Another step to understand a little bit better forest fires distribution and intensity. Great work with JuncaL , FuegoLab , marta blangiardo and Antonio López-Quílez

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Job alert: Research Fellow in Bayesian modelling UCL Statistical Science. Come work with me, marta blangiardo James B. Kirkbride and Sara Geneletti and the team on the Epitome project!

All details here - closing date 15 March (my brother's birthday 😂)
tinyurl.com/4z9d344w

Here’s a full thread on the work by James, well worth a read!

Very proud to see the paper out!

Congratulations to Emeritus Director of the BSU, Sylvia Richardson CBE, on being ranked among Research.com's best Mathematical Scientists in the world! 🎉👏

research.com/u/sylvia-richa…

Cambridge University #womeninSTEM

The festivities are just around the corner! 🎄☃️

Our #ThreeWiseWomen give the gift of wisdom:

🫀 Paz Tayal on matters of the heart
🌍 Dr. Sungano on the power of connection
🧑‍🔬 Wiebke Arlt on Team Science

Read more: imperial.ac.uk/stories/three-…

I am probably the only person who gets excited to be able to see all their medical test results in the NHS app 🤣

GEOMED 2024: conference on #spatial statistics, #geographical epi & public health organised by DSI_UHasselt

Location: Universiteit Hasselt 🇧🇪
Dates: September 9–11, 2024

Keynotes: Andy Tatem, marta blangiardo & Rob Deardon

Abstract submission: January 8 to March 8 2024.

Workshops:
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Another day teaching, geostatistics is the topic of today AIMS RWANDA Imperial College London Monica Pirani Georges Bucyibaruta

We are all ready to kick off with the geospatial course AIMS RWANDA Imperial College London with Georges Bucyibaruta marta blangiardo

Ever wondered how to estimate excess mortality using #RStats ? You can check our just published paper in #RJournal on a fully reproducible workflow for estimating and visualizing excess mortality during the the COVID-19 pandemic. 👇 #RStats

journal.r-project.org/articles/RJ-20…

✉ We have today published a letter sent to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, raising questions arising from recent announcements on net zero measures.

🔎Click below to read the letter👇

ICYMI: High levels of noise can certainly be a nuisance, but it can also have a significant impact on our health. A new study led by UKHSA looks at how noise can affect health and wellbeing.

Read more about the study and its finding in our blog: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/29/noi…

The sound of planes flying while you try to sleep may contribute to heart-related hospitalisations.

In a new Imperial School of Public Health study, researchers assessed the link between hospitalisations and late night/early morning aircraft noise in 6.3 million people living near Heathrow Airport.

Our expert Gary Fuller has been measuring air quality in London for more than three decades 💨

He spoke to BBC Newsnight this week to explain how measures to tackle air pollution have reduced harmful emissions in the capital ⬇️

twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/s…

Good start of the day 😄

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New review shows low emission zones (LEZ/ #ULEZ ) can improve health, with strongest evidence on reduced heart attacks & strokes.

My piece for The Guardian quotes review author Rosemary Chamberlain Imperial School of Public Health & Dan Greenbaum Health Effects Institute ( #airpollution )

theguardian.com/environment/20…