Ning @NingData

Ex-academia; Co-founder @LeedsDataSoc; Associate Faculty @LeedsUniBSchool; @ESRC PhD Consumer Data Science; Ex-Epi/Biostats leedsdatascience.com United Kingdom Joined October 2015

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Ning @NingData

4 years ago

I think this is the most touching departure card I have ever received. I shall see you again, my friends!

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Playing safe in academia can be a high risk game - becoming a boiling frog, putting all your eggs into one basket, and any value misalignment can eat you alive. There’s always a cartel culture in faculties and departments - either join them or find your own alliance to survive.

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4 years ago

I would be surprised if this story only occurs in tech. In academia, there’s always a pressure on the data crunchers to milk something from a dataset to confirm the hypothesis and make some publications.

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4 years ago

Gerrard stayed but Beckham left. Lampard stayed but C Ronaldo left. Scholes stayed but Van Persie left. It’s time to make a decision and a decision would not only affect your life but also your family. bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

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4 years ago

It’s about university experience, not really the teaching quality. It’s like the experience of having fun in Disneyland (plus attending live shows) versus watching unlimited Disney movies at home. You could still offer people unlimited Disney movies while they’re in the park.

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4 years ago

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4 years ago

My cat is already thinking about his “hugging” as the U.K. lockdown eases. Social distancing remains critical for every life. 😺

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4 years ago

I wouldn’t be surprised, although it’s often the case in Asia. Sometimes we need to ask ourselves why we’re so eager to get someone to do a PhD in data science or AI - Is it just because because we have got some funding or projects or metrics to fulfil? Mentorship is the key.

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4 years ago

I admire people who think we (the U.K.) have outsmarted the virus. Let’s wait and see.

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4 years ago

I admire people who think we (the U.K.) have outsmarted the virus. Let’s wait and see.

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4 years ago

It would be very interesting if the school still teach mostly the frequentist inference approach - would that be considered as a value misalignment? 🤔 —- The Business School (formerly Cass) to be renamed Bayes Business School cass.city.ac.uk/news-and-event…

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4 years ago

Hybrid working mode is spreading as far as I concern and more companies are now using it as a new way to attract talents in post-COVID-19 (or prepare another unexpected outbreak). bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

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4 years ago

“I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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4 years ago

Job losses and falling salaries batter US academia nature.com/articles/d4158…

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4 years ago

ECR job market is still tough right now and I expect it to be tough for the next 12 months. Find something outside academia for the time being and stay positive.

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4 years ago

City of London to convert offices into homes in post-Covid revamp bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

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4 years ago

This. 👌

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4 years ago

Finished teaching another Data Hero Scheme training session. New this weekend: new arm to the mic, 4 new cloud databases for students to have fun - apparently it’s so much better to teach SQL this way instead of asking people to install local SQL.

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4 years ago

More people would prefer their child to take a vocational qualification than attend university, a survey has found. thetimes.co.uk/article/b21112…

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4 years ago

Perhaps it’s nothing to do with career inside or outside academia; it’s really about survival and doing something meaningful. There’s no safe harbour on both sides. Don’t do linear thinking on your career. Pandemic can happen. It did.

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4 years ago

I am so proud of the students who just got into coding. Sometimes I wonder if my weekly Zoom/Team coding session would ever make a dame difference on someone. Well, when they show you “Look what I have made from your teaching!”. Wow, I mean that’s the meaning and fulfilling.