bertha Park High School, @skillsdevscot.bsky.social, @crew-waters.bsky.social, @climatexchange.bsky.social, @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social, and many others.

11.11.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adapting Education to the Climate Transition: A collaborative workshop for change BioSS participated in a multi-actor and multi-generational workshop on rethinking how education meets the demands of the climate transition.

Our colleagues Esther Jones and @kateywhyte.bsky.social contributed to delivering a multi-generational workshop, bringing together young people, educators, academics, and industry leaders. 🌍

Read more about the project here:
www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...

Funded by @sefariscot.bsky.social.

11.11.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Developed with collaborators at @hutton.ac.uk @srucnews.bsky.social @climatexchange.bsky.social @thebotanics.bsky.social @planthealthscot.bsky.social @agricology.bsky.social, LEAF & the Centre for Sustainable Cropping.

06.11.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Gail Robertson has been working on the #Bio4Ag @sefariscot.bsky.social project:

The project involves developing an interactive toolbox for growers and policy makers to help identify solutions for sustainable crop production.

06.11.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seabirds more likely to β€˜divorce’ in bad weather Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a newly published study led by Edinburgh Napier University, in collaboration with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)...

πŸ“£ New publication in the journal Animal Behaviour from our Adam Butler led by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social in collaboration with @ukceh.bsky.social.

πŸ“° Read the summary here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
πŸ“• Read the full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

05.11.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Predicting disease spread when the host distribution is uncertain BioSS colleagues have developed methods that allow analysis of outbreak data even when the host distribution is unknown.

You can read more about the @epicscotland.bsky.social work by @spcatterall.bsky.social study www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...

30.10.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
UK - France Workshop 2025 | ModStatSAP

Further info on the event: reseau-modstatsap.mathnum.inrae.fr/Paris-2025

30.10.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
S.C. presenting his poster at the workshop

S.C. presenting his poster at the workshop

M.K. presenting his poster at the workshop

M.K. presenting his poster at the workshop

Our colleagues @spcatterall.bsky.social & Martin Knight attended the ModStatSAP network UK - France Workshop 2025 in Paris last week and presented work on β€œModelling disease spread when the populations at risk are poorly mapped” & β€œDisease risk-based trading in the Scottish cattle trading system”

30.10.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This year’s SEFARI Science for Life Lecture, hosted by @bioss.bsky.social, was delivered by David G. Farquhar FRGS - a talk that championed throwing out the rule book and finding your niche.

As he put it, β€˜Science is a chance to be daring.’

24.10.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The second day of the @bioss.bsky.social SEFARI PhD showcase is drawing to a close.

It’s inspiring to see researchers embracing the challenge of communicating to mixed audiences with such openness and genuine curiosity. πŸ‘πŸΌ

#KnowledgeExchange #ScienceCommunication

24.10.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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At the @bioss.bsky.social organised SEFARI showcase today we heard 2 great talks from PhD students Josephine Heger & Abbie Stephen which link directly to the High Fat, Salt & Sugar blog linked above.

#FoodInsecurity often means unhealthy food options.

@hutton.ac.uk @rowettinstitute.bsky.social

23.10.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From botany 🌿 to bird parasites πŸ“, there have been so many fascinating topics highlighted at the first day of the SEFARI PhD showcase today.

Thanks for organising @bioss.bsky.social. Looking forward to another inspirational day tomorrow.

@thebotanics.bsky.social @moredunfoundation.bsky.social

23.10.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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...

09.10.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside a Seabird Colony: Tracking the Spread of Avian Influenza Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has caused unprecedented mortality in wild birds and led to the culling of millions of poultry worldwide. Since 2021, this ongoing global outbreak has severely...

Check out this new publication from our Dave Ewing, on tracking the spread of #AvianInfluenza inside a #seabird colony.

πŸ“° Read the summary: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
πŸ“• Read the full paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@daveewing.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social

17.10.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kind reminder that the registration deadline for the SEFARI Science for Life Lecture 2025 is today! tinyurl.com/mv3smw57

"Giving life to your science so it impacts the transformation of agriculture, environment and society" by David G Farquhar FRGS

πŸ—“οΈFriday Oct 24th
⏰12:30 - 3:30pm
πŸ“Edinburgh

17.10.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Science for Life Lecture Science for Life Lecture hosted by Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland

πŸ“’ Last chance for the 2025 SEFARI Science for Life Lecture organised by @bioss.bsky.social!

How can we better deploy science to create impact? - David G Farquhar FRGS

πŸ—“οΈFriday Oct 24th
βŒ›12:30 - 3:30pm
πŸ“Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue

Register by tomorrow! 17th Oct: tinyurl.com/mv3smw57

16.10.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Slide by Sallie Bailey on Recent international discussions

Slide by Sallie Bailey on Recent international discussions

Slide by Manira Ahmad on Racism and Racialised Health Inequalities

Slide by Manira Ahmad on Racism and Racialised Health Inequalities

Thank you to our #IDWSDS2025 session's speakers @salliebailey.bsky.social & Manira Ahmad for two fascinating talks, showcasing the impressive range of work they lead at @naturalengland.bsky.social & @publichealthscot.bsky.social,with a focus to "Make the invisible visible"

14.10.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science! #IDWSDS2025

Join us today to hear Prof. Sallie Bailey & Ms Manira Ahmad share their insights on "Statistics and Decision Making in the UK"
idwsds.sched.com/event/294RD/...

Register: www.idwsds.org/registration/

14.10.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tomorrow!⬇️#IDWSDS2025 #WomenInStatistics

13.10.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Group of smiley people taking a photo in the countryside

Group of smiley people taking a photo in the countryside

Group of smiley people at the top of a hill

Group of smiley people at the top of a hill

Picture from behind of a group of people walking in the countryside

Picture from behind of a group of people walking in the countryside

Happy World Mental Health Day! Our colleagues in Dundee & Edinburgh took photos of their group walks this week 😊

This year's theme is 'Access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies', read more: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/pub...

10.10.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Left to right: Professor Calum Semple, Dr Gillian Mitchell, Dr Amanpreet Kaur, Dr Grant Henderson and Professor Mat Williams.

Left to right: Professor Calum Semple, Dr Gillian Mitchell, Dr Amanpreet Kaur, Dr Grant Henderson and Professor Mat Williams.

πŸŽ‰ A HUGE congratulations to the winners of the ENRA conference poster session

πŸ₯‡Oana Petre @rowettinstitute.bsky.social
πŸ₯ˆAmanpreet Kaur @hutton.ac.uk
πŸ₯‰Gillian Mitchell @moredunfoundation.bsky.social

The early career researcher prize went to Grant Henderson @bioss.bsky.social

09.10.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for "Statistics and Decision Making in the UK" to celebrate International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science #IDWSDS2025 with @salliebailey.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social & Manira Ahmad @publichealthscot.bsky.social
πŸ“† 14 Oct. 2025
⏰ 12-1
www.idwsds.org/registration/

08.10.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Image with QR code for the Registration page and photos of the two speakers Prof. Sallie Bailey and Ms Manira Ahmad.

Image with QR code for the Registration page and photos of the two speakers Prof. Sallie Bailey and Ms Manira Ahmad.

Delighted to host "Statistics and Decision Making in the UK" as part of the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science #IDWSDS2025 w. @salliebailey.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social & Manira Ahmad @publichealthscot.bsky.social
πŸ“† 14 Oct. 2025
⏰ 12-1
www.idwsds.org/registration/

07.10.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Read the @crew-waters.bsky.social report "Review of psychoactive substances wastewater monitoring approaches
and recommendations for the feasibility of applying different approaches in Scotland" coauthored by our very own @mcmayer.bsky.social #WastewaterMonitoring

07.10.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Science for Life Lecture Science for Life Lecture hosted by Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland

Join us at the SEFARI Science for Life Lecture 2025!

Giving life to your science so it impacts the transformation of agriculture, environment and society
by David G Farquhar FRGS

πŸ—“οΈFriday Oct 24th
⏰12:30 - 3:30pm
πŸ“Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue

Register by 17th Oct: tinyurl.com/mv3smw57

03.10.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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BioSS at the Royal Statistical Society International Conference 2025 A team of BioSS staff attended the RSS conference in Edinburgh, giving 12 presentations and leading 11 sessions.

We've been reflecting on a brilliant week at the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference in Edinburgh. Thanks for all the excellent sessions and discussions. πŸ‘

Read more about our week here:
www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...

#RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics

25.09.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All excellent questions! πŸ˜‚ You'll have to ask the badgers!🦑

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