Rhian Davies
🧮 NHS Data Scientist
🗣️ Stats communicator
👩💻 #RStats educator
💜 Community champion
🔗 rhian.rbind.io
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- Reposted by Rhian Davies🚀 The RSS presents "Statistics for Every Body: Inclusive Data Communication" on Jan 28, 2026! 📊 Learn to make your data accessible for audiences with visual & auditory impairments with experts from BBC News, ONS & more. 🔗Event details: bit.ly/Stats4Every1 #StatsSky #DataVis #RStats #InclusiveStats
- Reposted by Rhian Davies👇 rainbowR meet-up TODAY, it's not too late to sign up! 👇
- 🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday Dec 17th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesAI could be hugely beneficial to the NHS, but only if it augments, not replaces, human judgement, and is deployed with strong governance and equity-aware data. Plus of course the challenges of workforce and infrastructure remain! A new piece by me. www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/ai-i...
- Reposted by Rhian Davies🎉 Big news for the future of #RStats. The project "Enabling the next generation of R contributors" has received £500k over 2 years. - mentoring expert contributors - modernising infrastructure - improving governance - strengthen communication and outreach www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesShiny for R v1.12 is here with built-in OpenTelemetry support! 🎉 Trace sessions and reactive calculations in production with zero code changes. Just install {otel}/{otelsdk} and set your env vars. Learn more: shiny.posit.co/blog/posts/s... #RStats #RShiny #OpenTelemetry
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesToday is the last day to submit proposals to speak at the rainbowR conference 🌈 Deadline is midnight, Anywhere on Earth time. #RStats #QueerData
- Would you like to present at the inaugural rainbowR conference? If you're LGBTQ+, we'd love you to tell us 🦄💻 How you use R 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ How you work with LGBTQ+ data Call for submissions extended to December 8th. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts #RStats #QueerData
- Really enjoying #HACA2025! It brings the #publichealth & #socialcare community together and surfaces all the brilliant work happening quietly in the background. 💙 Bonus of an online conf: lunchtime sea swim 🌊 Join us tomorrow (free!) events.hubilo.com/health-and-c... #DataScience #DataAnalytics
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesWe are absolutely thrilled to welcome Daphna Harel, @daphna.bsky.social, PI of the NYU Queer Data Lab, as a keynote speaker for the rainbowR conference! For more about the conference, including how to submit a proposal, and to sign-up for updates, see conference.rainbowr.org #RStats #QueerData
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesThe statistical performance indicators data from the World Bank for 2024 has been released today, and I've been working on a little interactive explainer 📊 Check it out here: nrennie.rbind.io/statistical-... #DataViz #ggplot2
- Reposted by Rhian Davies🎄 ANNOUNCEMENT: R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025! 🎄 Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵 #rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesWould you like to present at the inaugural rainbowR conference? If you're LGBTQ+, we'd love you to tell us 🦄💻 How you use R 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ How you work with LGBTQ+ data Call for submissions extended to December 8th. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts #RStats #QueerData
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesOne of the things that has been on my to do list for a very long time, is building a gallery of all of the charts I've made across #TidyTuesday, #30DayChartChallenge, #30DayMapChallenge, and other miscellaneous projects 📊 And it's finally here! Link: nrennie.rbind.io/viz-gallery/ #DataViz #RStats
- Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either 🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats 🏳️🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data Get in your abstracts before December 1st. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html #queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
- Back from @nhsrcommunity.bsky.social conference with a very full brain + heart 💙🤓🐍 So good to swap ideas with people who care about #opendata, #reproducibility, and quality code. Very grateful for this community 💙
- I gave a talk on #QA in #GitHub: ditch the spreadsheets, embed QA in your workflow, make it a habit. More details ⬇️ 🛝 slides: statsrhian.github.io/qa-in-github 📝 blog post: rhian.rbind.io/posts/2025-1... #rstats #rap #quality-assurance
- Free #RAP support for #NHS staff. Tomorrow at 10am. Come join the chat 🗨️ Links to register in the thread 🧵
- It was great to see so many NHS data professionals at @nhsrcommunity.bsky.social 2025! There was lots of fantastic discussion about #RAP (Reproducible Analytical Pipelines) and our next #NHS RAP drop-in is this Wednesday 19th November 2025 from 10-11 AM.
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesIt was great to see so many NHS data professionals at @nhsrcommunity.bsky.social 2025! There was lots of fantastic discussion about #RAP (Reproducible Analytical Pipelines) and our next #NHS RAP drop-in is this Wednesday 19th November 2025 from 10-11 AM.
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesIf you've ever fought with {renv}, you *have* to go watch Shannon's talk from posit::conf. I had soooo many 💡 moments the first time I saw it!
- The recording of my #rstats posit::conf talk ✨ practical {renv}✨ is available! 🎉 I created this talk for frustrated {renv} users 🫠 and potential {renv} users🤩 youtu.be/l01u7Ue9pIQ?... Even if {renv} isn't on your radar, you may still find this talk interesting if you are curious about🤔...
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesrainbowR event: Trans Lived Experiences in Data 🏳️⚧️ We are partnering with the @rssdiversity.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity SIG to host an online event next week. More info below! 📅 19th Nov 17:30–18:30 (GMT) 👉 bit.ly/rsscdnov
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesIt took me about three months to get here but... Here's a 🪶 for (nearly) every species of bird, with colors extracted from wikipedia descriptions. 10,151 species. #dataviz #birds #data
- Needed to hide the bar on a #Shiny numeric slider. Shiny sliders are ion.rangeSlider under the hood, so you can target the bar directly with .irs-bar. github.com/The-Strategy... The more I play with Inspect Element, the more comfortable I get tweaking little things to improve #UIUX #RStats #CSS
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesMaternal deaths have more than halved in the last forty years
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesA data scientist and product owner shares her take on why the new Positron IDE is a game-changer for her workflow. Learn how Dr. Claire Welsh of The Strategy Unit uses Positron to streamline everything from project management to documentation. Read her insights: posit.co/blog/positro...
- Reposted by Rhian Davies"How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner" by Annie Mueller 😅 😂 😭 anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...
- Reposted by Rhian Davies🌟 The ninth round of the Mardia Prize is now open for applications! If you’re passionate about connecting statistics with other sciences, this is your chance to run an interdisciplinary workshop series. Deadline: 30 Nov 2025 More info & application form: rss.org.uk/news-publica...
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesI am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN. It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package. Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
- I'm hosting the @strategyunit.bsky.social RAP drop-in session on Wednesday morning. Free, fortnightly support for NHS folk who want a space to ask or chat about Reproducible Analytical Pipelines and all things #rap #rstats #python #datascience 👩💻💙💼Techys and managers welcome Register below ⬇️
- Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e7badb... Join the discussion on GitHub: github.com/The-Strategy...
- Had a brilliant time running the “Give it a go: build an R package” workshop today 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who jumped in and gave it a try - can’t wait to see what you build! 📦 Materials here if you want to play along ⬇️ statsrhian.github.io/build-r-pkg/ #RSS2025Conf
- If you enjoyed the session, join us at 11:30 in Kilsyth for #RAP in #PublicHealth to hear some analysts sharing how they use reproducible code in their public health work. Info 👉 bit.ly/rss-2025-rap #RSS2025Conf #RStats
- Packed room for "Learn from my mistakes" career session organised by @zakvarty.bsky.social for @statsyss.bsky.social Featuring the excellent Richard Samworth, Fiona Underwood and @stateecetics.bsky.social #RSS2025Conf
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesWe've managed to snap pics of some brilliant statisticians and data professionals at #RSS2025Conf - lured in by #UnicornSkye🦄 's beauty! #RSSConf2025
- Having a great time at #RSSConf2025 and it hasn't event started yet 😄 #WillCycleForIceCream
- It’s Statistician’s Eve! 🤩 This weekend I’m heading to Edinburgh for the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference – my favourite of the year (sssh 🤫 don’t tell the others) #RSSConf2025
- You’ll find me at: - 👩🏫 Statistical storytelling: getting it right for different audiences - 🥪 Celebrating diversity lunch - 📦 Learn to build an R package in 80 minutes - 👩🏫 RAP in Public Health statsrhian.github.io/build-r-pkg/ statsrhian.github.io/RSS-rap-in-p...
- I’m looking forward to reconnecting with old friends 👋 and meeting new faces 😄 Come chat to me about 💬 - 🏥 @strategyunit.bsky.social healthcare demand model - 💻 open-source coding - 🩺 @nhsrcommunity.bsky.social - 🌈 @rainbowr.org #RSS2025 #Statistics #RStats #OpenSource #PublicHealth
- Absolutely thrilled our open-source demand model won the Florence Nightingale Award @royalstatsoc.bsky.social @ap.brid.gy! 🎉 Proud to be part of a kind, clever team at @strategyunit.bsky.social who value open-source, probabilistic thinking & public value. 🔗 strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/news/strateg...
- We’re delighted our open-source demand model - developed in collaboration with New Hospital Programme has been named the winner of the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Health and Care Analytics 🎉 www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/news/strateg... #HealthAnalytics #OpenSource #DataSavesLives
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesWe are delighted to organise this @kevinguyan.bsky.social talk in Edinburgh jointly with @rssedinburgh.bsky.social ➡️Rainbow Trap: How Inclusive Statistics Still Box Us In⬅️ 📅7 July 📌 @bayescentre.bsky.social ⏰6pm-7.30pm 🎫Book your place! rss.org.uk/training-eve...
- I’m speaking at a special event hosted by the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social (Edinburgh and Celebrating Diversity SIG) at the Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh on 7 July. ❎ Rainbow Trap: How Inclusive Statistics Still Box Us In 6.00pm – 7.30pm | All welcome 👋
- Great chat in this morning’s #RAP drop-in about how to avoid refactoring code. Honestly, refactoring is how I figure out what I’m really trying to do. I rarely understand the full flow of my code until I’ve reworked it a few times. It’s not something to avoid, it’s part of the process!
- Here's the summary 💬 github.com/The-Strategy... Next RAP NHS drop-in is 16th June, but you can join the discussion on GitHub any time.
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesOne of the warmest and most empowering communities I’ve found in the R world is @rainbowr.org 💜 ✨ Their mission? To connect, support, and promote LGBTQ+ people in the R community and to spread awareness of LGBTQ+ issues through data-driven activism. 🌈📊 #RStats #RLadies
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- Really proud of this one 👇 We’ve just open-sourced our hospital demand model 🥳 We’re trying to answer a big question: what should hospitals look like in 20 years? How many beds will be needed? It’s complicated and full of uncertainty. ⬇️
- Built in #RStats and #Python by @strategyunit.bsky.social with the New Hospitals Programme. 👩💻 Code: github.com/The-Strategy... 📰 Blog: www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/news/transfo...
- I firmly believe that code developed within the NHS should be open by default and I'm very grateful that I work for an organisation that understands the value and importance of open source. 💙
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesFrom June, I’ll be taking on limited consulting work via my new practice, NC Data Labs → ncdatalabs.com If your team needs support with production R, internal R tooling, or Shiny/package dev, I’d like to hear from you! #rstats #rinprod
- Reposted by Rhian Davies🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday April 23th, 4pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesSmall multiples can save even the most complicated chart. And the best thing is, you can use this technique for almost any type of chart. A scatter plot, for example! medium.com/p/3aa0b039410 (Post 4 out of 4 while I'm on holiday, sharing some highlights from previous years)
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesNew version of R is out! Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more. 📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n... #rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
- Did you know there are stock images specifically for Women of Colour in tech? 📸 Representation matters, and it's great to see resources like these that help showcase the diversity in our field. 🌍💻 www.flickr.com/photos/wocin... #RepresentationMatters #WomenInTech #DiversityInTech #WOCinTech
- Want to come to @royalstatsoc.bsky.social conference but worried about the cost? Did you know there are a few bursaries for RSS fellows, focusing on early career researchers, people returning from a career-break/parental leave, and those from economically developing areas rss.org.uk/training-eve...
- There's still time to submit a talk too (but hurry deadline is 4th April!) rss.org.uk/training-eve... See you there?
- Reposted by Rhian Davies🚀 Join the R-Ladies Global Team! 🌍💜 Are you passionate about diversity, empowerment, and fostering an inclusive R programming community? Make an impact by joining the R-Ladies Global Team! ✨
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesIn order to better align with our mission to support all underrepresented genders in the R community, R-Ladies is re-branding to R-Ladies+! 💜 🌈 🏳️⚧️ ⚧️ ✨ R-Ladies is rebranding to R-Ladies+ rladies.org/news/rebrand... ✨ Rebranding Call For Proposal rladies.org/news/rebrand... #rstats #rladies
- I don't put stickers on my laptop, instead decorating my kayak, toolbox, or a poster in my office. However, I've just got a sticker which may make me reconsider—a shiny bao bun from my fav lunch spot in #WhitleyBay. It's so cute & sparkly! ✨ Where should I put it? Where do you keep yours? #RStats
- Not sponsored. But I will accept free bao-buns for life if you're reading Pablo 👀
- Reposted by Rhian Davies📊 Minard’s diagram of Napoleon’s Russian campaign is often called the best statistical graphic ever drawn—but how did it earn that title? Paul Kahn unpacks its journey and asks whether history’s greatest visualizations can truly shape the world around us. nightingaledvs.com/napoleon-tru...
- Publishing spreadsheets? {aftables} makes publishing accessible spreadsheets easy. It auto-structures & styles your tables to follow UK gov best practices. 📊✨ #rap #rstats #DataScience
- With massive thanks to @mattkerlogue.bsky.social and Matt Dray (not on bluesky?? but closely linked with @nhsrcommunity.bsky.social 😆), I am delighted to announce that aftables is now on CRAN! best-practice-and-impact.github.io/aftables/
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesY’all can’t even imagine how much debugging I’m about to get done.
- Reposted by Rhian DaviesThe first YSS event in 2025 will happen next week (3 March 3-4 pm) ✨ The online panel session will include discussions of maintaining work and family balance for female professionals, ahead of the International Women's Day (8 March) 👩! Register here: rss.org.uk/training-eve...
- On mornings like this, I feel very lucky to live in the North East 😍 And also grateful for coffee☕ 😴
- Reposted by Rhian Davies🎉 UseR! 2025 Call for Proposals - Deadline Extension 🎉 UseR! has extended the Call for Proposals deadline for useR! 2025. You now have until 10th March 2025 to submit your abstracts. 📅 New Deadline: Monday, 10th March 2025 🌐 Submission Link: lnkd.in/e_t65qmc #rstats
- Oh this is lovely 🤩 Format-on-save code formatting in Positron for consistent, clean R code. #RStats
