Great opp here from our pals @RenPhilanthropy:
New call to identify novel, high-value AI for Science datasets, with ~£62k prize money available for best proposals & a stacked review committee: @tkalil2050@AdamMarblestone@scannicott, Sir Rory Collins &
@tkb
Deadline: 17 Feb
@stianwestlake I can’t find it on my phone right now but Atlassian have done some interesting experiments with “1-pager led meetings” or replacing meetings with short videos (loom?) + follow up surveys, which had positive on either time savings or meeting satisfaction.
Also, exciting news here about new £17m investment from @wellcometrust in our secure efficient OpenSAFELY platform to build privacy preserving tools on top of mental health data for researchers, and more. Huge thanks to Wellcome and @NHSEngland as ever.
https://t.co/8obPSTxj3s
We're looking for Research Engineers to work at the intersection of LLMs and impactful scientific problems! Applications close next Tuesday 18th. Link to job ad in thread.
Best advice i ever got was “when considering whether to say yes to something, imagine it was next week”. And yet i still manage to forget this 50% of the time.
“Evidence banks’ can drive better decisions in public life” If you read one article today, please make it this one! Superb & so important from @anjahuja@FT https://t.co/PLquwn1OuR
Over the weekend, we @ESRC made a big announcement about an investment that I hope will be of interest to anyone who cares about using evidence to make better public policy, or about harnessing AI for social science.
I wanted to tell you a bit more about it, so here's a 🧵
AND: Huge kudos also to colleagues at the @ESRC - @stianwestlake & co on their major new announcement and funding call this week on evidence synthesis
Global collaboration on this agenda is key - delighted to be working with you & many others to come!
https://t.co/kFMdzbFr7a.
How can the world do better to use existing evidence to accelerate progress towards the SDGs?
The Wellcome Trust's vision is a healthier future for everyone. We believe science is at the heart of achieving this, but science alone is not enough.
The history of three infectious diseases — smallpox, polio, and measles — before and after a vaccine was available.
From my article on humanity's long fight against infectious diseases: https://t.co/YMC6WLbEQm
Absolutely delighted to have @wellcometrust providing the brilliant @OurWorldInData team with long-term support.
Vital to have high quality, accessible public goods like this that help us all develop a clearer understanding of the world and the trends that are shaping it.
As Hetan — the chair of our board — says, the Wellcome Trust has given @OurWorldInData a major grant.
Wellcome is the biggest funder of our nonprofit, and we are very much looking forward to what we can do in the coming seven years!
Fantastic to have @wellcometrust working with @aphrc on this new initiative to catalyze innovation in mental health data science across Africa. More details below!
Apply now for the Mental Health Data Prize—Africa 2024! Submissions must address areas related to anxiety, depression and/or psychosis among young people Africa. Deadline is July 31st!
For more info logon to: https://t.co/vK8vfX4Oz8
#MHDPA#MentalHealth#MentalHealthAwareness
Congratulations and welcome to our 2024 Honorary Fellows! 🎉
@jburnmurdoch & @_HannahRitchie have done incredible things for improving public understanding through data & @AndrewYNg's research and teaching in AI has changed the world 📈🌎
https://t.co/nFblf150WW
📢NEW REPORT!
Last year @wellcometrust commissioned a landscaping report to synthesise the evidence on gaps, barriers, and opportunities for attributing anthropogenic climate change impacts on human health.
The report, led by @ColinJCarlson is live now
https://t.co/NOIiCLT2sZ
Solutions start with scientific discovery.
And if we work together, we can improve health faster.
That’s why I’m excited for @wellcometrust to partner with @novonordiskfond and @gatesfoundation on this $300 million initiative. https://t.co/uItIhJoccD