My Zotero bib has over 7000 entries. I can't submit that to a journal! They usually only want it when the paper has been accepted. Zotero should be able to do this for you with bbt, but it never seems to work. Simplest way I found: Download the bib file from overleaf. Look in the … Continue reading You’ve got a paper accepted and now you need a reasonable bib file →

A labscrum refresh

The original labscrum document https://sel.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/b4c3c-labscrumguide.pdf. Overall I think these meetings have worked better than expected due mainly to your engagement with them. Below is a refresh of what each meeting should be. Sprint planning (first Monday) Tell us your goals for this sprint. This is not a todo list. Rather it is the high level things … Continue reading A labscrum refresh →

How to read a scientific paper

Those were the days Recently, I've read alot around how to read a scientific paper. There seems to be three types of advice: The blindingly obvious ("an abstract is a summary of the paper")The too abstract to be useful ("you must become an active reader")Some version of a system I already use. So I'll just … Continue reading How to read a scientific paper →

Converting markdown to rtf without files

I often would like to paste my markdown into an email and have it be rendered into something pretty. This is something airmail did automatically, but the Uni won't support that anymore. So what to do with Outlook? I could always convert to docx file using pandoc and then cut and paste the contents. Bit … Continue reading Converting markdown to rtf without files →

If its a non-personal question about stats, can I ask you to use the discussion board

TLDR: Use the discussion board on blackboard, if it is not an issue that requires confidentiality. You've received this link because you emailed me a questions about statistics and R in BS1040/BS1070/MB1080 or BS2004 by email. As stated at the start of the course, its not productive for me to answer questions by email. Rather … Continue reading If its a non-personal question about stats, can I ask you to use the discussion board →

Changing the number of authors displayed using natbib

It's often useful to truncate the number of authors displayed in bibliographies. Think of those endless genome papers. Equally journals can have rules about it. There are lots of questions about it in forums and after much searching I found an answer using our favorite bibtex style, natbib. This is taken from stackexchange. Basically you … Continue reading Changing the number of authors displayed using natbib →

Outline of first year data analysis course

This outline is mainly for people who aren't first year undergrads at Leicester, but who might be interested in using this course to improve their data analysis or get a taste for R. There are mini lectures and associated practical sessions. The lectures slides might not make sense by themselves, but will give you an … Continue reading Outline of first year data analysis course →

Answering undergraduate questions

I've been thinking a lot lately about how to maximise the impact of my time teaching. One of the main issues is when students run into problems and need help. For example, a student emails with a problem. Often it takes several emails to figure out what the problem is and then several more to … Continue reading Answering undergraduate questions →