James Grant
@jamesagrant.bsky.social
Researcher in Statistics and AI | Specialisms: Reinforcement Learning, Bandits
Lecturer @ Lancaster University | he/him | 🏳️🌈🏴 | views own
Book nerd 📚 | Dog lover 🐶 | Inconsistent runner 🏃
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/grantj/
Lecturer @ Lancaster University | he/him | 🏳️🌈🏴 | views own
Book nerd 📚 | Dog lover 🐶 | Inconsistent runner 🏃
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/grantj/
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James Grant
@jamesagrant.bsky.social
· Mar 1
Hi Bluesky 🦋 👋
I'm hoping to (re)connect with the Stats, ML/AI, and EDI in STEM/Academia communities here, so here's a cringey bio
I'm a Lecturer (Assist Prof) at Lancaster Uni, with a background in reinforcement learning theory, and interests in fairness & reliability in human-AI decision-making.
I'm hoping to (re)connect with the Stats, ML/AI, and EDI in STEM/Academia communities here, so here's a cringey bio
I'm a Lecturer (Assist Prof) at Lancaster Uni, with a background in reinforcement learning theory, and interests in fairness & reliability in human-AI decision-making.
Recharged after a much needed week of sun and rest ☀️🇬🇷 Even managed to clear the email backlog in a morning. 📤
July 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Recharged after a much needed week of sun and rest ☀️🇬🇷 Even managed to clear the email backlog in a morning. 📤
A great chat about all things LGBTQ+ & STEM is written up in this @lancasteruni.bsky.social blog - was really interesting to reflect on how LGBTQ+ identities have interacted with our careers, and the role of visibility and allyship in building inclusion further. www.lancaster.ac.uk/sci-tech/abo...
STEMMing the Leaky Pipeline: A “Pride in Science” special - Lancaster University
As a part of Pride month, the Research and Engagement Team in the Faculty of Science and Technology interviewed LGBTQ+ members of research and academic staff from a range of departments to get their i...
www.lancaster.ac.uk
June 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A great chat about all things LGBTQ+ & STEM is written up in this @lancasteruni.bsky.social blog - was really interesting to reflect on how LGBTQ+ identities have interacted with our careers, and the role of visibility and allyship in building inclusion further. www.lancaster.ac.uk/sci-tech/abo...
Gutted to miss this one due to holidays, but strongly recommend to those able to get to it in Edinburgh and looking forward to reading the book @kevinguyan.bsky.social 🏳️🌈
We are delighted to organise this @kevinguyan.bsky.social talk in Edinburgh jointly with @rssedinburgh.bsky.social
➡️Rainbow Trap: How Inclusive Statistics Still Box Us In⬅️
📅7 July
📌 @bayescentre.bsky.social
⏰6pm-7.30pm
🎫Book your place!
rss.org.uk/training-eve...
➡️Rainbow Trap: How Inclusive Statistics Still Box Us In⬅️
📅7 July
📌 @bayescentre.bsky.social
⏰6pm-7.30pm
🎫Book your place!
rss.org.uk/training-eve...
June 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Gutted to miss this one due to holidays, but strongly recommend to those able to get to it in Edinburgh and looking forward to reading the book @kevinguyan.bsky.social 🏳️🌈
New out on arXiv today: arxiv.org/abs/2506.16425
This paper on statistical properties of estimators in phylogenomics is the last from George's soon-to-be-submitted thesis. It was great to supervise as it was a wonderful example of the research being driven by George's curiosity and original ideas.
This paper on statistical properties of estimators in phylogenomics is the last from George's soon-to-be-submitted thesis. It was great to supervise as it was a wonderful example of the research being driven by George's curiosity and original ideas.
Covariance Decomposition for Distance Based Species Tree Estimation
In phylogenomics, species-tree methods must contend with two major sources of noise; stochastic gene-tree variation under the multispecies coalescent model (MSC) and finite-sequence substitutional noi...
arxiv.org
June 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
New out on arXiv today: arxiv.org/abs/2506.16425
This paper on statistical properties of estimators in phylogenomics is the last from George's soon-to-be-submitted thesis. It was great to supervise as it was a wonderful example of the research being driven by George's curiosity and original ideas.
This paper on statistical properties of estimators in phylogenomics is the last from George's soon-to-be-submitted thesis. It was great to supervise as it was a wonderful example of the research being driven by George's curiosity and original ideas.
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Refuse to be invisible! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Now is the time to make our voices heard, sharing our experiences in the EHRC Consultation which affects LGBTQ+ people.
We've created a handy guide to help plan your response, get started now and share this post.
www.lgbt.foundation/EHRC
Now is the time to make our voices heard, sharing our experiences in the EHRC Consultation which affects LGBTQ+ people.
We've created a handy guide to help plan your response, get started now and share this post.
www.lgbt.foundation/EHRC
June 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Refuse to be invisible! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Now is the time to make our voices heard, sharing our experiences in the EHRC Consultation which affects LGBTQ+ people.
We've created a handy guide to help plan your response, get started now and share this post.
www.lgbt.foundation/EHRC
Now is the time to make our voices heard, sharing our experiences in the EHRC Consultation which affects LGBTQ+ people.
We've created a handy guide to help plan your response, get started now and share this post.
www.lgbt.foundation/EHRC
This BBC article does a better than average job of reporting the difficulties in measuring trends conditions like autism with highly variable diagnosis rates - kudos!: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Are there more autistic people now?
Why is the number of autism diagnoses changing? And what does it mean for autistic people?
www.bbc.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This BBC article does a better than average job of reporting the difficulties in measuring trends conditions like autism with highly variable diagnosis rates - kudos!: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today is revision lecture day which means quadruple checking I go through the solutions to LAST year’s exam, not THIS year’s as I had a nightmare about last week 😂
May 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Today is revision lecture day which means quadruple checking I go through the solutions to LAST year’s exam, not THIS year’s as I had a nightmare about last week 😂
Reposted by James Grant
I am so incredibly tired of this ongoing attack on trans people. Cis men are murdering women in plain sight. If gender-critical women turned their attention to dealing with men, women might be safe. I'm not worried about loos or changing rooms. I am worried about literally everything else.
April 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I am so incredibly tired of this ongoing attack on trans people. Cis men are murdering women in plain sight. If gender-critical women turned their attention to dealing with men, women might be safe. I'm not worried about loos or changing rooms. I am worried about literally everything else.
Reposted by James Grant
The core trilma here remains the same - the govt needs to accept one of three things: high student migration, higher domestic student fees (or higher taxes to fund universities) or university bankruptcies. Those are the only options, given where we are. Pick one.
The UK government is proposing to finally finish off its universities by further tightening the terms of the graduate visa route. The stupid fools. Playing with dangers they don't even understand. www.ft.com/content/f441...
UK Home Office’s reform of graduate visas runs into opposition
[FREE TO READ] Education department at odds with plan to curb number of overseas students allowed to stay in Britain
www.ft.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The core trilma here remains the same - the govt needs to accept one of three things: high student migration, higher domestic student fees (or higher taxes to fund universities) or university bankruptcies. Those are the only options, given where we are. Pick one.
Reposted by James Grant
Today EPSRC has published an independent analysis of diversity data, by @royalstatsoc.bsky.social and input from the Alan Turing Institute.
The project investigates potential bias in the EPSRC peer review process using structured data analysis and textual analysis of reviewers’ comments and scores.
The project investigates potential bias in the EPSRC peer review process using structured data analysis and textual analysis of reviewers’ comments and scores.
Independent analysis provides insights into EPSRC’s portfolio #EPSRC #AcademicSky
Independent analysis provides insights into EPSRC’s portfolio
Analysis of diversity data, including, for the first time, reviewers’ comments and scores, provides a deeper understanding of EPSRC’s portfolio.
www.ukri.org
March 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Today EPSRC has published an independent analysis of diversity data, by @royalstatsoc.bsky.social and input from the Alan Turing Institute.
The project investigates potential bias in the EPSRC peer review process using structured data analysis and textual analysis of reviewers’ comments and scores.
The project investigates potential bias in the EPSRC peer review process using structured data analysis and textual analysis of reviewers’ comments and scores.
Hi Bluesky 🦋 👋
I'm hoping to (re)connect with the Stats, ML/AI, and EDI in STEM/Academia communities here, so here's a cringey bio
I'm a Lecturer (Assist Prof) at Lancaster Uni, with a background in reinforcement learning theory, and interests in fairness & reliability in human-AI decision-making.
I'm hoping to (re)connect with the Stats, ML/AI, and EDI in STEM/Academia communities here, so here's a cringey bio
I'm a Lecturer (Assist Prof) at Lancaster Uni, with a background in reinforcement learning theory, and interests in fairness & reliability in human-AI decision-making.
March 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Hi Bluesky 🦋 👋
I'm hoping to (re)connect with the Stats, ML/AI, and EDI in STEM/Academia communities here, so here's a cringey bio
I'm a Lecturer (Assist Prof) at Lancaster Uni, with a background in reinforcement learning theory, and interests in fairness & reliability in human-AI decision-making.
I'm hoping to (re)connect with the Stats, ML/AI, and EDI in STEM/Academia communities here, so here's a cringey bio
I'm a Lecturer (Assist Prof) at Lancaster Uni, with a background in reinforcement learning theory, and interests in fairness & reliability in human-AI decision-making.