Workshop: “Global Biodiversity Modelling – ISIMIP/ISIPEDIA Biodiversity Sector Meeting” – 16-18 May in Frankfurt. An invitation only workshop on biodiversity modelling, where I represented JEDI-DGVM.
A meeting at Exeter Uni to discuss the future of the vegetation component/s of JULES. Interesting to see all the developments being made, and to discuss possible advancements.
Kerry came to UoE to help us with using JULES via ROSE on Jasmin. There was a certificate and snacks and everything.
This was three days of workshop with some of the most interesting and informed people about Nitrogen – I learned a huge amount! Hosted by Beni Stocker and Colin Prentice, there was just a few global modellers – myself, Andy Wiltshire, Beni and Sonke Zaehle. The benefit for me, of course, was that so many …
Billed as a comprehensive introduction to planning and managing a research project as well as commercial projects, this seemed like a useful course in light of the project plans that I have been/am putting together. It covered a few days worth of course in a short day, which is exactly how I like courses – …
Peer reviewing effectively and efficiently. The biggest take-home for me was that beyond 3 hours spent on a review, a review doesn’t improve. 2 hours is about the right amount of time. The other nice bit of advice was to look for the message and claim in the abstract, then look for it again in …
This was a really worthwhile course run @Bath via Software Carpentry. The key things that I took from this are: cntl R in shell provides a search of recent-ish commands. Worth it just for this. Use documentation (triple double brackets in python) to make help files for future you and others. Provide examples. Say what …
A tutorial on using the met office unified model for climate and weather prediction.
A whole range of tips on giving effective interviews infront of the camera, including what to wear, where to look and how to get across the message that you want told.
A vox training course, looking at how to be a good presenter. My key take home: think about how you want the audience to feel, not just what you want to say. e.g. When you’re re-capping, you want to re-assure them. So use a re-assuring tone of voice. That’s totally different to the voice and …
