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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Aug 4

Back at work today after 3 months on parental leave. Eugh, what do I even do again?

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Jul 2

New paper alert!

Our Helen Kettle and Dave Ewing have recently published on their model of the cabbage stem flea beetle on oilseed rape.

Read the paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Read a case study on this work:
www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...

#CropScience #MathematicalModelling

A process-based life cycle model of the cabbage stem flea beetle on winter oilseed rape: Effects of temperature

The cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) is an economically important pest of oilseed rape crops that has increased in importance over recent years. Here w…

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · May 8

New @bioss.bsky.social paper! A farm systems-level math model to predict the efficacy & consequences of sustainable worm control in sheep. Thanks to coauthors from @livuni-ives.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @moredunfoundation.bsky.social @srucnews.bsky.social.

shorturl.at/II3zA

GI-NemaTracker – A farm system-level mathematical model to predict the consequences of gastrointestinal parasite control strategies in sheep

Gastro-intestinal nematode infections are considered one of the major endemic diseases of sheep on the grounds of animal health and economic burden, b…

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · May 2

Our Dr David Ewing (@daveewing.bsky.social) was featured on BBC News Scotland yesterday, with an interview on TV and radio about mosquitoes & vector-borne disease risk in Scotland. 🦟

Read more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...

Listen to David's radio interview [52:30]: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · May 2

My pleasure! It's great to see the project making such a big impact!

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · May 1

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Jump to 52:30 minutes for the mozzies!

Lunchtime Live - 01/05/2025 - BBC Sounds

News updates from Scotland and beyond, plus all your lunchtime sport, travel and weather.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Mosquito Scotland Project @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social · May 1

Delighted to have BBC feature our citizen science mosquito reporting project. Huge thx to members of the public who have got in touch since last year with sightings from all across Scotland. Great if we can keep it going this summer: report at www.mosquito-scotland.com

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mosquitoes in Scotland as far north as Shetland

The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · May 1

Thanks Steven, I'll share the BBC sounds link when I have it. If you can convince your tv you are in Scotland then the pre-recorded section will be on the 7 oclock news tonight.

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · May 1

I'm going to be on BBC Scotland lunchtime live and the 7 oclock news talking about vector-borne disease risk in Scotland. Fingers crossed all goes well. Going to require a serious caffeine hit after a few relatively sleepless nights since baby #2 arrived on Sunday!

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Mar 21

Yeah, I'm perfectly happy to use loops 90% of the time but I fully intend to batter this bit of code into the ground so the loops just aren't cutting it.

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Mar 21

I wish my brain worked in vectors rather than loops #Rstats

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Mar 11

We've been busy contributing to the @epicscotland.bsky.social Conference 2025, which this year had the theme of "Building a Resilient Future for Animal Health and Welfare: Data-Driven Innovation in Policy and Practice". 🐑📊

Read our news to find out more: www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...

BioSS at the EPIC 2025 Conference

BioSS colleagues had a prominent role in the 2025 meeting of EPIC, the Scottish Government-funded Centre of Expertise in Animal Disease Outbreaks.

www.bioss.ac.uk

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Dr Steven White @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social · Mar 2

A new modelling paper led by PhD student Renato Andrade on how mosquito ageing affects population dynamics @ukceh.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social 🦟

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Incorporating adult age into mosquito population models: implications for predicting abundances in changing climates

Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) pose increasing threats under future climate change scenarios and an understanding of mosquito population dynamics is p…

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Jan 10

🚨PhD opportunities!🚨

Don't miss your chance to apply to a collaborative #PhD with BioSS and partners. We have several advertised across a range of applied quantitative research.

See more here: www.bioss.ac.uk/phd-students...

#PhdChat #PhDSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Statistics #Maths

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Jan 3

Application deadline 6th January! Please share #vbd

Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Nov 12

Come do a PhD with @martashocket.bsky.social, @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social and myself using mathematical modelling to improve predictions of West Nile virus risk - shorturl.at/6Aahf

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Hélène Cecilia, PhD @helcecilia.bsky.social · Dec 7

📢 This is my first post! 🧪

We are recruiting a postdoc to work on modeling vaccination strategies for epizootic haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by midges.

Duration ~ 18 months
Start ~ spring 2025

Please share & if interested find more info here:
iddjobs.org/jobs/constra...

IDDjobs — Constrained epidemiological modelling for epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) vaccination protocols — INRAE: French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment; Animal Health D...

Find infectious disease dynamics modelling jobs, studentships, and fellowships.

iddjobs.org

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Dec 18

🚨#PhD opportunity!🚨

We're looking for a PhD student to work on modelling anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks, working with our @daveewing.bsky.social, and supervisors at @moredunfoundation.bsky.social & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

📆Deadline: 17th Jan

More info: shorturl.at/xbHEy

Photo of two sheep on a hillside with a model schematic

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Marta Shocket @martashocket.bsky.social · Dec 13

I'm recruiting two computational ecology PhD students via BBSRC's NorthWestBio program to start autumn 2025.

One is based at Lancaster Uni working with me, David Ewing, and @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social to develop and validate models for West Nile virus in the UK.

www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Understanding Pathogens, from Molecules to Phenotypes - High-Resolution, Data-Vali...

www.gla.ac.uk

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Dr. Stephanie Avery-Gomm @saverygo.bsky.social · Dec 12

🚨 New research alert! 🚨
Our paper on the devastating effects of the 2022 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak on Newfoundland seabirds has just been published in @cdnsciencepub.bsky.social 🪶
Dive into McPhail et al., 2024 here: doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...

a seagull is flying over a body of water with a duck in the background

ALT: a seagull is flying over a body of water with a duck in the background

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Dec 10

Full application details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

EastBio - Furthering sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks through mathematical modelling at The James Hutton Institute on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - EastBio - Furthering sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks through mathematical modelling at The James Hutton Institute, listed on...

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Dec 10

🚩PhD opportunity furthering sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks through mathematical modelling with me at @bioss.bsky.social alongside Fi Kenyon, @adhayward.bsky.social (Moredun) and Rob Kelly (Edinburgh Uni). Please share! #parasitology

Two sheep in a field overlaid with a schematic of a mathematical model

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Dec 2

Really enjoyed discussing data needs and availability for tackling #vectorbornedisease at the UK VBD Hub meeting today. Learn more about the project at vbdhub.org #vbd

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Nov 25

Phenotypic plasticity was required in mathematical models to predict high risk areas for dengue.

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Nov 25

Great to see Christina Cobbold talking about the role of individuals and their traits in determining the impacts of environmental change.

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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · Nov 23

I'd like to be added please.

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