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Dr Will Ball
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Interested in working out how to reduce unfair and avoidable differences in health. Mostly youth mental health. Chancellor's Fellow at Robert Gordon University | Social Epidemiologist | Pro Cycling | Rstats | Causal Inference 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍉
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · Nov 10
I've had a bit of an influx of new followers this weekend. Welcome!

I'm a Social Epidemiologist based in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I do research on young peoples mental health - mostly about how socioeconomic exposures cause inequity, but also working out how much better things could be in a fairer society.
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 1d
Beautiful morning for some CX
A cyclocross course set in the Aberdeenshire countryside. There are low clouds with sun shining through.
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 2d
Would 'Team Principal' in this context be Sylvan Adams himself?
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 2d
Well done Derek Gee on taking a principled stand. The Israeli-based team suing him for €30million in damages are unhinged.
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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 3d
Derek Gee hits back hard at Israel-Premier Tech after torn-up contract, 30 million euros damages claim #DerekGee #IsraelPremierTech #CyclingNews #GirodItalia #Cycling
Derek Gee hits back hard at Israel-Premier Tech after torn-up contract, 30 million euros damages claim
Derek Gee has spoken out now that his contract with Israel-Premier Tech has been terminated and a transfer is imminent. The 28-year-old Canadian was the team's top rider, finishing fourth in this year's Giro d'Italia, but Israel-Premier's stance forced Gee to leave, according to his own statement. H...
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 3d
Thanks. On second thoughts, I'm not sure this can be improved.
A photograph of a laptop screen showing a google sheet with a 3D bar chart in it. The chart shows counts for people's favourite sports. Made by a 7 year old.
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 3d
How long before I can get her to use {ggplot2}?

(She is 7)
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 3d
My daughter has been learning how to make charts in google sheets.

"Let's make it 3D...........COOL!!!"

The joy of dataviz
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 3d
Yes - a very specific translational gap that isn't even on their radar it seems.
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 3d
Funnily enough one of the 'trends' identified in the 2022 report was that there was increased funding for translational research - just not at the methodology stage
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 3d
Methods are not a priority (and it shows)
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 3d
Source: hrcsonline.net/wp-content/u...
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 3d
Reading some interest stats about health research funding in the UK in recent years.

- Only 7% goes to Mental Health research
- Only 5% of that MH funding goes to studies related to prevention
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 4d
Preliminary findings from my latest piece of research suggest that butter wouldn't melt.
A cute Boston Terrier puppy sat on a rug, looking innocently at the photographer.
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 9d
Very strange logic from Hansen. I wonder if this was an off the cuff quote & not a well thought out official response?

Imho, protestors are doing the right thing - raising awareness & putting pressure on institutions.

UCI should take the same stance as w/ Rusvelo - no Israeli registered teams.
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 9d
Current status: sleepy
A very cute Boston Terrier puppy curled up on a sofa and fast asleep.
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 9d
She is super cute and has a nice temperament already. Very playful and bursts of energy, but not overly mischievous!
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 9d
We have a new family member.

This is Frida.
An incredibly cute black and white Boston Terrier puppy is sitting on a green bean bag chair
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 15d
Are you saying the authors didn't try hard enough?
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 28d
Last try wins? #ENGVSCO
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · Sep 12
Yes, apparently there were a few last minute shenanigans with venues pulling out.

Never been to Bradford before, but it appears that there's a lot of regeneration going on in the centre.
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · Sep 12
Thanks Peter!
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · Sep 12
Now en route home to the North East of Scotland - exciting news from the AGM that Aberdeen will be hosting #SSM2027 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · Sep 12
I'm delighted, if somewhat surprised, that I was awarded the highest scoring ECR abstract at #SSM2025

Quite a nice birthday present for me!

Many thanks to the kind reviewers and to SSM organisers. Had a great time in Bradford.
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · Sep 12
It's just as Prof Notorious B.I.G always said:

"Mo [unequal distribution of] money, mo problems"
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James Larkin @jameslarkin13.bsky.social · Sep 12
Less inequality = fewer problems

@profkepickett.bsky.social lays our her vision for a good society at #SSM2025

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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · Sep 11
Some very interesting discussion, especially around constraints on the ability of researchers to influence policy.

I wonder whether we should perhaps spend less time trying to influence policymakers as they are now, and more time building a public mandate

#SSM2025
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Society for Social Medicine & Population Health @socsocmed.bsky.social · Sep 11
Less than 15 minutes to our plenary panels, and already heard many important insights from Susan Hinchcliffe & Jenny Harries

#SSM2025
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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · Sep 11
*panel discussion