Colin Johnson

Informatics/Maths applied to Biology/DataMining/Arts/Music/Creativity mostly in Nottingham otherwise Cooking/Reading/Musicking/Gaming/Blogging

[Open University Press @OpenUniPress]

"Essential reading for anyone considering a Master’s degree in the UK.” - Mei Lin, @UniofNewcastle

How to Get a Master's Degree: Everything You Need to Know About Taught Postgraduate Study by @eac14 & @Colin_GJ is out now!

Use code OPENUP20 for 20% off: https://t.co/I54xmpYx2k

[Connor Scott-Gardner @ConnorScottG]

The @OpenUniversity does a small thing that makes a huge difference to me as a disabled student. They include an accessibility guide that is specific to each module. 1/

[Evostar @EvostarConf]

📢 Call for Papers: EvoStar 2025 Conference 📢

📆 Submission Deadline: November 1, 2024
📌 Conference Dates: April 23-25, 2025
🇮🇹 Venue: Trieste, Italy

All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings by Springer Nature in the LNCS series. 📚✨

[Jim Dickinson @jim_dickinson]

Why on earth do we assume it's right that some students get extra time on a particular assessment, but then we DON'T assume they might need more time to complete the degree OVERALL?

[Colin Johnson @Colin_GJ]

@damien_page Graduation ceremonies should end with a credits reel, recognising the staff from all functions across the university who have supported students through their studies.

[😡fermion, PhD @angryfermion]

math prof: the real analysis exam will be closed book

student: closed doesn't imply not open

[SPECIES Society @SPECIESsociety]

SPECIES Scholarships: the hosts are out 🔊

Students of #EvolutionaryComputation head to https://t.co/W7nMzQyLGj to see where you can go ✈️ and who you can work with 🤝

🌎 10 countries
🏫 16 institutions
💫 endless possibilities to broaden your horizons

[Dr. Mirela G. Tulbure 🛰 🌎 + 🐍 + 🌊 @MirelaGTulbure]

Do grant proposal texts matter for funding decisions? A field experiment

Spoiler alert...NO!

#Grants #academia

[PhD Voice - Independently Run @PhDVoice]

Most people who have PhDs didn’t think they had what it took to get a PhD.

#PhDVoice @PostdocVoice

[Sérgio M. Rebelo @sergiomrebelo]

In early April, @Colin_GJ, @Jessica_aparent, and I curated a pop-up exhibition showcasing the evolution of #computational approaches in #creativeAI contexts, focusing on work from the evoMUSART conference (part of @EvostarConf) at @aberystwytharts.

[Colin Johnson @Colin_GJ]

@yolandabrown @UniKent Wonderful news! Congratulations!

[Jon Williamson @Jon_Williamson_]

We are holding a workshop to celebrate the achievements of the @unikent philosophy department and to mark its demise. In person or online. All welcome!
https://t.co/uFt9rBWzvI

[Alex Kontorovich @AlexKontorovich]

😂😂 I’m reminded of a course offered called “Real simple groups”. 100 people showed up to the first lecture (presumably expecting it to be really simple, nevermind the grammatical error). Only five returned for lecture 2.

[Tom Francis 🔜🪦 @Pentadact]

"Stop what you're doing, you're late for a meeting I've just decided starts immediately. Here, lemme set off a siren in your home until you join."

Phonecalls are wild.

[Patrick McKenzie @patio11]

There is almost infinite demand for people shaped like this, dating back to the letter to Garcia.

What you call them is sort of irrelevant and they often exist in odd parts of the org chart anyway.

[Austen Allred @Austen]

What's the right job title for a startup when you want a super scrappy person who can basically do whatever is asked, is self-sufficient, and learns quickly?

But spans multiple departments/roles.

Asking for a friend.

[Colin Johnson @Colin_GJ]

@Jon_Williamson_ @UniKent Very sorry to hear this.