James Thomas
@jamesdoesdata
Dual impact of extreme heat and #Covid19 had ‘deadly consequences’ for UK Dr Eunice Lo Dann Mitchell Antonio Gasparrini Cabot Institute for the Environment🏳️🌈✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 Elizabeth Blackwell Institute carbonbrief.org/dual-impact-of…
JGI Data Scientist Huw Day @disco_huw, Former JGI Director Kate Robson Brown & Ask-JGI PhD student Rachael Laidlaw Rachael Laidlaw recently attended the Cheltenham Science Festival for the DataFace competition. You can read our blog post about it here: tinyurl.com/bdecbeyp
DataFace has come so far in such a short time. It's been a pleasure for the JGI to work with Cheltenham Festivals, Sarah Cooksley 📚 🏳️🌈, Karen Morris & CyberFirst developing resources for young people & their teachers + great to see this year's entries in-person at Cheltenham Science Festival!
Happy bean presenting emerging findings on micronutrient supply modelling from traditionally-important foods impacted by plant viruses in Africa, funded by Cabot Institute for the Environment🏳️🌈✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 & Elizabeth Blackwell Institute, supported by Jean Golding Institute University of Bristol Biological Sciences at IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention Athens! 👌🏻 #research #planthealth
During #BristolDataWeek Data Ethics Club ran a session discussing the TED Talk by Sal Khan on 'How AI could save (not destroy) education' Check out the blog post by Jessica Woodgate which summarises these discussions: tinyurl.com/mw5t38e6
JGI Team members Huw Day @disco_huw, Richard Lane, Christianne Fernée Christianne Fernée, and Will Chapman attended the ELLIS Summer School on Machine Learning for Healthcare and Biology at The University of Manchester You can read about their experience here: tinyurl.com/8b9s3c5s
📢LEAP Digital Health Hub research funding call is open! The deadline is 1st September. Check out the post below for more information 👇
Join Jean Golding Institute for Professor Jean Golding’s 85th birthday celebration. Hear about the legacy of her pioneering work with Children of the 90's and explore future research opportunities. When: 11 Sep, 10:00-13:00 Where: We the Curious, Bristol & Online tinyurl.com/23dvnxk8
Highlights from our latest newsletter: 🎂 Jean Golding's 85th birthday celebration at We The Curious 📰 New JGI blog posts 🎥Watch The Alan Turing Institute public lecture recordings 🖥 Bristol Mathematics placement opportunities in data science Check it out here: tinyurl.com/2p8yw2y3
Thank you so much @disco_huw for planning, scriptwriting, storytelling, preparing data, presenting, starring, laptop operating and all round starring. Can't help but think James Thomas and I had a bit of an easy ride!!
"I’ve learnt so many new skills from working within the JGI. The team are very friendly, and everyone is learning from each other." Read more about final year PhD student, Emma Hazelwood's Emma Hazelwood experience working for Ask-JGI here: tinyurl.com/2anxmxbd
📰 JGI Seedcorn project 2022/23 blog post now available! 'Unlocking big web archives: a tool to learn about new economic activities over space and time' Blog post by Emmanouil Tranos Read now: tinyurl.com/3p4c2s86
Recently, Léo Gorman Leo Gorman, James Thomas James Thomas, and Dan Lawson from the JGI worked with UKCORI to analyse the Retraction Watch Database, to shed light on recent trends in academic retractions. Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/anxujcmm
Some writing I did last year for our exploratory JGI project 👇 🙏 Jean Golding Institute 🔌 to our current project for Smart Data Research UK lnkd.in/etf442U6
“Joining Ask-JGI opened a door to a dynamic world brimming with ideas and innovations.” Read more about first year PhD student, Mike Nsubuga's Mike Nsubuga experience working for Ask-JGI (2023-2024) here: tinyurl.com/3fbwyk6z
Very pleased to have contributed to the Humid-Heat Extremes Over Land section of the #StateofClimate2023 report! "2023 emerged as a record-breaking year by a considerable margin for humid heat over global land, based on daily maximum wet-bulb temperatures". Cabot Institute for the Environment🏳️🌈✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽