Ed Hill
@edmhill.bsky.social
Researcher in mathematical epidemiology & infectious disease modelling.
Affiliations: Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) @livunichil.bsky.social, @thepandemicinst.bsky.social, @livuni-phps.bsky.social, @livuni-iph.bsky.social, @liverpooluni.bsky.social.
Affiliations: Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) @livunichil.bsky.social, @thepandemicinst.bsky.social, @livuni-phps.bsky.social, @livuni-iph.bsky.social, @liverpooluni.bsky.social.
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Ed Hill
@edmhill.bsky.social
· Dec 31
1/ ✨ In March 2025, we launched a Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL; @livunichil.bsky.social) podcast – Health Data Decoded!
📹 YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...
🎧 Spotify show page: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI...
🔟 episodes released in 2025 - a 🧵with episode summaries & links 👇
📹 YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...
🎧 Spotify show page: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI...
🔟 episodes released in 2025 - a 🧵with episode summaries & links 👇
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1. Time for a #flu & #measles update.
Six more kids have died from flu, bringing the year-to-date total to 66. Sadly there will be more deaths reported but hopefully this year doesn't approach last year's dreadful pediatric death toll. #CDC estimates ~90% of these kids weren't vaccinated.
Six more kids have died from flu, bringing the year-to-date total to 66. Sadly there will be more deaths reported but hopefully this year doesn't approach last year's dreadful pediatric death toll. #CDC estimates ~90% of these kids weren't vaccinated.
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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First human #H5N1 case of 2026 in #Cambodia: a 30-year-old man from Kampot province. Sequencing, virus isolation & animal investigations ongoing. Dead chicken at home before onset. Patient has since recovered. 🦠💉😷🐓🥼🔬🧪
Sequencing, contact tracing, and poultry investigations ongoing.
Sequencing, contact tracing, and poultry investigations ongoing.
February 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
📰 UK HPAI H5N1 reported cases: 14 Feb 2026 #IDsky #OneHealth🧪
🐦 Other captive birds at premises near Ancroft, Northumberland.
📊 94 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 74
🏴 Scotland: 9
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
🐦 Other captive birds at premises near Ancroft, Northumberland.
📊 94 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 74
🏴 Scotland: 9
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
📰 UK HPAI H5N1 reported cases: 14 Feb 2026 #IDsky #OneHealth🧪
🐦 Other captive birds at premises near Ancroft, Northumberland.
📊 94 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 74
🏴 Scotland: 9
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
🐦 Other captive birds at premises near Ancroft, Northumberland.
📊 94 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 74
🏴 Scotland: 9
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Population immunity to clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 is dominated by anti-neuraminidase
antibodies
«we determined that human sera contain widespread, functional antibodies targeting H5N1 neuraminidase, which correlate with virus neutralization…»
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
#H5N1
antibodies
«we determined that human sera contain widespread, functional antibodies targeting H5N1 neuraminidase, which correlate with virus neutralization…»
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
#H5N1
February 13, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Population immunity to clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 is dominated by anti-neuraminidase
antibodies
«we determined that human sera contain widespread, functional antibodies targeting H5N1 neuraminidase, which correlate with virus neutralization…»
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
#H5N1
antibodies
«we determined that human sera contain widespread, functional antibodies targeting H5N1 neuraminidase, which correlate with virus neutralization…»
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
#H5N1
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Exciting new Research Fellow position in modelling infectious diseases to reduce inequities in health outcomes in Africa! Join a multidisciplinary 4 year project with me at UCL and partners in Zimbabwe, Zambia, The Gambia, South Africa, Kenya and the UK. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Exciting new Research Fellow position in modelling infectious diseases to reduce inequities in health outcomes in Africa! Join a multidisciplinary 4 year project with me at UCL and partners in Zimbabwe, Zambia, The Gambia, South Africa, Kenya and the UK. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
1/ Seasonal influenza summary from latest @ukhsa.bsky.social surveillance report. #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
🗓️ Based on data up to week 6 2026 (02-08 Feb 2026)
📊 Influenza activity decreased in England and is circulating at baseline levels.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
🗓️ Based on data up to week 6 2026 (02-08 Feb 2026)
📊 Influenza activity decreased in England and is circulating at baseline levels.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
National flu and COVID-19 surveillance report: 12 February 2026 (week 7)
www.gov.uk
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
1/ Seasonal influenza summary from latest @ukhsa.bsky.social surveillance report. #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
🗓️ Based on data up to week 6 2026 (02-08 Feb 2026)
📊 Influenza activity decreased in England and is circulating at baseline levels.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
🗓️ Based on data up to week 6 2026 (02-08 Feb 2026)
📊 Influenza activity decreased in England and is circulating at baseline levels.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
📰 UK HPAI H5N1 reported cases: 12 Feb 2026 #IDsky #OneHealth🧪
🐔 Second premises near Penicuik, Scotland.
📊 93 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 73
🏴 Scotland: 9
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
🐔 Second premises near Penicuik, Scotland.
📊 93 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 73
🏴 Scotland: 9
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
www.gov.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
📰 UK HPAI H5N1 reported cases: 12 Feb 2026 #IDsky #OneHealth🧪
🐔 Second premises near Penicuik, Scotland.
📊 93 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 73
🏴 Scotland: 9
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
🐔 Second premises near Penicuik, Scotland.
📊 93 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 73
🏴 Scotland: 9
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Reposted by Ed Hill
The @seabbs.bsky.social Juniper seminar has me conviced. I'm finally learning Julia and actually using it for my modelling approaches. Any learning resources #EpiSky & #MathSky ?
February 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The @seabbs.bsky.social Juniper seminar has me conviced. I'm finally learning Julia and actually using it for my modelling approaches. Any learning resources #EpiSky & #MathSky ?
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📣 Upcoming inaugural lecture: Daniel Pope (Professor of Global Public Health in @livuni-phps.bsky.social)
🍲 “The Killer in the Kitchen! How do we know and what can we do?"
🗓️17:30-19:30, Thu 05 Mar 2026
📍LT7, Rendell Building, University of Liverpool
🎟️: www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...
🍲 “The Killer in the Kitchen! How do we know and what can we do?"
🗓️17:30-19:30, Thu 05 Mar 2026
📍LT7, Rendell Building, University of Liverpool
🎟️: www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
📣 Upcoming inaugural lecture: Daniel Pope (Professor of Global Public Health in @livuni-phps.bsky.social)
🍲 “The Killer in the Kitchen! How do we know and what can we do?"
🗓️17:30-19:30, Thu 05 Mar 2026
📍LT7, Rendell Building, University of Liverpool
🎟️: www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...
🍲 “The Killer in the Kitchen! How do we know and what can we do?"
🗓️17:30-19:30, Thu 05 Mar 2026
📍LT7, Rendell Building, University of Liverpool
🎟️: www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...
Reposted by Ed Hill
This new @livuninews.bsky.social partnership with a leading US biotech marks a significant step in translating complex health data into real-world medical advances.
Great work from everyone involved!
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/02/05/n...
Great work from everyone involved!
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/02/05/n...
New University of Liverpool-US collaboration to accelerate drug discovery using AI - University of Liverpool News
New University of Liverpool-US collaboration to accelerate drug discovery using AI
news.liverpool.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 9:58 AM
This new @livuninews.bsky.social partnership with a leading US biotech marks a significant step in translating complex health data into real-world medical advances.
Great work from everyone involved!
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/02/05/n...
Great work from everyone involved!
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/02/05/n...
Reposted by Ed Hill
1. Some news about #flu & #measles in the US:
8 more kids have died from flu this winter. That brings the pediatric death toll to 60 & flu season isn't over. Flu B activity seems to be increasing & flu B is tough on kids. #CDC reports about 90% of these children weren't fully vaxed against flu.
8 more kids have died from flu this winter. That brings the pediatric death toll to 60 & flu season isn't over. Flu B activity seems to be increasing & flu B is tough on kids. #CDC reports about 90% of these children weren't fully vaxed against flu.
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
1/ Seasonal influenza summary from latest @ukhsa.bsky.social surveillance report. #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
🗓️ Based on data up to week 05 2026 (26 Jan – 01 Feb 2026)
📊 Influenza circulating at low levels in England. Activity continued to decrease.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
🗓️ Based on data up to week 05 2026 (26 Jan – 01 Feb 2026)
📊 Influenza circulating at low levels in England. Activity continued to decrease.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
National flu and COVID-19 surveillance report: 5 February 2026 (week 6)
www.gov.uk
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
1/ Seasonal influenza summary from latest @ukhsa.bsky.social surveillance report. #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
🗓️ Based on data up to week 05 2026 (26 Jan – 01 Feb 2026)
📊 Influenza circulating at low levels in England. Activity continued to decrease.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
🗓️ Based on data up to week 05 2026 (26 Jan – 01 Feb 2026)
📊 Influenza circulating at low levels in England. Activity continued to decrease.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
Reposted by Ed Hill
I was recently asked to comment on superspreading for a BBC article. Little did I know, my quote would become the title!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'Some people have 10 million times more virus than others': Are you a flu superspreader?
A growing body of research suggests that everything from the shape of your lungs to how you enunciate your Ts and Ks could make you a flu superspreader.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:52 AM
I was recently asked to comment on superspreading for a BBC article. Little did I know, my quote would become the title!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
📰 UK HPAI H5N1 reported cases: 30 Jan 2026 #IDsky #OneHealth🧪
🐔 Small poultry flock near Needham Market, Suffolk.
📊 92 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 73
🏴 Scotland: 8
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
🐔 Small poultry flock near Needham Market, Suffolk.
📊 92 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 73
🏴 Scotland: 8
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
www.gov.uk
February 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
📰 UK HPAI H5N1 reported cases: 30 Jan 2026 #IDsky #OneHealth🧪
🐔 Small poultry flock near Needham Market, Suffolk.
📊 92 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 73
🏴 Scotland: 8
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
🐔 Small poultry flock near Needham Market, Suffolk.
📊 92 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds from 01 Oct 2025
🏴 England: 73
🏴 Scotland: 8
🏴 Wales: 7
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4
🔗: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Reposted by Ed Hill
5 more dairy cows tested positive for #H5N1 #birdflu antibodies on the Dutch farm where a previous cow tested positive. No surprise that if 1 was positive, others would be too. This dairy farm is the first outside the US to report H5N1 transmission. www-melkvee-nl.translate.goog/artikel/1450...
Screening melkveebedrijf brengt nog vijf koeien met antistoffen tegen vogelgriep aan het licht
Op een melkveebedrijf in Noardeast-Fryslân zijn na screening vijf koeien met antistoffen tegen vogelgriep gevonden, maar er is geen actief virus aangetoond. Minister Wiersma verwacht volgende week een...
www-melkvee-nl.translate.goog
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
5 more dairy cows tested positive for #H5N1 #birdflu antibodies on the Dutch farm where a previous cow tested positive. No surprise that if 1 was positive, others would be too. This dairy farm is the first outside the US to report H5N1 transmission. www-melkvee-nl.translate.goog/artikel/1450...
Reposted by Ed Hill
Today, we're sharing an open letter from our Chief Executive, Professor Sir Ian Chapman, outlining changes to UKRI investment approach, and addressing concerns about research funding and the financial position of STFC. Read his letter here: www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
Open letter from Ian Chapman to research and innovation community
UKRI Chief Executive outlines changes to UKRI investment approach, addressing concerns about research funding and the financial position of STFC.
www.ukri.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Today, we're sharing an open letter from our Chief Executive, Professor Sir Ian Chapman, outlining changes to UKRI investment approach, and addressing concerns about research funding and the financial position of STFC. Read his letter here: www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
Reposted by Ed Hill
Initial list of fellows of the Academy of Mathematical Sciences, a relatively new body to represent the discipline in the UK. Great to see so many excellent people put themselves forward.
www.acadmathsci.org.uk/team/group/i...
www.acadmathsci.org.uk/team/group/i...
Fellows - Academy for the Mathematical Sciences
Click on images to read biographies.
www.acadmathsci.org.uk
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Initial list of fellows of the Academy of Mathematical Sciences, a relatively new body to represent the discipline in the UK. Great to see so many excellent people put themselves forward.
www.acadmathsci.org.uk/team/group/i...
www.acadmathsci.org.uk/team/group/i...
Reposted by Ed Hill
1. #Flu activity ticked up again last week, after several weeks of declining transmission. Time for a flu 🧵
#CDC has been informed of 8 more kids who've died from flu this winter, bringing the total to date to 52. Pediatric flu deaths are reported on a lag; sadly, this number will climb.
#CDC has been informed of 8 more kids who've died from flu this winter, bringing the total to date to 52. Pediatric flu deaths are reported on a lag; sadly, this number will climb.
January 30, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Reposted by Ed Hill
Preprint measuring immune response to the A/H3N2 K influenza virus using human sera from May 2025. Some immune escape but vaccine was protective. Not really a super-flu. @cvrinfo.bsky.social @prmurcia.bsky.social www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Subclade K influenza A (H3N2) viruses display partial immune escape with preserved cross-neutralisation in a UK population
We examined whether the recent emergence of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K, associated with an unusually early influenza season in the Northern hemisphere, was accompanied by a reduction in human popula...
www.medrxiv.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Preprint measuring immune response to the A/H3N2 K influenza virus using human sera from May 2025. Some immune escape but vaccine was protective. Not really a super-flu. @cvrinfo.bsky.social @prmurcia.bsky.social www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
🎙️ The Health Data Decoded podcast returns with its next episode on Fri 27 Feb 2026! #SciComm #DataScience #PublicHealth 🧪
Upcoming episodes will cover topics including:
👩💼👨💼Research Partnership & Programme Management
👨🏫👩🏫 Teaching & postgraduate taught programmes
👇 View previous episodes from 2025
Upcoming episodes will cover topics including:
👩💼👨💼Research Partnership & Programme Management
👨🏫👩🏫 Teaching & postgraduate taught programmes
👇 View previous episodes from 2025
1/ ✨ In March 2025, we launched a Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL; @livunichil.bsky.social) podcast – Health Data Decoded!
📹 YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...
🎧 Spotify show page: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI...
🔟 episodes released in 2025 - a 🧵with episode summaries & links 👇
📹 YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...
🎧 Spotify show page: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI...
🔟 episodes released in 2025 - a 🧵with episode summaries & links 👇
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 AM
🎙️ The Health Data Decoded podcast returns with its next episode on Fri 27 Feb 2026! #SciComm #DataScience #PublicHealth 🧪
Upcoming episodes will cover topics including:
👩💼👨💼Research Partnership & Programme Management
👨🏫👩🏫 Teaching & postgraduate taught programmes
👇 View previous episodes from 2025
Upcoming episodes will cover topics including:
👩💼👨💼Research Partnership & Programme Management
👨🏫👩🏫 Teaching & postgraduate taught programmes
👇 View previous episodes from 2025
Reposted by Ed Hill
Very happy to have had the opportunity to contribute to this work. Thanks to Robin Thompson for leading, the amazing team of co-authors and the INI for hosting us.
New paper! "Infectious disease outbreak controllability: biological, social and public health factors" - we provide a modelling-informed discussion of what 'controllability' means for an infectious disease outbreak.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Infectious disease outbreak controllability: biological, social and public health factors
Abstract. Early in an infectious disease outbreak, key policy questions include whether and how the outbreak can be brought under control. In the epidemiol
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Very happy to have had the opportunity to contribute to this work. Thanks to Robin Thompson for leading, the amazing team of co-authors and the INI for hosting us.
1/ Seasonal influenza summary from latest @ukhsa.bsky.social surveillance report. #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
🗓️ Based on data up to week 04 2026 (19-25 Jan 2026)
📊 Influenza circulating at low levels in England. Activity continued to decrease.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
🗓️ Based on data up to week 04 2026 (19-25 Jan 2026)
📊 Influenza circulating at low levels in England. Activity continued to decrease.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
National flu and COVID-19 surveillance report: 29 January 2026 (week 5)
www.gov.uk
January 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
1/ Seasonal influenza summary from latest @ukhsa.bsky.social surveillance report. #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
🗓️ Based on data up to week 04 2026 (19-25 Jan 2026)
📊 Influenza circulating at low levels in England. Activity continued to decrease.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
🗓️ Based on data up to week 04 2026 (19-25 Jan 2026)
📊 Influenza circulating at low levels in England. Activity continued to decrease.
Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
Reposted by Ed Hill
New paper! "Infectious disease outbreak controllability: biological, social and public health factors" - we provide a modelling-informed discussion of what 'controllability' means for an infectious disease outbreak.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Infectious disease outbreak controllability: biological, social and public health factors
Abstract. Early in an infectious disease outbreak, key policy questions include whether and how the outbreak can be brought under control. In the epidemiol
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
New paper! "Infectious disease outbreak controllability: biological, social and public health factors" - we provide a modelling-informed discussion of what 'controllability' means for an infectious disease outbreak.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Reposted by Ed Hill
The @ippsecretariat.org have just published their Fifth Implementation Report, which highlights some progress but warns that fragile systems, uneven investment and pipeline stagnation threaten the world’s ability to respond to another pandemic within 100 days: ippsecretariat.org/news/pandemi...
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The @ippsecretariat.org have just published their Fifth Implementation Report, which highlights some progress but warns that fragile systems, uneven investment and pipeline stagnation threaten the world’s ability to respond to another pandemic within 100 days: ippsecretariat.org/news/pandemi...
Reposted by Ed Hill
I’ve been thinking about how to find R packages by functionality when you don’t already know the package name.
So over the holidays, Claude Code and I built The Warehouse: a functionality-first R package directory that helps you find packages by what they do.
rwarehouse.netlify.app
#rstats
So over the holidays, Claude Code and I built The Warehouse: a functionality-first R package directory that helps you find packages by what they do.
rwarehouse.netlify.app
#rstats
The Warehouse
rwarehouse.netlify.app
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I’ve been thinking about how to find R packages by functionality when you don’t already know the package name.
So over the holidays, Claude Code and I built The Warehouse: a functionality-first R package directory that helps you find packages by what they do.
rwarehouse.netlify.app
#rstats
So over the holidays, Claude Code and I built The Warehouse: a functionality-first R package directory that helps you find packages by what they do.
rwarehouse.netlify.app
#rstats