🚨 APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨 We've extended the application deadline for this vacancy until 26th July, so there's a couple more weeks to get your application in! ✍ Please share with your contacts and networks. #AnimalMovement #StatisticalEcology #StatisticsJobs #Vacancy #Statistics

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🚨 We’re recruiting! 🚨 12‑month fixed‑term post for a senior ecological statistician with movement‑modelling expertise. The post is to build movement models for unique seabird + fish datasets, and contribute to major applied & methodological research on offshore renewable energy impacts.

🚨 We’re recruiting! 🚨 12‑month fixed‑term post for a senior ecological statistician with movement‑modelling expertise. The post is to build movement models for unique seabird + fish datasets, and contribute to major applied & methodological research on offshore renewable energy impacts.

We are delighted to announce that our BioSS colleague, Professor Iain McKendrick, has been appointed to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission, helping to protect the welfare of wild and companion animals and giving scientific and ethical advice to government. www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...

Iain McKendrick Appointed to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission

Our BioSS colleague, Professor Iain McKendrick, has been appointed as a member of the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission, helping to protect the welfare of wild and companion animals and giving scient...

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We were delighted to host a recent visit from Vikki Halliday, Deputy Director of RESAS (Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services of the Scottish Government) www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...

Visit from Vikki Halliday, Deputy Director of RESAS

Vikki Halliday, Deputy Director of RESAS (Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services of the Scottish Government) visited BioSS on Tuesday 5th May 2026.

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Our Director @markjbrewer.bsky.social recently attended a meeting of the AI in Mathematical Sciences Working Group of the UK Knowledge Exchange Hub for Mathematical Sciences at Loughborough University. Click below to find out more!

BioSS at the UK Knowledge Exchange Hub for Mathematical Sciences' AI in Mathematical Sciences Working Group

Our Director Professor Mark Brewer attended a meeting of the AI in Mathematical Sciences Working Group of the UK Knowledge Exchange Hub for Mathematical Sciences at Loughborough University on the 26th...

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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...

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:

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.

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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/... 🧪

Lunchtime Live - 05/11/2025 - BBC Sounds

News updates from Scotland and beyond, plus all your lunchtime sport, travel and weather.

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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.

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.

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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.

📣 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...

Seabirds more likely to ‘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)...

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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”

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, ‘Science is a chance to be daring.’

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. 👏🏼 #KnowledgeExchange #ScienceCommunication

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

From 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

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...

Estimating epidemiological parameters of highly pathogenic avian influenza in common terns using exact Bayesian inference

Statistical methodology was developed to understand key processes driving avian influenza in a seabird colony. Using common tern mortality data, it was shown that bird-to-bird transmission dominates ...

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Common Tern Project@commonternproject.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

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...

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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

BioSS@bioss.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

📢 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

Science for Life Lecture

Science for Life Lecture hosted by Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland

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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/

International Day Of Women in Statistics and Data Science: S203 - Statistics and Decision Making in...

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BioSS@bioss.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

BioSS@bioss.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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...

🎉 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

Scotland's Centre of Expertise for Waters@crew-waters.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🧵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

Science for Life Lecture

Science for Life Lecture hosted by Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland

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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

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.

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