Now published by James McCaw and me: The role of the mathematical sciences in supporting the Covid-19 response in Australia and New Zealand doi.org/10.1017/S14461… (open access)

Are mutations random? Here is a brief survey of groundbreaking mechanistic work that all evolutionary biologists should be familiar with:

Postdoc (Tucson, USA) Computational modeling of the ecology and evolution of bacterial zoonotic pathogens with Liliana Salvador at @UArizona More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/computati…

🚨 REPORT LAUNCH🚨 Places and Children’s Health: A Research and Policy Agenda 👉tinyurl.com/343p7hrd This coproduced report summarises the most pressing research needs identified by stakeholders during a workshop held in May 2023.

New paper shows the immunity you gain from a COVID-19 infection helps you fight future infections, so you clear the virus faster. We see the same following vaccination. Paper below ⬇️ nature.com/articles/s4146…

Very nice study showing 2nd SC2 infections are cleared faster than 1st infections in the same person. Peak viral load was similar in 1st vs 2nd Mean clearance time 9.2 [8.1, 10.3] days for 1st vs 6.3 [5.3, 7.4] days for 2nd infection nature.com/articles/s4146…

Livestock, risks and wellbeing: Rebecca Mancy will be leading an #ESRCFestival event on Sat 4th Nov as well as a hybrid seminar at 3-4pm at the Byres Community Hub UofG School of Health & Wellbeing . More info: festivalofsocialscience.com/events/livesto…

Want to learn more about the risks faced by the 500 million pastoralists in the world? Join our speakers from University of Glasgow University of Zimbabwe Friends of Lake Turkana @SVAexpertmyndig for a webinar as part of @ESRCFestival and in support of International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, 3-4pm UK time, 4 Nov festivalofsocialscience.com/events/livesto…

Today is #OneHealth Day. Have you heard of One Health❓ It’s a relationship between humans, animals, plants & the environment. It relies on the understanding of how human actions and policies could affect animal, plant & environment health & how it impacts humans as a result.

We are absolutely delighted to announce the third round of applications for the James McCune Smith #PhD Scholarships is NOW OPEN! The Scholarships are available for Black UK students. For full eligibility & to apply gla.ac.uk/scholarships/m… 1/3

Students from the Global South interested in #Conservation Biology - Cambridge University is offering scholarships for their MSc in Conservation Leadership for candidates from "countries rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources". Details ⬇️ wildhub.community/posts/cambridg…

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1/ 📢 New preprint! 📢 What is the evidence for presence/absence of symptom propagation in respiratory pathogens of public health concern? #EpiTwitter ✍️Authors: Phoebe Asplin Rebecca Mancy Tom Finnie Fergus Cumming @MattJKeeling Edward Hill medRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

Covid-19 and why we shouldn’t forget about it as an ongoing threat …

❓ What is the evidence for symptom propagation in respiratory pathogens of public health concern? #EpiTwitter 📄 Review now published in Royal Society Publishing #Interface ✍️ Authors: Phoebe Asplin Rebecca Mancy Tom Finnie Fergus Cumming @MattJKeeling Edward Hill 🔗: doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2…