Kate Timmins
@ktimmins.bsky.social
Epidemiologist. Research Associate at Newcastle University.
Another link to our latest article - this one with colours! @aberdeenepi.bsky.social @uoaepi.bsky.social
This cohort study found associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and various health outcomes at age 50, particularly poor mental health and severe pain. ja.ma/4lOaSOr
September 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Another link to our latest article - this one with colours! @aberdeenepi.bsky.social @uoaepi.bsky.social
Pleased to see this work published which I started while at Aberdeen. My first dabble with an outcome-wide design - would be interested to hear opinions...
New analysis from the CAPE study published in @jamanetworkopen.com today examining the effect of childhood adversity on 16 health outcomes.
📊 Research paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
📰 Press release: www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24632/
🗣️ Plain language summary: www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
📊 Research paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
📰 Press release: www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24632/
🗣️ Plain language summary: www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
September 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Pleased to see this work published which I started while at Aberdeen. My first dabble with an outcome-wide design - would be interested to hear opinions...
So pleased to see others sharing appreciation of Lane-Claypon. I'd never heard of her until Uni of Lincoln named a building after her. Also worth noting she had to give up her job when she got married. And then was largely written out of history.
I'd like to tell you a story about a scientist you may not have heard of, but who shaped a lot of modern health research... 🧵
June 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
So pleased to see others sharing appreciation of Lane-Claypon. I'd never heard of her until Uni of Lincoln named a building after her. Also worth noting she had to give up her job when she got married. And then was largely written out of history.
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Re-sharing my article again in the light of ever-increasing programmes of restructure and redundancy across the sector...
We've made this article from @cash4questions.bsky.social free to read, as it is proving very popular.
University funding crisis: How to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered.
"Beware employers bearing yoga mats..."
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-k...
University funding crisis: How to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered.
"Beware employers bearing yoga mats..."
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-k...
Coping with the university funding crisis - Research Professional News
Positive steps in uncertain times, including how to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Re-sharing my article again in the light of ever-increasing programmes of restructure and redundancy across the sector...
Reposted by Kate Timmins
New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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🔎The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets is open for use! Filter, compare, save and explore your way through over 1,600 datasets from around the world, with even more to come. Find the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets here: www.atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔎The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets is open for use! Filter, compare, save and explore your way through over 1,600 datasets from around the world, with even more to come. Find the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets here: www.atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Catchy
Happy "ask your mates at other universities to say something nice about your own university and vice versa in order to prop up the giant farce that is the completely unnecessary but highly profitable university "rankings" industry"-day, for all the simps that celebrate it.
January 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Catchy
Reposted by Kate Timmins
If you would like to teach your students useful data skills, the entire PsyTeachR suite is available with a creative commons licence to reuse and adapt. We teach stats but our focus is on working with real data, wrangling, visualisation and reproducibility using R
psyteachr.github.io
#AcademicSky
psyteachr.github.io
#AcademicSky
December 15, 2024 at 2:41 PM
If you would like to teach your students useful data skills, the entire PsyTeachR suite is available with a creative commons licence to reuse and adapt. We teach stats but our focus is on working with real data, wrangling, visualisation and reproducibility using R
psyteachr.github.io
#AcademicSky
psyteachr.github.io
#AcademicSky
@richarddriley.bsky.social is the Santa of Statistics.
Christmas 2024 gifts for your 'significant' other 🎄
1. How to get your article rejected by the BMJ (at Christmas or anytime)
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu4V...
Article: www.bmj.com/content/379/...
1. How to get your article rejected by the BMJ (at Christmas or anytime)
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu4V...
Article: www.bmj.com/content/379/...
How to get your article rejected by the BMJ: 12 common statistical issues
YouTube video by Richard_D_Riley
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:41 AM
@richarddriley.bsky.social is the Santa of Statistics.
Reposted by Kate Timmins
Response to the consultation on Health and Social Care statistical outputs was published today www.gov.uk/government/c...
Health and social care statistical outputs
We are seeking views on health and social care statistical outputs published by DHSC (including OHID), NHSBSA, UKHSA, ONS and NHS England.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Response to the consultation on Health and Social Care statistical outputs was published today www.gov.uk/government/c...
Reposted by Kate Timmins
"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is."
I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research
tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty
I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research
tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty
September 26, 2024 at 8:30 AM
"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is."
I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research
tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty
I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research
tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty
Imagine if you could do this as easily when people incorrectly cite your work in academia...
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Every post now has the ability to “detach” quote posts.
Quote posts are great but sometimes they’re used to dunk on people. This tool gives you a quick way to remove your post from the quote, reducing the unwanted attention that a quote might bring.
November 13, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Imagine if you could do this as easily when people incorrectly cite your work in academia...
Lessons from the pandemic really were short lived. That's twice recently I've been asked if I'm a skin doctor.
October 29, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Lessons from the pandemic really were short lived. That's twice recently I've been asked if I'm a skin doctor.
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Oh beloved stats nerds, come work for the NHS, doing and teaching data simulation!
£62-£86k
permanent
remote
#statsky #biostats #rstats #episky
£62-£86k
permanent
remote
#statsky #biostats #rstats #episky
The Strategy Unit is growing!
www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk
October 1, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Wait, is this an analogy for the National Student Survey?
I've got a low-stakes quant problem for people.
Six people make a pot of chili at a reception. We want to vote on which chili is the best by popular vote.
But, not all voters will have tasted all 6 chilis, only whatever ones they feel like eating.
What is the fairest way to determine the winner?
Six people make a pot of chili at a reception. We want to vote on which chili is the best by popular vote.
But, not all voters will have tasted all 6 chilis, only whatever ones they feel like eating.
What is the fairest way to determine the winner?
September 23, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Wait, is this an analogy for the National Student Survey?
Love this thread for the self-reflection and honesty. Makes me think we should all have a go. Not sure I'm ready to re-read some of my old work though... 😱
As suggested by Tim, let’s look back at one of my early papers as a skeetutorial. I haven’t looked at this paper probably since it was published, so let’s see if I learned anything in the past 8 years #EpiSky
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Do an older one and reflections on it as a challenge!
September 20, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Love this thread for the self-reflection and honesty. Makes me think we should all have a go. Not sure I'm ready to re-read some of my old work though... 😱
"Mummy, what does an Aberdeeniologist do?"
May 9, 2024 at 7:45 AM
"Mummy, what does an Aberdeeniologist do?"
Think I've just seen a dream job I didn't even know I was dreaming about. This should probably be shared with people who have actually done some writing, though.
We have a full-time position available for a writer at
@OurWorldInData!
A job where you can entirely focus on writing — an absolute dream job, if you ask me.
You can find all details and how you can apply here: ourworldindata.org/writer-q2-2024
@OurWorldInData!
A job where you can entirely focus on writing — an absolute dream job, if you ask me.
You can find all details and how you can apply here: ourworldindata.org/writer-q2-2024
We’re hiring a Writer
We are looking for a passionate and skilled writer to join our team.
ourworldindata.org
April 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Think I've just seen a dream job I didn't even know I was dreaming about. This should probably be shared with people who have actually done some writing, though.
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New blog! I describe the many reasons to be disheartened in academia, incl. bad papers, broken peer-review, the publishing industry, & precarious contracts. I argue that it's so important not to become cynical, and provide my personal antidotes to cynicism creep.
🧪⚒️ #stats #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
🧪⚒️ #stats #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
Antidotes to cynicism creep in academia » Eiko Fried
There are good reasons for cynicism creep — being disheartened about academia — but it's important we don't give in. I provide some antidotes.
eiko-fried.com
March 5, 2024 at 12:46 PM
New blog! I describe the many reasons to be disheartened in academia, incl. bad papers, broken peer-review, the publishing industry, & precarious contracts. I argue that it's so important not to become cynical, and provide my personal antidotes to cynicism creep.
🧪⚒️ #stats #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
🧪⚒️ #stats #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
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