BioSS
Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland.
Development and application of quantitative methods in agriculture, ecology, environment, and human health & nutrition.
bioss.ac.uk
- 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...
- 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:
- Reposted by BioSSWild 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/... 🧪
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 📣 New publication in the journal Animal Behaviour from our Adam Butler led by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social in collaboration with @ukceh.bsky.social. 📰 Read the summary here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies... 📕 Read the full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Our colleagues @spcatterall.bsky.social & Martin Knight attended the ModStatSAP network UK - France Workshop 2025 in Paris last week and presented work on “Modelling disease spread when the populations at risk are poorly mapped” & “Disease risk-based trading in the Scottish cattle trading system”
- Further info on the event: reseau-modstatsap.mathnum.inrae.fr/Paris-2025
- You can read more about the @epicscotland.bsky.social work by @spcatterall.bsky.social study www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
- Reposted by BioSSThis 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, ‘Science is a chance to be daring.’
- Reposted by BioSSThe 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. 👏🏼 #KnowledgeExchange #ScienceCommunication
- Reposted by BioSSAt 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
- Reposted by BioSSFrom botany 🌿 to bird parasites 🐓, 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
- Reposted by BioSSA 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...
- Out @animalecology.bsky.social today - a paper with David Ewing in which we explore the #HPAI outbreak in the terns. We find bird-to-bird transmission to be the main driver of infection and estimate the probability of mortality to drop from 0.26 to 0.14 from 2022 to 2023: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
- Check out this new publication from our Dave Ewing, on tracking the spread of #AvianInfluenza inside a #seabird colony. 📰 Read the summary: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies... 📕 Read the full paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @daveewing.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social
- 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 🗓️Friday Oct 24th ⏰12:30 - 3:30pm 📍Edinburgh
- 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 🗓️Friday Oct 24th ⏰12:30 - 3:30pm 📍Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue Register by 17th Oct: tinyurl.com/mv3smw57
- Reposted by BioSS📢 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 🗓️Friday Oct 24th ⌛12:30 - 3:30pm 📍Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue Register by tomorrow! 17th Oct: tinyurl.com/mv3smw57
- 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"
- 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/
- 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 📆 14 Oct. 2025 ⏰ 12-1 www.idwsds.org/registration/
- Tomorrow!⬇️#IDWSDS2025 #WomenInStatistics
- 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 📆 14 Oct. 2025 ⏰ 12-1 www.idwsds.org/registration/
- 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...
- Reposted by BioSS🎉 A HUGE congratulations to the winners of the ENRA conference poster session 🥇Oana Petre @rowettinstitute.bsky.social 🥈Amanpreet Kaur @hutton.ac.uk 🥉Gillian Mitchell @moredunfoundation.bsky.social The early career researcher prize went to Grant Henderson @bioss.bsky.social
- 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 📆 14 Oct. 2025 ⏰ 12-1 www.idwsds.org/registration/
- 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 📆 14 Oct. 2025 ⏰ 12-1 www.idwsds.org/registration/
- 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
- 🧵1/4 Thrilled to have 2 of our recent projects presented at a RESAS lunchtime seminar today. 💧AI and flood forecasting - tinyurl.com/2cx77ujb 💧Psychoactive substances - tinyurl.com/WastewaterMo...
- 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 🗓️Friday Oct 24th ⏰12:30 - 3:30pm 📍Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue Register by 17th Oct: tinyurl.com/mv3smw57
- 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. 👏 Read more about our week here: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/... #RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics
- We're incredibly proud of our Samuel Connolly and Tess Vernon for winning 1st prize(!) for best poster at the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference! 🏆 🎉 #RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 Read the news here: rss.org.uk/news-publica...
- They presented a poster on "Design and Analysis of a Citizen Science Survey of Badger Distribution in Scotland". This important work was done in collaboration with Scottish Badgers. 🦡
- Reposted by BioSSTravelling back from an excellent couple of days in Norwich at the #BESMove2025 conference! 🐾🌍🦢 Thanks to @besmovesig.bsky.social and everyone who attended for another great meeting. 👋 @bioss.bsky.social
- It's the final day of the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference in #Edinburgh, and we're contributing to two more sessions today. Both sessions are covering different aspects of the responsible use of #AI. 👨💻 #RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics
- It's Wednesday, and another big day at the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference! Today, our team are leading sessions, and presenting talks & posters on different areas of our statistical research. 📊 Check out the list of our contributions below! 👋 #RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics
- Heading to the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference today? Don't miss these talks and sessions from our team at BioSS- there's something for everyone! 📆 #RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics
- We're heading to the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference this week in Edinburgh! 📊 Our team are contributing to the exciting programme by leading 11 sessions, giving 11 talks, and presenting 2 posters.🎤🗣️ Hopefully see you there! #RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics
- Reposted by BioSS📢A MegaMove milestone has just been published in @ScienceMagazine! With ~380 collaborators from 50 countries, we mapped the movements of 12k+ marine megafauna to identify key habitats 🌊🐋🦈 @pewenvironment.bsky.social @uwaoceans.bsky.social www.sequeiralab.com/news/megamov...
- BioSS researcher Dr Ana Couto worked with a team of international scientists who tracked over 100 marine species of large vertebrates to identify the most critical locations for conservation in the global ocean. 🌍🌊 Read more here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies... #conservation #marinebiology
- Great to welcome @jamiehepburn.bsky.social MSP, Minister for Parliamentary Business, to @hutton.ac.uk in Invergowrie yesterday! 🌍 The Minister met with our scientists to explore how BioSS applies statistics and mathematical modelling to inform policy and tackle real-world challenges.
- Read more about the ministerial visit: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
- 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
- 📆Deadline extended📆 If you're looking for an exciting #PhD opportunity in #Mathematics, #Statistics, and #AnimalHealth, you have two more weeks to apply! ✍️ Deadline: 14th July #FindaPhD #PhDChat @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social
- 🚨PhD studentship opportunity!🚨 We are looking for a PhD student to develop research in computational statistics and modelling to enhance salmon health and robustness. 🐟 📆Deadline: 30th June 2025 Find out more: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/ph... #PhD #FindAPhD #Statistics #Mathematics #AnimalHealth
- Reposted by BioSSVery proud of the links I have with scientists in BioSS - long may it continue
- Congratulations to BioSS associate @rowlandkao.bsky.social who was recently recognised with a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for his work in understanding infectious diseases! www.bioss.ac.uk/people/rkao
- Congratulations to BioSS associate @rowlandkao.bsky.social who was recently recognised with a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for his work in understanding infectious diseases! www.bioss.ac.uk/people/rkao
- Congratulations to Professor Rowland Kao, who has been recognised with a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for his work in understanding infectious diseases in wildlife, livestock and people. edin.ac/4kOGJi4 #BirthdayHonours #InfectiousDiseases #Wildlife #CBE #LivestockDisease #AnimalScience
- Gail Robertson, our Senior Statistician in Plant and Crop Sciences, gave a presentation on graphical modelling at the @roslininstitute.bsky.social on Monday as part of their phylogenetics modelling seminar series. Read more about Gail's work: www.bioss.ac.uk/people/grobe...
- Our Iain McKendrick is at the Royal Highland Show 2025 to launch a new public information film. It warns about the risks from bringing animal and plant products into Scotland. 🧀🥩✈️ 🎦Watch here: www.epicscotland.org/resources/an... @epicscotland.bsky.social @planthealthscot.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk
- If you're at the Royal Highland Show today, don't miss the screening of this new @epicscotland.bsky.social animation! 🧳'Think before you pack and don't bring it back' 🧳
- 'Think before you pack and don't bring it back' 🧳⛱️ Come along to our event at the Royal Highland Show with @epicscotland.bsky.social on 20th June at 1pm We will be showcasing our new animation 📽️ Talks from scientists @epicscotland.bsky.social @srucnews.bsky.social and @hutton.ac.uk
- 🚨PhD studentship opportunity!🚨 We are looking for a PhD student to develop research in computational statistics and modelling to enhance salmon health and robustness. 🐟 📆Deadline: 30th June 2025 Find out more: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/ph... #PhD #FindAPhD #Statistics #Mathematics #AnimalHealth
- Earlier this month our colleagues Helen Kettle and Oli Ward enjoyed the Conference on Models in Population Dynamics, Ecology, and Evolution 2025 in Bilbao www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...
- Congratulations to joint @srucnews.bsky.social / @bioss.bsky.social PhD student Claire Stainfield and senior statistician Dr. Thomas Cornulier who both delivered amazing talks at last week's 2025 Pint of Science UK festival in Aberdeen! #pint25 #scicomm #pintofscience #bioss #sruc
- Thomas and Claire spoke to the public about monitoring seals with drones 🦭 📸 and tracking seabirds with wearable bio loggers 🐧 ⌚, contributing to one of 5 events running in the city and the shire over three days. (Photo credit: Claire Stainfield)
- The Pint of Science festival is a global public engagement event that takes place annually. This year, 2,300 events were run across 520 cities in 27 countries! Missed it? Fret not! The next installment will take place on 18–20 May, 2026. More details at pintofscience.co.uk
- 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
- 🚨WEBINAR🚨 The #PrePAREDProject will host a webinar on 21st May from 12-12:30pm. This webinar summarises the findings from Report 006: ‘Similarity assessment of offshore wind farms within UK marine habitats’ and will host a live Q&A. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/eae7d8...
- Reposted by BioSSNew @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/...
- Welcome to BioSS, Grant, we're delighted to see you here too!
- Hello! Great to meet you 👋 I'm new to Bluesky, but very happy to be here 💙 I'm based at @bioss.bsky.social, working as part of the @epicscotland.bsky.social consortium on Bayesian Inference approaches for stochastic epidemic modelling.
- Reposted by BioSSHello! Great to meet you 👋 I'm new to Bluesky, but very happy to be here 💙 I'm based at @bioss.bsky.social, working as part of the @epicscotland.bsky.social consortium on Bayesian Inference approaches for stochastic epidemic modelling.
- Check out this talk from our Dr Stephen Catterall at the recent @epicscotland.bsky.social Conference. 🦠🐖📊 #AnimalDisease #DataScience #Statistics
- While modelling the spatial spread of #AnimalDisease with limited #data, the iPAR approach can help fill a gap to ensure we are prepared for future #disease outbreaks. Watch Dr Stephen Catterall from @bioss.bsky.social, speak at EPIC Conference 2025 ➡️ youtu.be/6-FpBdWi80Q?...
- Reposted by BioSSIt was lovely to visit the SOI @uniofstandrews.bsky.social again, and share our ongoing work on marine predators, prey, and offshore renewables. Thanks for coming. 😊 @bioss.bsky.social
- Great talk by @kateywhyte.bsky.social from @bioss.bsky.social at the SOI today. So 👏 much 👏 data 👏 Such an exciting project! @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
- 🚨NEW VACANCY!🚨 We are recruiting for an Administrative Assistant based in either Edinburgh, Dundee or Aberdeen. This is a #permanentjob with a lot of #worklifebalance flexibility. 📅Deadline: 9 April 👉More info: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/bi... 📝Apply: bioss.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
- There's just over a week left to apply for these two(!) Ecological Statistician vacancies in our Offshore Renewables group- don't miss your chance to apply! 📆 #StatisticalEcology #OffshoreRenewables #Statistics #DataScience #Seabirds #MarineMammals #Vacancy #Job
- 🚨NEW VACANCIES!🚨 Our Offshore Renewables group are seeking TWO ecological statisticians to join the growing team. Both are permanent roles- more info: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/ec... 📆Deadline: 27th Mar 2025 #StatisticalEcology #OffshoreRenewables #Statistics #DataScience #Seabirds #MarineMammals
- Reposted by BioSS💼Ecological Statisticians (x2) 🌊Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BiOSS) 📍Edinburgh, Scotland 🗓️Deadline 27th March www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/ec... @bioss.bsky.social
- Reposted by BioSSIt was great to hear from EPIC and @bioss.bsky.social scientists Stephen Catterall and Giles Innocent at EPIC Conference 2025 last week. Their work in EPIC is closely tied to data-driven #innovation, and they offered insights on alternative ways to approach dealing with #data sets. 📊
- 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/...
- 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/...
