Definitely wasn’t necessary when I did my PhD (2005-2009). I don’t think any of my PhD student friends were working part time jobs. Now even my post docs are struggling to afford somewhere to live in Bristol.
I never understand this. I like to spend as little time as possible on the plane.
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📢New funded PhD available!📢
Design and analysis to estimate diagnostic test accuracy without universal verification
Applications close on Monday 16th March.
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/8vhvse8p
@bristoluni.bsky.social @profhayleyjones.bsky.social
Deadline 16th March 2026.
Funded by @hpruebs.bsky.social for 3 years. This covers tuition fees for home students & annual stipend at the UKRI rate. Overseas students are welcome to apply but must clearly state on application how they will pay the difference between the home and overseas fees
📣 PhD studentship - Biostatistics 💻
University of Bristol, UK
Help improve methods for something that affects us all - how accurate are tests for disease?
Learn, apply & develop Bayesian models to estimate accuracy from varying study designs, synthesise evidence & optimise design of future studies
Prevalence matters: a cross-disciplinary symposium. 4th February 2026, 09:45-13:00 MST (hybrid meeting) Keynote Speaker: Matt Hickman Panelists: Natasha Martin, Elizabeth Carlton, Elizabeth Brickley, Brandon Marshall Second session speakers: Hayley Jones, Jenny Wang
How do researchers estimate prevalence when public health data are incomplete?
Looking forward to attending & presenting at this symposium in Denver USA in a few weeks. And you can join online! calendar.cuanschutz.edu/event/Public...
4th Feb 09:45-13:00 MST(=16:45-20:00 GMT)
Register by 28th Jan
In Edinburgh for work. Some (Scottish) guy was in my way when I was walking back to my hotel. When he saw me waiting behind him he shouted “Sorry! Just tell me to get oot of your way next time - you’re in F-ing Scotland!” Love it 😂
Addiction is currently seeking to expand its pool of Statistics & Methodology Editors - please see here for more details, including how to apply www.addictionjournal.org/newsroom/dep...
Screenshot from GWR web page. Text reads “11. 'Up to 50% off' claim is based on the average discount available across all routes included in the Black Friday Sale. Some routes may have a lower discount and some routes may have a higher discount. Discount per route is calculated based on the most popular Advanced single fare typically sold for that particular route.”
Huh? 🤔
Thank you very much to examiners Nandini Dendukuri and Rachael Hughes for their time 🙏
Super proud of my PhD student Yasin Okkaoglu who passed his viva with very minor corrections today 🥳. We’ve enjoyed guiding him through research on latent class models to estimate diagnostic test accuracy, and we’ve learned a lot too! Yasin is heading to Newcastle Uni next for a post doc position.
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Poor kitty!
Planned to go to ISCB this year for the first time in ages, but it’s sold out before I got around to booking! 😭
How ‘correct’ should #evidencesynthesis be? How does this change if we add #AI?
Help inform new tool dev and best practice guidance! forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv
Open until 2 Jul, ~35 mins. Part of @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded DESTinY @campbellreviews.bsky.social @ellaflem.bsky.social
Finally official! We're excited to have just launched the new NIHR Bristol Evidence Synthesis for Screening (BESS) Group. Funded for 5 years to produce evidence reviews and models to support the important work of the UK National Screening Committee.
nationalscreening.blog.gov.uk/2025/04/07/n...
We were so privileged to have you both present today - thanks so much! Although we’ve now launched, BESS hasn’t been officially announced by NIHR yet so hopefully I’ll post again in a few days about who we are and what we’ll be doing!
@drjessicawatson.bsky.social 👌🏼
@hpruebs.bsky.social
We extended our work from last year to estimate prevalence of opioid dependence in Scotland up to 2022/23 and for 4 additional NHS Boards.
For more info about this project and model, see
hprubse.blogspot.com/2024/08/coun...
Updated estimates now available via the PHS report below.
Same here. UK, on Safari
Looking forward to presenting (online) with colleagues tomorrow, on our use of rich linked data in Scotland to better understand prevalence of and risks of opioid dependence. Still time to sign up via link below
I just came on here to say pretty much exactly this. Can we have more of the awesome Estelle please? 🙏 🌟
📣*Information Scientists*: please share in your networks!
Part time (50%) 5 year position available at Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol UK
Opportunity to contribute to evidence syntheses needed to support the work of the UK National Screening Committee
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Where in this article do Drs say either of those things? 🤔
📣Still time to apply for this job - closing date 13th January.
A 5 year post doc position for a statistician with expertise in evidence synthesis / meta-analysis.
Opportunity to join the excellent Bristol Evidence synthesis Appraisal and Modelling Centre at the University of Bristol, UK!
Damn. That would help!
Closing dates 13th Jan 2025 for most positions, or 8th Jan 2025 for the Information Science role
JOBS: Multiple evidence synthesis posts available at the University of Bristol:
*4x (Senior) Research Associate (SRA/RA) in Evidence Synthesis
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
*SRA in Medical Statistics
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*SRA in Information Science
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
JOB! We're looking for a post doc (or equivalent) statistician with interest in meta-analysis and NMA to work across University of Bristol's 3 NIHR Evidence Synthesis Groups.
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Yes, I know this is a crazy time to advertise and I'll send reminders after Christmas!