Archive for Brexit
shooting oneself in the foot (?)
Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel with tags #LedByDonkeys, Brexit, EU, European elections, far-right, maternity pay, nationalist, Nigel Farage, Taunton on May 18, 2019 by xi'an
PhD studenships at Warwick
Posted in Kids, pictures, Statistics, University life with tags Brexit, CDT, Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematics and Statistics, computational statistics, European Union, mathematical statistics, OxWaSP, PhD fellowship, University of Warwick on May 2, 2019 by xi'an
There is an exciting opening for several PhD positions at Warwick, in the departments of Statistics and of Mathematics, as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematics and Statistics newly created by the University. CDT studentships are funded for four years and funding is open to students from the European Union without restrictions. (No Brexit!) Funding includes a stipend at UK/RI rates and tuition fees at UK/EU rates. Applications are made via the University of Warwick Online Application Portal and should be made as quickly as possible since the funding will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. For more details, contact the CDT director, Martyn Plummer. I cannot but strongly encourage interested students to apply as this is a great opportunity to start a research career in a fantastic department!
Adrian Smith to head British replacement of ERC
Posted in Books, pictures, Statistics, University life with tags Adrian Smith, Brexit, Britain, ERC, European Research Council, Marie Curie, Theresa May on April 14, 2019 by xi'an
Just read in Nature today that Adrian Smith (of MCMC fame!) was to head the search for a replacement to ERC and Marie Curie research funding in the UK. Adrian, whom I first met in Sherbrooke, Québec, in June 1989, when he delivered one of his first talks on MCMC, is currently the director of the Alan Turing Institute in London, of which Warwick is a constituent. (Just for the record, Chris Skimore is the current Science minister in Theresa May’s government and here is what he states and maybe even think about her Brexit deal: “It’s fantastic for science, it’s fantastic for universities, it’s fantastic for collaboration”) I am actually surprised at the notion of building a local alternative to the ERC when the ERC includes many countries outside the European Union and even outside Europe…
“Scientists find genetic mutation that makes woman feel no pain”
Posted in Statistics with tags Brexit, genetic variants, groundhog day, mayhem, mutation, no deal, The Guardian, Theresa May on March 29, 2019 by xi'an
A frontpage title in The Guardian of yesterday led me to think this was yet another entry about the Brexit Mayhem. Explaining much of the current mess. After checking it appeared to be unrelated… although the patient’s name being Cameron makes one still wonder.
5,000,883 signatures later…
Posted in Statistics with tags Brexit, deadline, EU, European Union, Leamington Spa, People's Vote, petition, second referendum, town of Warwick, UK on March 24, 2019 by xi'an
put it to the people [last chance?!]
Posted in Kids, Travel with tags Brexit, deadline, European Union, Ides of March, London, People's Vote, second referendum, UK on March 23, 2019 by xi'an
the cult of nonsense
Posted in Travel with tags Article 50, Brexit, EU, groundhog day, mayhem, MPs, nonsense, Parliament, second referendum, Theresa May on March 13, 2019 by xi'an
Nothing has changed. Again… And again. And again. Groundhog May does it again.
