Andrew MillarDec 16

📢 #ScienceJobs Really interesting #researchdata analytics post-doc with Thanasis Tsanas, https://www.darth-group.com, analysing #sleep and #circadian data for mental health research.

This is part of the Wellcome-funded AMBIENT-BD project that our BioRDM team also works on, aiming for transformative data on #bipolar.

Apply by 5th Jan to
➡️ https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/13446

#EdinburghUni

Data Analytics | DARTH-group | University of Edinburgh

The Data Analytics Research and Technology in Healthcare (DARTH group) is a vibrant research group at the University of Edinburgh, UK. We come from diverse backgrounds and are passionate about tackling some of the most challenging contemporary problems in healthcare.

DARTH-group
Show threadAndrew MillarSep 9, 2025

The firefly luciferase is being used as a 'reporter gene' here, to reveal the Kalanchoe's 24-hour rhythms in the lab. Otherwise they are invisible.

Actually the luciferase glow is not directly visible either! It's so faint that the video was taken with super-sensitive cameras, closer to astronomy kit than to your smartphone. These are transgenic plants, developed for lab science in my now-#EdinburghUni colleague Jessica Pritchard's PhD, with James Hartwell in Liverpool.

She reported this cool new science in a #preprint last year:

📖 https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.19.629446

and I just caught up with it, although... 2/n

poison punkAug 4, 2025

student and staff protests have resulted in #EdinburghUni considering #divestment & unadopt #UK antisemitism definition.

#GifsArtidote: more proof protest and boycotts work. if this uni capitulates and divests, #OU and others might follow. keep it up peeps! #FreePalestine 🇯🇴

#press #media #news #BreakingNews

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/27/edinburgh-university-could-unadopt-antisemitism-definition-after-report-into-its-colonial-links

Edinburgh University could unadopt antisemitism definition after report into its colonial links

One of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities is reviewing whether to launch divestment drive and drop antisemitism definition

The Guardian
Gif's ArtidoteAug 4, 2025

student and staff protests have resulted in #EdinburghUni considering #divestment & unadopt #UK antisemitism definition.

#GifsArtidote: more proof protest and boycotts work. if this uni capitulates and divests, #OU and others might follow. keep it up peeps! #FreePalestine 🇯🇴

#press #media #news #BreakingNews

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/27/edinburgh-university-could-unadopt-antisemitism-definition-after-report-into-its-colonial-links

Edinburgh University could unadopt antisemitism definition after report into its colonial links

One of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities is reviewing whether to launch divestment drive and drop antisemitism definition

The Guardian
Andrew MillarJul 24, 2025

What a difference a research field makes! 📢 new paper on high rates of #OpenData sharing in #Biology at #EdinburghUni, led by Haya Deeb from our BioRDM team with 5 student researchers 👩‍🎓.

Previously on her #Metascience2025 poster. 🧵 1/3

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328065

@toothFAIRy @fresseng

The rise of open data practices among bioscientists at the University of Edinburgh

Open science promotes the accessibility of scientific research and data, emphasising transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration. This study assesses the Openness and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) aspects of data-sharing practices within the biosciences at the University of Edinburgh from 2014 to 2023. We analysed 555 research papers across biotechnology, regenerative medicine, infectious diseases, and non-communicable diseases. Our scoring system evaluated data completeness, reusability, accessibility, and licensing, finding a progressive shift towards better data-sharing practices. The fraction of publications that share all relevant data increased significantly, from 7% in 2014 to 45% in 2023. Data involving genomic sequences were shared more frequently than image data or data on human subjects or samples. The presence of data availability statement (DAS) or preprint sharing correlated with more and better data sharing, particularly in terms of completeness. We discuss local and systemic factors underlying the current and future Open data sharing. Evaluating the automated ODDPub (Open Data Detection in Publications) tool on this manually-scored dataset demonstrated high specificity in identifying cases where no data was shared. ODDPub sensitivity improved with better documentation in the DAS. This positive trend highlights improvements in data-sharing, advocating for continued advances and addressing challenges with data types and documentation.

Show threadAndrew MillarNov 4, 2024
This long-delayed thread was helped by a first draft prepared from the publication by ELM, #EdinburghUni's version of #ChatGPT4o 🤖
AmartyaOct 10, 2024

Made it to the team - TeamEPCC for the Student Cluster Competiton at the International Supercomputing Conference 2025 in Hamburg, Germany!

#epcc #isc2025 #hpc #EdinburghUni #uniofedinburgh #uk #britain #supercomputing #scc2025 #scc #programming

AmartyaSep 24, 2024
Edinburgh University Old College

#edinburgh #edinburghuni #universityofedinburgh #scotland #uk #university #historic #ancient
Bob JamiesonJul 15, 2024

Dozens of students walked out of a University of Edinburgh graduation ceremony, protesting the institution's complicity in the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.🎓🇵🇸

from Palestine online

#GazaGenocide #EdinburghUni

Andrew MillarJul 5, 2024

📢 Join our Biological Research Data Management team BioRDM at the University of Edinburgh: Research Software Specialist job open now, dl 2 August - please boost!

Design and develop cutting-edge software tools for diverse research groups in biological sciences and medicine, in a collaborative environment, with significant independence.

#Jobs #ResearchSoftware #SoftwareEngineer #EdinburghUni #ResearchData #OpenData

➡️ https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/10853

Papers on some of our past projects are linked below👇

Research Software Specialist

We are looking for an experienced research software developer to join the Biological Research Data Management team, BioRDM.

University of Edinburgh