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Gareth Jones

@garethjones1.bsky.social
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An epidemiologist, for the most part. www.abdn.ac.uk/people/gareth.jones Previously on Twitter @hteraG_senoJ

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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 18h
The Aberdeen Short Course in #Epidemiology is back. Taught online, over 3wks, this intensive online course providing a complete overview of key considerations in epidemiological study design and research methods. Further info: www.abdn.ac.uk/epi-short-course Please feel free to re-post.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Using Al to generate PowerPoint slides rarely results in good slides. Or, you're not very good at it. Design, quality and clarity seem to have gone out of the window. #ConferenceBugbears
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nice evening for it. Flying into Birmingham, ahead of tomorrow's BRITSpA Annual Scientific Meeting.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The USA commemorates the 2,977 lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Rightly so. But since then (until 2024, the most recent year with complete data), there have been >800,000 gun-related deaths in the USA. Where is their spectacular drone light show? www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
pewresearch.org
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Not nearly a third. Just over a quarter. (Still shocking though.)
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is 96 seconds of funny, followed by a brilliant lesson in document version control!
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
But I don't understand ... I thought there was no point moving towards net zero, because China was so reliant on coal. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Solar Surpasses Coal as China’s Top Source of Power Capacity
Solar panels are now China’s top source of power capacity, surpassing coal in a key milestone for the country’s green-energy boom.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Schindler's lift.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I must have seen this message a million times. I've read it. I understand it. Is there any way to turn it off.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Someone outside the office is whistling Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer.
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Wednesday Addams' Murderous Point
ALT: Wednesday Addams' Murderous Point
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Another glorious day starting to appear over the Alps. #SummerHoliday
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Always love the library at the Medical Society of London, for BRITSpA Executive Committee meetings. Has an appropriate level of gravitas and erudition.
Glass-doored bookcase in an old library.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
So many people display a balance in their slides. Great to see one tilted appropriately. #ser2026
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
These days, opinion is often given the same platform as scientific evidence. Jonathan Samet Winner - 2026 Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award #ser2026
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Ooft!
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
En route to #SER2026 and Heathrow is horrible. It's absurdly hot, aircon seems to be broken, and the only fans available are football ones. I hope it's cooler in Phoenix. @societyforepi.bsky.social <Checks weather app> Bugger.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Another year, another Prime Ministerial election. If only there was a way - I don't know, every 4-5yrs or so - for the country to decide who they want as PM. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
bbc.co.uk
Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister and leader of Labour Party
Starmer will remain as PM until Labour chooses a new leader - at the latest, that will happen before Parliament returns in September, or sooner if there is no contest.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Agree. Should be no change of PM (barring death, incapacity, etc.) until 1yr before the next general election. At that point, it's fair for the party to be able choose: is this the person we want leading us into the next election?
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Deadline = Next Monday. The form says 22-Jun-2025, but it's means 2026 ... obviously!
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Iran's allocation of tickets revoked, and now a Somali referee barred from entering the USA. I hope World Rugby and the IOC are watching Between now and 2034 the Rugby World Cup (Men and Women) and the Olympics (Summer and Winter) are meant to be in the USA. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
bbc.co.uk
World Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss tournament after being barred from entering US
Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
And the Epidemiology Group World Cup Sweepstake is out. I will be cheering for:
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Abstract submissions for British Society for #Spondyloarthritis (BRITSpA) Annual Scientific Meeting closing soon. Deadline = June 22nd For info, and how to submit, see: britspa.co.uk/abstract-sub...
britspa.co.uk
Abstract submissions for 2026 BRITSpA Annual Scientific Meeting (21st -22nd September 2026)
Submissions are welcome from members and non-members, relating to any aspect of spondyloarthritis.  Any number of submissions may be made, providing the abstract has not been previously published or a...
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Da iawn.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I'm happy with that. [Researcher, and chair of ethical review board.]
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Still not been. One day.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Excel workbooks, especially those large or complex, work soooo much slower in Teams/SharePoint, compared to those stored locally. I know people died, and that's tragic. But this is right up there as one of the worse pandemic legacies.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Recently on the road with the #UKARstudy team, at the @bsacandjac.bsky.social spring conference. www.linkedin.com/posts/epidem...
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#ukar #bsac2026 #ukarstudy #amr #antimicrobialstewardship #research #collaboration #healthcareresearch #infectiousdiseases #antibiotics #antifungals #medicalresearch #bsacconference… | Epidemiology Gr...
✨ What a fantastic two days at the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) Spring Conference 2026 on 14–15 May! 🎥 Check out our video highlights from the conference ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e...
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Delay from 2026 to 2043. To be fair, 17mins is less of a delay than usual.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Great view from the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy spring conference. But I wonder if conversation is a bit more heated over the road. @uoaepi.bsky.social
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Everyone who's employed is at risk of redundancy. But the number of times this is said about (or directly to) university staff is absurd, upsetting, and destabilising. If you want universities, fund them properly.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I am very gruntled to learn this.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
And WiFi now on planes. Nooooooo!
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Just completed my mandatory fire safety at work training. In the section "Why use the nearest exits?" the animation clearly shows someone ignoring two exits, to use the one furthest away.
Aerial view of people walking down a corridor towards three exits.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Listening to painful experiences is often necessary to produce knowledge that matters. Universities expect researchers to undertake such work, so should ensure they're properly supported. Research ethics must evolve to protect everyone involved, including the researcher. wonkhe.com/blogs/lookin...
wonkhe.com
Looking after researchers themselves is a blind spot in university research ethics
Researchers studying trauma often carry emotional costs that universities rarely acknowledge. Robert Allen argues that it’s time for research ethics to recognise researcher wellbeing as well as partic...
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Working in a university.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
BRITSpA Annual Scientific Meeting Closing date for abstracts = 22nd June. Submissions welcome in: ~ Clinical Science / Research, or ~ Audit / Service Development, relating to any aspect of #spondyloarthritis. For rules, submission details, and info re: prizes, see: britspa.co.uk/abstract-sub...
britspa.co.uk
Abstract submissions for 2026 BRITSpA Annual Scientific Meeting (21st -22nd September 2026)
Submissions are welcome from members and non-members, relating to any aspect of spondyloarthritis.  Any number of submissions may be made, providing the abstract has not been previously published or a...
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This is in the walled garden at Crathes Castle - a lovely National Trust for Scotland property near Banchory, Aberdeenshire. Well worth a visit (and for the garden, especially in May-July). #VisitScotland www.nts.org.uk/visit/places...
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Crathes Castle
Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Voted. Will be popping this baby in the post later.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
574 NIH-funded publications from 2017–2024 were reviewed. Most studies [61% of >500 NIH-funded studies from 2017-24] included both sexes, particularly those involving humans. However, fewer than half (44%) analyzed results by sex, even when both sexes were included. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Incorporation of the National Institute of Health (NIH) sex as a biological variable policy by R01 grant awardees - Communications Medicine
Warden et al. analyze 574 NIH-funded publications (2017–2024) to assess implementation of the Sex as a Biological Variable policy. They find that most studies include both sexes, but fewer than half a...
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
King Charles went to see The head of an ex-colony. Trump's going to relax The Scotch 'whiskey' tax But knows not that Scotch has no 'E'.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Train journey across Central #Scotland. One can travel through worse places.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Bravo, and well-deserved. @uoaepi.bsky.social
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
This has never occurred to me before. Yes, it gets stuff wrong, but that's not the point. It doesn't mean that it's necessarily crap. Instead, it's designed to be challenged and questioned. Engage in to and fro Engage in 'are you sure?'
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Shortened pronunciation of Axial #Spondyloarthritis. Do you say: ~ Ax-Spar (as in star) or ~ Axial-Ess-Pee-Ay (as in stay). #ImportantScientificQuestions
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Great to see the first paper in print from the #UKARstudy virtual registry. Linking routine health data, we can track how new antibiotics are actually used, offering a scalable, low-burden tool to improve antimicrobial stewardship and policy. @uoaepi.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jaca...
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UK Antimicrobial Registry: Virtual Registry-an innovative surveillance approach for monitoring the real-world use and effectiveness of newly licensed antimicrobials in Scotland
AbstractBackground. Monitoring the real-world use of recently licensed antimicrobials (RLAs) is critical for antimicrobial stewardship. Traditional surveil
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
We did.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Got to say, those astronauts are pretty handy with Photoshop.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
DIY bike storage. Very pleased with myself.
4 bikes, in wooden storage rack.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Yes.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Very much getting towards cycling season. But still very windy ... headwind in every direction!
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