@turinginst. Data science and artificial intelligence. Views own.

London, England
Joined October 2008
Maths – at Bournemouth, England
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#DiverseData @GenomicsEngland has created a language guide for those working in #diversity #genomics #genetics on how to use the words you mean and keep it precise when talking about #race #ethnicity #ancestry. We need a reviewer 🙏 like an academic in PopGen! <1 day's work & ££
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Word of the day is one we all need: 'respair' (16th century): fresh hope; a recovery from despair. #COP26
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So (and bear with me for the punchline) Infectious has now hit the dizzy heights of 5621 best selling book on amazon Out of 8.1 million Which makes it p= 0.06 Not quite significant Damn you science amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0861541…
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I need Brits to know that sometimes Americans say it's Maple Syrup, when it's maple-flavored corn syrup. They don't mean any harm; they're just from states far away from VT. But they are wrong.
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1/ In the run up to the launch of Infectious (published by @OneworldNews on October 14th) – a celebration of how science has reduced the burden of infectious diseases, I will be describing a scientist a day who has influenced how we fight pathogens. #infectious #scicomm
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Ever wondered what ‘endemic’ means Great explanation from @EpiEllie 👇🏻
Everyone keeps talking about covid becoming endemic, but as I listen to the conversation, it’s becoming more & more clear to me that very few of you know what “endemic” means. So here’s a thread on how pandemics end.
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We have several new positions in the ethics theme @turinginst, for people passionate about contributing to research in Data Justice and Global Ethical Futures. Please come and work with us 👇
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👾 TPS Leadership Team 👾 DEADLINE: 12 September 2021 DESCRIPTION: turing.ac.uk/work-turing/too… APPLICATION FORM: ati.flexigrant.com OPEN TO ANYONE (geographic, technical expertise, domain area, industry / gov / academia etc).
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Joining the leadership team is an opportunity to help shape the future of #OpenInfrastructure in #DataScience. You’ll help me to develop our programme’s strategy. Who should we connect with? What direction do we need to take? Where should we invest over the next 5 years?
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Hi everyone!! Another fun thread! And a kick ass opportunity!! This time unpaid 😬😬 (there’s a logic, I promise!) I’m looking to build a leadership team for the Tools, Practices and Systems programme @turinginst ✨ Please share this link widely 🙏🏻 👉 turing.ac.uk/work-turing/too…
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We're delighted to announce the Turing has been shortlisted twice in this year's #DataIQAwards in the 'Data for Good' category! This includes our work in #data for #health and our work with @ToyotaMobFdn for best use of data for not-for-profit purposes. bit.ly/3mcXrfH
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🚨🚨 TWITTER TAKEOVER 🚨🚨 I am Christina Last, and I am taking over @turinghut23's 🛖 twitter today, to give you a flavour of a day-in-the-life of a Junior Research Data Scientist at the @turinginst. Stay tuned 👩🏻‍💻!
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GPAI is opening a Call for self-nominated experts between 15 July and 24 August.  Interested candidates are invited to follow the link down below to get more information and to submit their application. ceimia.org/en/gpaiselfnomina…
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In a bid to increase the diversity of GPAI they have an open call for AI experts. I implore you to sign up! The better the people in the room, the better the decisions
GPAI is opening a Call for self-nominated experts between 15 July and 24 August.  Interested candidates are invited to follow the link down below to get more information and to submit their application. ceimia.org/en/gpaiselfnomina…