John Aston

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John Aston

John Aston

@HardingProf

Harding Professor for Statistics in Public Life

Katılım Ocak 2021
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Sense about Science
Sense about Science@senseaboutsci·
Congratulations to @ClareWilsonMed, whose article on new DNA tests to predict disease risk won the Harding Prize 2023 General Public Audience Award. Judges said “a clear, evidence-based exploration into what’s currently known about, and the usefulness of polygenetic testing."
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John Aston@HardingProf·
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication. hardingprize.online
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Royal Statistical Society
Royal Statistical Society@RoyalStatSoc·
Today we've launched our new strategy for 2024-29 Setting out our goals for achieving our vision of a world in which statistics and data are at the heart of understanding and decision-making You can read about our priorities for 2024 too rss.org.uk/news-publicati…
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CambridgeCMIH
CambridgeCMIH@CambridgeCMIH·
Congratulations, @caromitreka! 👏 "For important contributions to mathematical imaging, inverse problems, and applied partial differential equations, as well as outstanding leadership and service."
SIAM@TheSIAMNews

We're pleased to announce the 2024 Class of SIAM Fellows! Congrats to these distinguished members, who were nominated for their exemplary research and service to the #appliedmath, #computationalscience, and #datascience communities. Learn more: sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/a…

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John Aston@HardingProf·
Incredibly sad news. I always was so impressed with Ross' intellect and insights.
Duncan Campbell@duncan_2qq

@rossjanderson Professor Ross Anderson, FRS, FREng Dear friend and treasured long term campaigner for privacy and security, Professor of Security Engineering at Cambridge University and Edinburgh University, Lovelace Medal winner, has died suddenly at home in Cambridge.

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CambridgeCMIH
CambridgeCMIH@CambridgeCMIH·
Do you have a PhD in statistics or a related subject? CMIH Co-director @HardingProf is looking for a post-doc to join his group to work on the KMPG-Cambridge Partnership 'Future of Work' Mental Wellbeing Pillar Closing date 31 March More info below 👇 jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/45335/
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ai@cam
ai@cam@ai_cam_mission·
Meet the projects from ai@cam showcasing how AI can benefit society: 🌿 Revolutionising women’s health 🧠 Better lifelong brain and mental health 🗣️ Language equity and inclusion 🏙️ Ethical AI for public sector decision-making 🌍 Unlocking new climate and biodiversity solutions
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John Aston@HardingProf·
Five new research projects showcased by @ai_cam_mission highlight Cambridge University’s AI expertise for the benefit of society - setting out to tackle challenges across neuroscience, fertility, language equity, place-making and biodiversity: bit.ly/3StZSsM #AI_Deas
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Re:State
Re:State@restate_thinks·
For effective governance, science must carry proper "weight and influence in Whitehall". 🔬 Sir Patrick Vallance, former Government CSA, on why science leaders must be fully embedded in the work of their depts. Our paper, out today, offers the template: bit.ly/48EaPyU
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Charlotte Pickles
Charlotte Pickles@ce_pickles·
🤓 The perfect lunchtime read from @HardingProf & me "Only by making the most of the full breadth of scientific knowledge and disciplines & integrating this with economics and social science, will government be equipped to make the best decisions" civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/artic…
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Re:State@restate_thinks·
🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨 Science will hold the key to unlocking many of the solutions to Britain's greatest challenges Yet in some areas of Whitehall science remains sidelined @HardingProf & @jl_sweetland explain how reforming the CSA model can change that
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David Spiegelhalter
David Spiegelhalter@d_spiegel·
Here's your chance to celebrate the best in communication! And each Harding Prize is worth £3,141.59 - geddit? We've had great past winners - now whose turn will it be? hardingprize.online
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The Royal Society
The Royal Society@royalsociety·
Packages of non-pharmaceutical interventions with complementary effects, such as masking, social distancing, and other measures, unequivocally reduced #COVID19 infections, our major new report has found: royalsociety.org/news/2023/08/n…
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Re:State
Re:State@restate_thinks·
🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 Today we've published 'Breaking down the Barriers' looking at why Whitehall is so hard to reform Based on 27 interviews with former senior leaders, incl 2 former cab secs, 10 former perm secs, & 6 former cab ministers 1/
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