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#AI in Production 2026 is now open for speaker submissions and registration!

Date: 4–5 June, 2026
CFP deadline: 23 January 2026

Visit our website for more details: ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com
AI in Production 2026 is happening on 4–5 June in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and we’re looking for speakers.

If you work with AI or ML in a hands-on way and have lessons others can learn from, we’d love to see your abstract!

Workshops run on day 1, talks on day 2.
Abstracts close 23 January.
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We’re #hiring at Jumping Rivers!

Data Scientist:
Work on client projects, modelling, dashboards, and training. Looking for 2–3 years of experience in data science.

📍 Newcastle upon Tyne (UK-wide considered)

Apply: jumping-rivers.welcomekit.co/jobs/data-sc...

#TechJobs #DataScience
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Are your Shiny apps meeting accessibility and WCAG standards?

Our final webinar of the year covers alt text, ARIA, and WCAG basics.

11 Dec 2025 · 13:00 UK · Free and online
Register: jumpingrivers.typeform.com/to/UmdyNbAs
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
#MLOps starts with a few core pieces: versioning, serving, and monitoring. Vetiver brings them together in a setup that works locally and in production.

For a deeper walk-through, check out Myles’ talk from posit::conf(2025).

Link to the talk: youtu.be/C9tTH1iTxvY?...
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We took part in a hackathon hosted by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, with support from @databricks.bsky.social

Our very own Myles Mitchell worked on solar PV household energy data, and his team finished first in a close match! 🎉

Thanks to the organisers and everyone who joined!
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We’ve trained learners across many sectors, and their feedback is consistent: hands-on coding, clear explanations, supportive instructors, and materials you can reuse later.

January courses are open, with more from Jan–June 2026.

Check out upcoming courses: www.jumpingrivers.com/training/pub...
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Great night at the Leeds Data Science Meetup 🎉

Huge thanks to our speakers and to Platform, who’ve hosted us for three years.
Expect more sessions like this at AI in Production 2026 — submit a talk: ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com/

Next meetup: www.meetup.com/leeds-data-s...
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
#AI in Production 2026 is now open for speaker submissions and registration!

Date: 4–5 June, 2026
CFP deadline: 23 January 2026

Visit our website for more details: ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Leeds Data Science Meetup is tomorrow, and both sessions are packed with insights on working with LLMs.

One talk walks through how coding assistants behave on real projects. The second introduces gSMILE, a simple way to see which words in a prompt shape a model’s output.
2 Speakers - LLM Coding tools and Explaining LLMs with gSMILE, Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
We are delighted to welcome you to our meetup in November! We have two speakers tonight: Dan from datavaluepeople and Zeinab Dehghani from the Edge AI Hub If you would lik
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November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We have two exciting events tomorrow! Join us online and in person.

13:05 GMT - #MachineLearning with #Python with Aida Gjoka (online)
18:00 GMT - Programming with LLMs in #R and Python with Myles Mitchell (Newcastle)

Both events are free. Registration links are in the comments

#DataScience
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s been such great energy at PHUSE EU Connect!

Esther and Amieroh have been meeting plenty of thoughtful people throughout the day.

If you’re here, come find us at the Jumping Rivers stand.

Always happy to chat.

#PHUSE
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
If you want to strengthen your machine learning skills with Python before 2026, join our free session this Thursday, 20 November at 13:05 BST with Aida Gjoka.

Learn the basics in 55 minutes, pick up steps you can use straight away and unlock exclusive discounts!

#DataScience #MachineLearning
Elevate Your Skills and Boost Your Career – Free Jumping Rivers Webinar on 20th November!
Stay ahead of the curve with Jumping Rivers’ next free monthly webinar, 'Machine Learning with Python', where you’ll level up your data skills in just 55 minutes and unlock exclusive learning perks.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Hello from Hamburg! PHUSE EU Connect is underway, and we’re excited to be here.

If you’re attending, come say hello to Esther and Amieroh.

#PHUSE
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We’re hiring a Junior Systems Administrator! If you like solving problems, working with Linux, and keeping systems running smoothly, you’ll fit right in at Jumping Rivers.

Find out more on our website.

#Hiring #TechJobs #Linux #SystemsAdmin #JumpingRivers
Junior Systems Administrator: Jumping Rivers is hiring!
Jumping Rivers is hiring a Junior Systems Administrator at its Newcastle Upon Tyne offices.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We're hosting two meetups this month:

📍 20 Nov – Newcastle
Myles Mitchell: Programming with LLMs in R & Python
🔗 www.meetup.com/newcastle-up...

📍 25 Nov – Leeds
Dan & Dr Zeinab: LLM tools & explainability
🔗 www.meetup.com/leeds-data-s...

Come join us 👋

#DataScience #AI
North East Data Scientists | Meetup
*We are the North East Data Scientists, and we love all things data!*We are an inclusive community which meets *four times a year* to listen to talks from data innovators, experts, and enthusiasts, as well as to learn about the latest data science tools and technologies with hands-on-workshops!All o
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November 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We’re at ISPOR Europe 2025, and you can find us at stand 1115.

If you’re around, come say hi. We’re chatting about R, Python, Posit, and how teams build analysis platforms.

Esther and Colin are here all through the event.

We’ve got resources, hex stickers, and goodies!

#ISPOREurope #RStats
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We’ll be at ISPOR Europe 2025 in Glasgow from the 9th to the 12th!

Looking forward to a few days of good conversations about data, open-source tools, and patient-centred innovation.

If you’re attending, come say hi at the booth and look out for Esther and Colin from our team.

#ISPOREurope
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The inaugural @rainbowr.org #rstats conference has just been added jumpingrivers.github.io/meetingsR/

Thanks @statsrhian.bsky.social
A list of R conferences and meetings
A list of R conferences and meetings.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In our latest blog post we compare the syntax of two Python libraries, Pandas and Polars for standard data-manipulation tasks.

#python #polars #pandas
Polars and Pandas - Working with the Data-Frame
In our latest blog post we compare the Pandas and Polars syntax for standard data-manipulation tasks.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We wrapped Shiny in Production 2025 in Newcastle last week!

It was two days of practical talks, async demos, UI sessions, and Shiny projects from healthcare, government, and research.

Missed it?

Our recap blog walks through everything we covered.

#RStats #Shiny #DataScience #Python #OpenSource
Highlights from Shiny in Production (2025)
This October, Jumping Rivers hosted the fourth installment of our conference "Shiny In Production". Here we summarise the talks and workshops that were presented.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Data dashboards are our passion at Jumping Rivers. Earlier this year, we created a gallery to demonstrate our application-development capabilities.

#Rstats #Data #Dashboards
Announcing the Jumping Rivers Dashboard Gallery
At Jumping Rivers we love data dashboards and are delighted to announce the release of a gallery to showcase our application-development skills.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
We are happy to share that we'll be at ISPOR Europe next week.

If you are attending come by, and say hello!

#Rstats #Conference #Networking
ISPOR Europe 2025
Healthcare leaders met at ISPOR Europe 2025, the leading European conference for HEOR, 9-12 November for discussion and dissemination of the latest trends in healthcare.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Creating well-structured Python packages is essential for reproducible, scalable code. In our blog series, we demonstrate how to use Poetry to create a Python package.

#Python #Poetry #SoftwareDevelopment #PackageManagement
Creating a Python Package with Poetry for Beginners
In this two-part blog series, I am going to demonstrate how to use Poetry to create a Python package, set up testing infrastructure and install it.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Diffify is a platform that compares different versions of R packages (from CRAN) and Python packages (from PyPI). It helps you quickly see what's changed between the package version you're using and newer releases, including updates from NEWS files, dependencies, namespaces, functions.

#R #Python
Welcome to diffify!
Diffify provides you with a comparison between different versions of R packages stored on CRAN or Python packages stored on PyPI.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If your Posit Team products setup isn't working for you, or you've encountered bugs, our Posit Health Check is for you. Our team of Posit experts can review your configuration for you and ensure it's set up correctly, so you can get the most out of your Posit products.

#PositHealthCheck
Posit Health Check
If your Posit Team products set-up isn't working for you, or you've noticed bugs, quirks and instability, our Posit Health check is for you. Our team of Posit specialists will check your setup against established best practices to see how your installation matches up. We have a range of offerings, whether you just want an issue report, through to specific guidance on issue resolution, risk assessments and authentication checks.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM