The International Statistics & Epidemiology Group & Partnership
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The International Statistics & Epidemiology Group and Partnership
Great opportunity for someone with a PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related field.
MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM@mrcunitgambia.bsky.social · 6d ago📢 Postdoctoral #ResearchFellowship Opportunity Applications are now open for a 2-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship under the AFRICAI-RI Project at MRCG. 🔗 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/4kufyv78 🗓️ Deadline: 11 August 2026 #DataScience
Job opportunity! Our collaborator, The Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) is looking to appoint a lead for their Data Science unit. The post is based in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Closing date 1st Aug. ahri.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AHRI1/... #stats #statsjobs
Data Science Unit Professional Lead
Description: The incumbent is responsible for the professional leadership of research data management, biostatistics, big data, bioinformatics and health informatics activities at AHRI. The incumbent ...
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Congratulations to our group member @chidodc.bsky.social on being awarded an NIHR Global Advanced Fellowship, aiming to provide a private & accessible way for young people to obtain SRH services, including HIV self-testing, STI screening & contraception in Zimbabwe. www.nihr.ac.uk/story/global...
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Join us on Wednesday, when Remco Peters from the WHO will be giving a seminar on what works and fails against STIs, highlighting next steps, innovation and unanswered questions. #STI #STIs
STIRIG - LSHTM's STI Research Interest Group@stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin us for the next STIRIG Seminar: Ending the STI epidemic: What works, what doesn’t, and what’s next ▶️Dr Remco Peters, WHO ▶️11 - 12 UK time Wed 3rd June Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Interested in STIs? Great seminar from our colleagues... #STI #STISky #sexualhealth #STD #STDs #STIs
STIRIG - LSHTM's STI Research Interest Group@stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin us for the next STIRIG Seminar: Ending the STI epidemic: What works, what doesn’t, and what’s next ▶️Dr Remco Peters, WHO ▶️11 - 12 UK time Wed 3rd June Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Happy International Clinical Trials Day! Proud to see several members of ISEG/ISEP involved in this work 👏
THRU ZIM@thruzim.bsky.social · 3mo ago🌍 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! This year, @LSHTM's Clinical Trials Distance Learning Programme is featuring the PROMISE trial — investigating STI screening in antenatal care to protect mothers & newborns in Zimbabwe. Read the feature: sway.cloud.microsoft/XR8pEEPSksqE...
Two fully funded postgraduate fellowships in Biostatistics / Health Data Science. Hands-on research, mentorship, training + stipend, accommodation & travel. Closing date: 18th April #statistics #datascience #biostatistics
MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM@mrcunitgambia.bsky.social · 4mo ago#FellowshipOpportunity for African Scientists Are you an early-career researcher passionate about data & #GlobalHealth? Apply for the #GSK Africa Open Lab Postgraduate Fellowship in Biostatistics/Health Data Science, a fully funded opportunity at #MRCG. Learn more & apply👉 tinyurl.com/mts2d4hf
Time to rethink where and how global health professionals meet - we can't ignore the politics shaping who gets to participate. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
The Global North is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings
American civil rights activist Maya Angelou once wrote, “prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible”.1 At a time of unprecedented national...
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Only a few days left to apply for our medical statistics scholarships!
The International Statistics & Epidemiology Group & Partnership@iseglshtm.bsky.social · 6mo ago📢Funded fellowships available📢 We have two fully funded medical statistics fellowships available for applicants from sub-Saharan Africa, covering ▶️1 yr MSc in Medical Statistics at LSHTM ▶️1 yr placement at a partnering research institution 🗓️Closing date 31st March www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
Funded travel scholarships to attend the International Papillomavirus Society Conference in Athens. Available for healthcare professionals and research scientists from LMICs working in the field of papillomaviruses or papillomavirus-related diseases. #HPV #IPVS2026
International Papillomavirus Society @ipvsociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago🌍#IPVS2026 Travel Scholarships are now open! 50 scholarships for IPVS 2026 (Oct 22-25, Athens), supported by the Gates Foundation. For researchers & healthcare professionals from LMICs. 🗓️ Deadline: March 16, 2026 🔗https://cpaper.ctimeetingtech.com/ipvs26g/login #HPV #GlobalHealth
📢ISEP publication📢 Discover how the International Statistics & Epidemiology Partnership is working to strengthen capacity in medical statistics across sub‑Saharan Africa. academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
Towards an African-led model for strengthening capacity in medical statistics and epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa: an equitable partnership approach
The demand for expertise in applied medical statistics and epidemiology in Africa exceeds the supply [1, 2] and it is rapidly increasing, with large-scale
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A study published in Lancet HIV has shown that integrating structured depression care into routine HIV services can significantly & sustainably reduce depression among adults living with HIV in Uganda using a model designed for resource-constrained health systems. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Assessing the effectiveness of a depression-integrated model in adult HIV care in Uganda (the HIV+D trial): a cluster-randomised controlled trial
The HIV+D plus EUC intervention had a significant and sustained effect on depression compared with EUC. This intervention offers a scalable approach to integrate mental health care for adult HIV care ...
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Exciting Opportunity for future Medical Statisticians in sub‑Saharan Africa! Two funded scholarships for talented applicants from sub‑Saharan Africa with at least one year's experience of working in medical statistics or epidemiology. #statistics #medstats #medicalstatistics #scholarships
The International Statistics & Epidemiology Group & Partnership@iseglshtm.bsky.social · 6mo ago📢Funded fellowships available📢 We have two fully funded medical statistics fellowships available for applicants from sub-Saharan Africa, covering ▶️1 yr MSc in Medical Statistics at LSHTM ▶️1 yr placement at a partnering research institution 🗓️Closing date 31st March www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
📢Funded fellowships available📢 We have two fully funded medical statistics fellowships available for applicants from sub-Saharan Africa, covering ▶️1 yr MSc in Medical Statistics at LSHTM ▶️1 yr placement at a partnering research institution 🗓️Closing date 31st March www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
International Statistics and Epidemiology Group | LSHTM
Collaborating with international research partners to improve health in low and middle-income countries
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We're looking forward to ISEG Deputy Director Professor Jackie Cook's inaugural lecture this evening - a chance to hear about her career trajectory, her work in malaria epidemiology and to celebrate her success. 🎉
LSHTM Malaria Centre@lshtm-malaria.bsky.social · 7mo ago📢 Join us for Professor @jackiecook.bsky.social’s inaugural lecture 🌍🦟 In this lecture, she will share insights from her career in malaria epidemiology and discuss the urgent need for new strategies in malaria control. 📅 22 Jan ⏰ 17:15 📍LSHTM | Online 🔗 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Looking to upskill in epidemiology and medical statistics? Join us at the MRC Unit in The Gambia at LSHTM in January 2026. Application deadline 10th Dec 2025.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine@lshtm.bsky.social · 8mo agoLooking to develop your expertise in #Epidemiology & #MedicalStatistics? This course, held @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social provides knowledge & tools to assess health effects in populations, optimise disease surveillance & investigate outbreaks. Apply by 10 Dec 2025👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
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STIRIG - LSHTM's STI Research Interest Group@stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 10mo agoSave the date for our next STIRIG webinar: The role of health economic analyses in planning HIV programs in LMICs 🗓️Thur 27th Nov 🕥1-2pm UK time 👤Prof Geoff Garnett, LSHTM Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... #HIV #HIVSky
Delighted to see our institution ranked first in the UK for Public Health for the ninth year running in the 2025 Shanghai Ranking. A brilliant achievement that reflects the hard work and impact of our community. Congratulations to all involved!
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine@lshtm.bsky.social · 9mo ago🎉LSHTM #1 in the UK for #PublicHealth for 9th year running in the 2025 #ShanghaiRanking We have also been ranked #3 in the world for public health in recognition of our prestigious research & study programmes in public and #GlobalHealth🌍 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
For #FollowFriday: Follow LSHTM's centres, projects & groups for more on work to tackle some of the biggest challenges in #PublicHealth 🎉Welcome to new addition @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/4FczAGW
"an EBV vaccine holds huge promise to improve health globally" ISEG member Helen Stagg speaks to The i Paper about EBV and lupus 👇
Professor H R Stagg (she/her/hers)@hr-stagg.bsky.social · 9mo agoAs well as working in tuberculosis, some of you will know the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is one of my passions, so it was nice to have The i newspaper reach out yesterday to talk about EBV and lupus. We really need to be getting more impetus behind EBV work. inews.co.uk/news/autoimm...
💉 Our annual lecture will be given by Prof Caroline Trotter, who will explore work estimating the #PublicHealth impact of vaccination of Gavi & discuss its implications for #vaccine policy 🗓️ Thursday 27 November, 17:30 GMT 📍 LSHTM | Online Details ⬇️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
A thoughtful reminder that statisticians should be part of clinical trial design from day one, and that leadership isn’t just for senior statisticians. Influence, communicate, collaborate!
Amstat-American Statistical Association@amstatnews.bsky.social · 9mo agoAccording to Richard Zink of JMP Statistical Discovery, it is never too early to think about statistical leadership. In this month's "Amstat News" cover story, Zink focuses on the importance of statisticians in multidisciplinary projects. magazine.amstat.org/...
📊 Next week, we'll be exploring a new #statistics modelling framework called regression by composition, with examples from growth modelling & HIV trials #healthdata 🗓️ Tuesday 4 November, 12:50-13:50 GMT 📍 LSHTM | Online Join us ⬇️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Happy 10th anniversary to our collaborators at AREF! AREF work with us to provide bespoke leadership & comms training to our ISEP statisticians, to enable them to lead equitable international collaborations & define health research priorities. @arefafrica.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQH1...
Nurturing African Research Leaders: 10 Years of AREF | For Africa, By Africa
YouTube video by Africa Research Excellence Fund
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To genuinely improve mental health outcomes it’s not enough to just ramp up services - we need robust data ecosystems that make mental health data FAIR: ▶️findable ▶️accessible ▶️interoperable ▶️reusable bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Enhancing mental health outcomes through a theory of change: supporting open-source data science platforms to promote FAIR data and evidence-based decisions - BMC Health Services Research
Mental health disorders remain a significant public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Kenya and Uganda due to limited resources, stigma, and inadequate service integ...
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Some great opportunities for funded PhDs 👇
UCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit@innovative-ctu.bsky.social · 10mo ago🎓 Thinking about a PhD in clinical trial #methodology? We have two funded PhD opportunities for students passionate about trial design and statistical methods: • One in estimands • One in non-inferiority trials 🔗 More info and how to apply here: buff.ly/lCpqcF6 @mrcnihrtmrp.bsky.social
💡What makes a good trial statistician? Watch three of our Co-Investigators, Philip Ayieko, Vicky Simms & Andrew Abaasa share their experiences of being trial statisticians, challenges and top tips for succeeding. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3C0... #statistics #clinicaltrials
How to be a good trial statistician - MRC CTU webinar
YouTube video by The Global Health Network
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Looking forward to this webinar covering some of the current decisions being made about HIV testing, treatment and prevention, including the role of new long-acting prevention products.
STIRIG - LSHTM's STI Research Interest Group@stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 10mo agoSave the date for our next STIRIG webinar: The role of health economic analyses in planning HIV programs in LMICs 🗓️Thur 27th Nov 🕥1-2pm UK time 👤Prof Geoff Garnett, LSHTM Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... #HIV #HIVSky
Happy #DataScienceMonth to our colleagues in The Gambia, doing excellent work to inspire the next generation of data scientists!
MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM@mrcunitgambia.bsky.social · 10mo agoOur Data Science Cluster kicks off its #DataScienceMonth school outreach to Armitage & Brikama Ba Senior school in CRR to raise awareness on #DataScience, its practical applications, & potential to drive #Innovation & shape the future of #HealthResearch. Next 👉 NBR, LRR & URR!
It’s #WorldStatisticsDay - what better day for us to launch our new account? We’re celebrating the statisticians & researchers using data to improve health worldwide. Follow us for updates from the international statistics & epidemiology community #Epidemiology #Statistics #WorldStatisticsDay2025
The International Statistics & Epidemiology Group & Partnership@iseglshtm.bsky.social · 10mo agoISEP brings together collaborating institutions to strengthen research capacity in applied medical statistics in sub-Saharan Africa, improving health outcomes through training, and a variety of capacity strengthening initiatives. www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...