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maclomaclee.bsky.social
Meta-researcher, Neurologist, Runner ... aspiring to get better at all these and more!
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... all those resources expended on People, and Money (local reference there)

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🎓Higher Education News🎓 “Academics have accused the University of Edinburgh of using UK higher education’s financial crisis as a smokescreen for ‘incredibly arbitrary’ job cuts,” reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social. @timeshighered.bsky.social #academicsky #edusky #jobcuts

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Never ever would I let myself get distracted from a crucial training by making silly memes.

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US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks. https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu

submitted 6 days ago • 9 comments

🧠 Exciting opportunity to join us beautiful Edinburgh to do ground-breaking mental health research! Details below 👇

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'Some chapters read like a scientific whodunnit. In one, Mr Piller has to work hard to earn the trust of a reluctant whistleblower. In another, he travels to Prague for a private meeting with a group of image detectives with cryptic pseudonyms.' www.economist.com/culture/2025... archive.ph/bXMr4

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

The next round of Race Against Dementia Fellowships open for application on the 13th January. Find out more, ask questions and get top tips on applying in our livestream - 27th January 12 noon GMT youtube.com/live/gB5NzRS...

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Students at Brown have used the Google Maps API to create a live tracker for traffic flows under congestion pricing in NYC. It includes a real-time diff-in-diff type comparison between NYC, Boston, and Chicago: www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com

submitted 57 days ago • 15 comments

4 Weeks Until Abstract Submission Deadline! PRC10 abstracts are due January 31. To submit your work and learn more, visit peerreviewcongress.org #peerreview #science #scientificpublication #researchethics #AIinMedicine @jama.com @bmj.com @nejm.org @thelancet.bsky.social

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The PRC10 abstract submission site is now open! Abstracts that report new research & findings w generalizable results that can improve scientific research will be given priority. Submit by Jan 31, 2025 at abstracts.peerreviewcongress.org Learn more at peerreviewcongress.org @jama.com @bmj.com

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This conference has been incredible for #metascience and #openscience the past two times. I highly recommend it @cos.io metascience.info/call-for-pro... 🧪

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

***TODAY*** ITRN welcomes Tony Ross-Hellauer, Leader of the Open and Reproducible Research Group at Graz University of Technology 👉 orrg.eu He will give a talk on: "Large Language Models, Open Science, and Trust in Scholarly Work." Book a virtual place at bit.ly/ITRN-OSOS2

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Funding available to do a PhD on statistical methods for assessing the integrity of RCTs, based in Aberdeen, with Alison Avenell, myself, Graeme MacLennan and Mark Bolland. Competitive process, funded by MRC Trials Methodology Research Partnership: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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🚨 Alert: Very Readable Paper 🚨 The “do LLMs think?” question always bugged me because I have no idea what that means. This paper focuses narrowly on, “do LLMs learn **how to do** things”. Unlike most ML/AI paper, it’s easy to read and understand WHY arxiv.org/abs/2411.12580

submitted 91 days ago • 4 comments

Would you like to see @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social add a share to blue sky button?! I know I would! Share this post to let @richardsever.bsky.social @erictopol.bsky.social and others at bioarxiv know!

submitted 91 days ago • 9 comments

I'm sure this Science story on how systematic reviews are threatened by paper mills is good, but the illustration by Sara Gironi Carnevale is great saragironicarnevale.com Story: https://www.science.org/content/article/systematic-reviews-aim-extract-broad-conclusions-many-studies-are-peril

submitted 94 days ago • 4 comments

Funded #PhD Opportunity Develop systematic, evidence based approaches to identify and tailor treatments in ICH. @neshika.bsky.social @maclomaclee.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social Apply by 20.12.24 #Neuroscience #stroke #ich #drugrepurposing #evidencesynthesis #datascience

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

PhD opportunity as part of the MRC Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme. Repurposing for Intracerebral Haemorrhage, with systematic approach to drug selection. usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...

submitted 110 days ago • 0 comments

Book now onto our two-day in-person #systematicreviews Mixed Method Evidence Course in beautiful Exeter in January. Led by @ruthgarside.bsky.social Early Bird rate extended to November 30th! bit.ly/3Al5QYd

submitted 110 days ago • 0 comments

Some big news this morning www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

submitted 110 days ago • 121 comments

my slides for www.ed.ac.uk/information-... today on automation of systematic reviews available at osf.io/ewvmc

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Yay, congratulations @cathyabbott.bsky.social on your new directorship (thought I'd bring it over to the nice place 😄)

submitted 488 days ago • 1 comment

The University of Edinburgh Good Research Practice Awards recognise and celebrate contributions from staff and research students who provide leadership and act as role models for good research practice. Submit your nominations by 26 October, 5pm! ed.ac.uk/research-offic…

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