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Ex-academia; Co-founder @LeedsDataSoc; Associate Faculty @LeedsUniBSchool; @ESRC PhD Consumer Data Science; Ex-Epi/Biostats

 United Kingdom
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Joined October 2015
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Three interesting facts on immigration in the UK compared to other OECD countries -- from a presentation today at a Home Office event: (1) UK does not have a particularly large immigrant population by international standards.
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The salary for an entry level dog food taster is around £20,000.
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Open Source isn't free; it's paid for by the maintainers.
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A study of 417 professors published last week in Philosophical Psychology found that, though the 151 ethics professors expressed stricter #moral views, they were no better at behaving ethically—including calling their own mother. qz.com/1582149/ethicists-are…
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Looking to hire talented junior #data professionals? @LeedsDataSoc and @LIDA_UK are running the event for you ... bit.ly/2ESqDRX #datajobs #leedsdata #datascience
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Sky Sources: Music retailer HMV is on the brink of collapsing into administration for the second time in six years putting 2,200 jobs at risk
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“The chances of working-class PhD recipients who now find themselves part of the welfare state accessing academic posts look even bleaker” timeshighereducation.com/blo… via @timeshighered #phdchat #ref
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Several US institutions, including @Harvard and @Columbia, are tapping a glamorous niche market, teaming up with major sports leagues to offer business degrees and other qualifications to athletes anticipating their post-playing careers timeshighereducation.com/new…
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It turns out Banksy's self-destructing painting was a well-planned prank. Here's how he did it
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Thank you all for attending our Welcome Event yesterday! It's a 5pm gathering but it's so amazing to witness 230 people showing a strong interest in learning data science. Plus 20 boxes of pizzas 🍕& our new leadership team! Datamons together strong 💪! @LIDA_UK @UniversityLeeds
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The Economist asks the Canadian psychologist what is wrong with modern liberalism #OpenFuture econ.st/2NOomyG
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The FDA threatened Juul and other e-cig makers over the "epidemic" use of their products by teens bloom.bg/2CRJuPr
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Ben and Ting were in our famous Team Leeds that involved in the Hiscox challenge earlier this year; Aniuska was our data science intern from Cuba in LIDA! It seems that Ben and Ting are already in a good position for employment - members of Team Leeds tend to find job fast. 😍
Leeds Data Science@LeedsDataSoc3 Sep 2018
We have finalised our 1st Leeds Data Science Competition! We’re very fortunate to host the competition with @trivago and @LIDA_UK this year. Result: Benjamin Sultanovic (1st, MSc Data Science), Ting Wang (2nd, MSc Business Analytics), Aniuska Dominguez Ariosa (3rd, Data Intern).
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We have some fantastic roles open at the moment - including Apprentice Administrators, Digital Communications Officer, Programmer and Information Designer and Senior Managers. To find out more and to apply, visit topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/Vacan…
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Islands of excellence or isolated outposts: are research institutes the best environments for good science? timeshighereducation.com/fea…
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Quite an extraordinary Twitter exchange. The higher education market 2018.
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70% of people would prefer to date an iPhone user rather than someone with an Android, survey shows #tictocnews
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Doctoral graduates should receive career guidance and institutional support from their alma maters for up to five years after receiving their PhDs, experts say. timeshighereducation.com/new…

Doctoral graduates ‘need five years of post-PhD career support’

Early career social scientists should be entitled to extensive support from their university long after attaining their doctorate, study says

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Goldman Sachs and UBS used sophisticated models to predict #WorldCup results. Their predictions didn't even come close bloom.bg/2NmY6q6 #tictocnews
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Fewer meetings at work actually boost employee and organizational productivity, research shows #tictocnews
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