I'm delighted to share a new Policy Forum article in Science Magazine Developing transmissible vaccines for animal infections science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…. Thanks to U.S. National Science Foundation for funding the workshop and to all of the participants for being co-authors

'A mathematician's apology': Some naive perspectives on the theory of ecological rewilding -

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#niche , #conservation , #modelling , #timelags , #rewilding , Yacob Haddou, Exmoor Pony Society, Crinan Jarrett, Deborah Davy , UofG_SBOHVM

Super proud of Deborah Davy who successfully defended her PhD today!
Very exciting results demonstrating the simultaneous benefits for genetic conservation of rare breeds and biodiversity that can be achieved from using native breeds (Exmoor ponies) in rewilding projects

Great week of field study on Arran, even though the weather was pretty gruesome… also managed to sneak in some drone work UofGGES 🌍 University of Glasgow UofG SciEng

Our paper on the impact of HPAI on Northern Gannets has been nominated for an BOU 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧕🏽👳🏽‍♂️ 🌈 award 👇

Meet the teaching team #1: Simon Babayan 📊
Leading 'Fundamentals of Programming and Data Generating Processes,' Simon Babayan equips students with critical programming skills for data analysis, emphasizing GLMs, machine learning, and spatial modelling.

Students asking for deadline extensions: please avoid using #ChatGPT to write such email. It adds a sad touch of irony to my day, knowing a robot understands your struggles better than you do!

Shade in African #cocoa ( #cacao ) farms influences the abundance of #pests , natural enemies and #pollinators - article in Journal of Applied Ecology by Crinan Jarrett, Kowo Cyril, Daniel Haydon, christel wandji and others like Jason Matthiopoulos - doi.org/10.1111/1365-2… 🔓

New podcast - Are we using the right statistics? Feat. sofie spatharis Jason Matthiopoulos

Discussing 2 main schools of statistics; frequentist & Bayesian. Do we teach statistics correctly & what are the obstacles for biology students learning statistics?

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Looking for a three year fellowship in Zoology, Biodiversity, Conservation, etc? We have a funded opportunity for you Science at Sheffield Ecology and Evolutionary Biology tinyurl.com/344y4m3v

HPAIV outbreak triggers short-term colony connectivity in a seabird metapopulation Jana Jeglinski Jason Matthiopoulos Steve Votier Jude Lane Maggie Sheddan Keith Hamer Ruedi Nager Dominic McCafferty
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Quantitative ecologist wanted! University of Glasgow
and Ifakara Health Institute #MalariaResearch #PostdocJobs #GlobalHealth #DiseaseElimination #ResearchOpportunity Fredros Okumu Heather Ferguson Francesco Baldini lucca Mafalda Viana UofG_SBOHVM

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Finally out! HPAIV outbreak triggers short-term colony connectivity in a seabird metapopulation. Read here: nature.com/articles/s4159…
with Jason Matthiopoulos Steve Votier Jude Lane Maggie Sheddan Keith Hamer Ruedi Nager Dominic McCafferty Sarah Wanless & Bob Furness
short story 🧵below..

How can ecology make transferable predictions in a changing and data-deficient world? I hope to make this the most interesting PhD I have ever supervised. Applications now open! #Transferability #FundamentalNiche #SDM #Ecology #Statistics UofG_SBOHVM

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Exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher! We are on the lookout for a passionate scientist to work with us at University of Glasgow and Ifakara Health Institute
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Your role will focus on analyzing the population dynamics of local malaria vectors in different African settings to identify…

🚨 Exciting Recruitment Opportunity 🚨

🆕Research Associate position in UofG_SBOHVM

👉Working with Fredros Okumu Jason Matthiopoulos Heather Ferguson

👉Project: Learning to eliminate dominant malaria vectors

📅Closes: 14th February

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This weekend we lost a legend of seabird research and conservation with the passing of Mike Harris. We are indebted to his extraordinary vision setting up the Isle of May work and dedication in maintaining one of the finest studies of seabird ecology over more than 50 years. 1/2

Low-intensity agriculture shows the way to win-win outcomes for low-income countries. #agroforestry #bayesian UofG_SBOHVM Crinan Jarrett Daniel Haydon Luke L. Powell

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it makes a huge amount of sense for unelected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to defend the Elgin Marbles, as they’re also something which shouldn’t be living where they are

Spatial modelling with Rita Ribeiro and Jason Matthiopoulos found that most vampire bat roosts in the rabies endemic Peruvian Andes remain undiscovered. This may explain the limited ability of bat population control to reduce spillover doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2… MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research UofG_SBOHVM