Associate Professor Karen Lamb @kelamb.bsky.social @mischhub.bsky.social is a finalist for the @utsengage.bsky.social Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Researchers. Learn more: youtu.be/4tL6neAB9TE #EurekaPrizes
Karen Lamb
@kelamb.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Co-Head of MISCH Biostatistics & Epidemiology Node at University of Melbourne, Australia. Passionate about #biostatistics, #consultancy, #communication and #mentoring. Love literature, theatre, gigs and horror movies.
๐ Delighted to be one of the 2026 Eureka Finalists! Huge congratulations to all other finalists! Thanks so much to my nominators for your support @nicolewhite.bsky.social, David Price, Lizzie Korevaar, @jesskasza.bsky.social, Julie Simpson, Sabine Braat and Ximena Camacho! @mischhub.bsky.social
Australian Museum Eureka Prizes@eurekaprizes.bsky.social ยท last wk.Today is the day! The Australian Museum is proud to be celebrating 58 individuals and teams across Australia who are leading the way in research & innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science. #EurekaPrizes
Today is the day! The Australian Museum is proud to be celebrating 58 individuals and teams across Australia who are leading the way in research & innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science. #EurekaPrizes
I really enjoyed speaking about how we try to support the development of early career biostatisticians as they embark on their careers at #ICOTS12 in Brisbane. I've learned so much at this conference from the varied interesting talks! @mischhub.bsky.social
Fantastic to catch up with our phenomenal Brisbane leadership keynote speakers in Brisbane this week. Thanks again Tonya Esterhuizen and @emitanaka.org and to @nicolewhite.bsky.social for finding us great food!
The phenomenal @kelamb.bsky.social describes the most conscious, intentional, and supportive approach to professional development and support that I have ever seen. I am constantly blown away by her humane approach to statistical consulting.
The inspirational Anurika De Silva from Methods & Implementation Support for Clinical & Health research Hub ending her #ICOTS12 presentation with a call to action for statisticians to reflect, connect, experiment and collaborate in teaching statistics. @mischhub.bsky.social #statistics #datascience
Fantastic talk from @emitanaka.org on working with LLMs in #datascience at #ICOTS12. Highlights thinking of interacting with AI as a junior analyst with the statistician/data scientist in a manager/supervisor role to review/quality control output. Always enjoy hearing Emi talk! #statistics #teaching
Always a pleasure to see @lindamciver.adsei.org from @datasciau.bsky.social present. Excellent talk on engaging teachers and students in data science in school at #ICOTS12 in Brisbane. #teaching #statistics #datascience
@nicolewhite.bsky.social and @kelamb.bsky.social and co did a great job running this event. Superbly organised and really impressed how the two hub event run so smoothly. Thank you for organising the event! ๐๐๐
Matt Cooper@nzcoops.bsky.social ยท 4w agoThe past two days at "Essential skills for statistics leadership in consultancy and research" were two of the most energising days I've had in (without aging myself) decades of research. Thank you @nicolewhite.bsky.social for reaching out to invite me and @kelamb.bsky.social for co-organising ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
The past two days at "Essential skills for statistics leadership in consultancy and research" were two of the most energising days I've had in (without aging myself) decades of research. Thank you @nicolewhite.bsky.social for reaching out to invite me and @kelamb.bsky.social for co-organising ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
๐ข Only one month until our statistical leadership symposium in Australia! With international keynotes, invited local speakers, and contributed presentations, it's shaping up to be a great event! agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... Register here by 30th June:
Essential skills for statistics leadership in consultancy and research
A two-day Statistical Leadership Symposium for early and mid-career researchers across Australia
events.humanitix.com
๐ข Statisticians in Australia from all sectors: Join us in July to share your experiences and learn from others in developing professional skills and becoming leaders. Please spread the word! Hope to see you there! @mischhub.bsky.social @nicolewhite.bsky.social @aidybarnett.bsky.social
Karen Lamb@kelamb.bsky.social ยท 2mo agoThere's still time to register for our new statistical leadership event in July 2026. We have in-person hubs in both Melbourne and Brisbane, with low registration costs thanks to the @science.org.au Theo Murphy Initiative. Join us by registering by 30th June: events.humanitix.com/essential-sk...
There's still time to register for our new statistical leadership event in July 2026. We have in-person hubs in both Melbourne and Brisbane, with low registration costs thanks to the @science.org.au Theo Murphy Initiative. Join us by registering by 30th June: events.humanitix.com/essential-sk...
Essential skills for statistics leadership in consultancy and research
A two-day Statistical Leadership Symposium for early and mid-career researchers across Australia
events.humanitix.com
Karen Lamb@kelamb.bsky.social ยท 5mo agoWe've opened registration and the abstract call for our leadership event for statisticians in Australia this July! Join us for this exciting new event! More info here: agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... @aidybarnett.bsky.social @nicolewhite.bsky.social @mischhub.bsky.social @aushsi.bsky.social
A reminder that travel bursary applications for ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก close on Friday 1 May: bit.ly/4deuiL8 #StatLeadership2026 ๐ 9โ10 July 2026 ๐ Brisbane & Melbourne ๐ bit.ly/esslcr
Karen Lamb@kelamb.bsky.social ยท 4mo ago๐ข Travel bursaries available for statisticians interested in attending our statistical leadership event in Australia in July. Applications welcome for either the Brisbane or Melbourne location. More details here: agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... Applications close 1st May!
New preprint by my excellent student Lee Jones on trying to computationally reproduce papers that used linear regression and made their data available. This has been a huge effort by Lee and she has written useful recommendations for practice. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Challenges in the Computational Reproducibility of Linear Regression Analyses: An Empirical Study
Background: Reproducibility concerns in health research have grown, as many published results fail to be independently reproduced. Achieving computational reproducibility, where others can replicate the same results using the same methods, requires transparent reporting of statistical tests, models, and software use. While data-sharing initiatives have improved accessibility, the actual usability of shared data for reproducing research findings remains underexplored. Addressing this gap is crucial for advancing open science and ensuring that shared data meaningfully support reproducibility and enable collaboration, thereby strengthening evidence-based policy and practice. Methods: A random sample of 95 PLOS ONE health research papers from 2019 reporting linear regression was assessed for data-sharing practices and computational reproducibility. Data were accessible for 43 papers. From the randomly selected sample, the first 20 papers with available data were assessed for computational reproducibility. Three regression models per paper were reanalysed. Results: Of the 95 papers, 68 reported having data available, but 25 of these lacked the data required to reproduce the linear regression models. Only eight of 20 papers we analysed were computationally reproducible. A major barrier to reproducing the analyses was the great difficulty in matching the variables described in the paper to those in the data. Papers sometimes failed to be reproduced because the methods were not adequately described, including variable adjustments and data exclusions. Conclusion: More than half (60%) of analysed studies were not computationally reproducible, raising concerns about the credibility of the reported results and highlighting the need for greater transparency and rigour in research reporting. When data are made available, authors should provide a corresponding data dictionary with variable labels that match those used in the paper. Analysis code, model specifications, and any supporting materials detailing the steps required to reproduce the results should be deposited in a publicly accessible repository or included as supplementary files. To increase the reproducibility of statistical results, we propose a Model Location and Specification Table (MLast), which tracks where and what analyses were performed. In conjunction with a data dictionary, MLast enables the mapping of analyses, greatly aiding computational reproducibility. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. ### Funding Statement There was no cost associated with this research except for attending conferences. These costs were covered by the primary authors PhD allocation from the health faculty, Queensland University of Technology, and scholarships. The Statistical Society of Australia (SSA) and the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research & Open Science (AIMOS) supported the primary author with travel grants to attend their respective conferences. These scholarships did not influence the results of the study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. ### Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: The aim of this study was to reproduce the statistical results from publications that made their data publicly available. Authors of papers published in PLOS ONE were considered to have implicitly consented through their agreement with the journals data sharing policy, which supports the validation and reproduction of results from shared data. This study received Negligible-Low Risk Ethics approval from the Queensland University of Technology Human Research Ethics Committee (Approval Number: 2000000458). I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines, such as any relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material, if applicable. Yes The data and a reproducible R Quarto file used to produce this paper, including tables, figures, and code, have been stored in a GitHub repository and can be cited using Zenodo dio. <https://github.com/Lee-V-Jones/Reproducibility> <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19448969>
medrxiv.org
๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ! ๐ Join us at #StatLeadership2026 to hear from Dr Emi Tanaka, an academic statistician at The Australian National University with a passion for data science and open-source software, who will share strategies for managing teams in statistical research. โก๏ธ Register: bit.ly/esslcr
Great to catch up with old and new pals at #STEMMinistbookclub tonight in Melbourne. Excellent chat and great food! Reach out if you want to join us for the next one. @lindamciver.adsei.org @jesskasza.bsky.social
Call for abstracts still open for our statistical leadership event. Come join us! โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
Karen Lamb@kelamb.bsky.social ยท 5mo agoWe've opened registration and the abstract call for our leadership event for statisticians in Australia this July! Join us for this exciting new event! More info here: agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... @aidybarnett.bsky.social @nicolewhite.bsky.social @mischhub.bsky.social @aushsi.bsky.social
๐ข Travel bursaries available for statisticians interested in attending our statistical leadership event in Australia in July. Applications welcome for either the Brisbane or Melbourne location. More details here: agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... Applications close 1st May!
We've opened registration and the abstract call for our leadership event for statisticians in Australia this July! Join us for this exciting new event! More info here: agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... @aidybarnett.bsky.social @nicolewhite.bsky.social @mischhub.bsky.social @aushsi.bsky.social
Happy St Patrick's Day! Spare a thought for statisticians when enjoying your Guinness today... @aceofdaves.bsky.social
The genius at Guinness and his statistical legacy
A statistical method widely used today by scientists and others is all thanks to a statistician at a Guinness brewery whose work was published anonymously more than a century ago.
theconversation.com
๐ข Calling out to statisticians: put 9-10th July 2026 in your diary! @nicolewhite.bsky.social and I are excited to launch this symposium for statisticians along with our phenomenal team of co-organisers @mischhub.bsky.social @aushsi.bsky.social Sign up for more information at the link below ๐๐๐๐๐
AusHSI@aushsi.bsky.social ยท 5mo ago๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ & ๐๐ข๐-๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ #๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ! Thanks to support from the Theo Murphy Initiative Australia, weโre excited to launch a 2-day symposium - ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ #๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก โก๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐: bit.ly/eoistatleadership2026
Another cracking #STEMMinist book club catch up tonight in Melbourne! Reach out if you're interested in joining our next meet up in a couple of months. @lindamciver.adsei.org @jesskasza.bsky.social
"An online sample size calculator for designing partially clustered trials" (@klange-au.bsky.social et al) has now been published in Clinical Trials! doi.org/10.1177/1740... This free and user-friendly online calculator makes it easier to ensure a trial is appropriately powered โ
The 2026 SSA #Mentoring Program launched today with training from the excellent @drshanerrr.bsky.social. So happy to see both new and familiar faces in the stats community joining the program! Well done to @nicolewhite.bsky.social, Lizzie Koreevar and the committee! statsoc.org.au/Mentoring
Statistical Society of Australia - Mentoring
statsoc.org.au
If you're interested in any aspect of stepped wedge trials, you are in luck! The University of York is hosting a FREE online conference dedicated to this weird and wonderful design. Find more info and submit your abstract here: www.york.ac.uk/healthscienc...
Stepped Wedge Conference 2026 - Health Sciences, University of York
york.ac.uk
Honoured to have received the Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring last night. Huge thank you to Sabine Braat for the nomination and to my @mischhub.bsky.social colleagues and others for your support. Enormously appreciated!
Beautiful evening for our last STEMMinist book club of the year! Great to meet some new people. Excellent chat! Thanks to @lindamciver.adsei.org for the pics and helping revive the Melbourne branch of the book club this year with me and Catherine Milte.
MISCH researchers have been awarded $15,000 for their project โCompliance in physiotherapy trials: rethinking design, implementation, and analysis using the estimand framework๐ฅ ๐https://shorturl.at/6kgl5
