Prof Sarah L Dance

Mega congratulations on a hugely deserved OBEs to our very own Andrew Charlton-Perez for services to Climate Science and to Education plus to our alumni Jolene Cook for services to International Climate Science!
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Congratulations to @unirdg-darc.bsky.social PhD student @lrisley.bsky.social on her new postdoc fellowship!

Progress in estimating the state of the atmosphere-ocean system - DARC This blog highlights new methods for improving data assimilation in coupled atmosphere-ocean systems. Traditional approaches struggle with the differing scales of the ocean and atmosphere. A new techn...

In our latest DARC blog post, Peter Jan van Leeuwen presents new work on advanced data assimilation methods for estimating the coupled atmosphere-ocean system, highlighting approaches for capturing cross-scale correlations.
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Fellowship opportunity in data assimilation (and other topics) at @uniofreading.bsky.social @unirdg-darc.bsky.social 👇

We are looking for an independent, part-time, non-executive Director to join the @nceoscience.bsky.social management board. Please spread the word!

They should have experience of managing in a complex organisation. More info at link

www.nceo.ac.uk/join-us/job-...

Land and water in a changing climate – what’s next for science and policy? | HydroJules We are excited to announce a two-day event at The Royal Society in London. This gathering will bring together the hydrological and land-surface modelling community, industry and policy makers across…

Call for Abstracts: Land and water in a changing climate – what’s next for science and policy?

Submit by 29 April for this HydroJULES event at the Royal Society on 24-25 September

Non-Executive Director - NCEO in Leicester | University of Leicester Recruitment Team View details and apply for this Non-Executive Director - NCEO vacancy in Leicester. The National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) is looking for an independent, part-time, non-executive Director ...

🌍 We're looking for a Non-Exec Director to join our Management Board!

This part-time, independent role provides a rare opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction & long-term success of UKs leading EO research centre🛰️

Find out more>>https://tinyurl.com/2mypp6ac

#NCEO #Leadership

Simultaneous estimation of the atmosphere and ocean states - DARC by Amos Lawless, April 2025 Why is the ocean relevant for weather forecasts? The weather we experience each day is influenced not just by what is happening throughout the atmosphere,...Read More >

DARC's latest blog is out. Read Amos Lawless's blog about why the ocean plays an important role in weather forecasting and how statistical relationships between the ocean and the atmosphere should be accounted for in coupled data assimilation.
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Can offer help from my son/husband who have set this up successfully on laptop and android tablet, if you still need troubleshooting?

AI Weather Models Promise Super Granular, Specialist Forecasts The insurance industry is helping develop a new way to predict flooding down to the neighborhood level and warn communities.

Interesting article from @bloomberg.com about AI and weather forecasting. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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We are still looking for a student in the Mathematics for Our Future Climate Centre for Doctoral Training for the project "Machine Learning Approaches in Bayesian and Ensemble Data Assimilation" (1/3)

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NERC/NCEO/DARC Training course on data assimilation and its interface with machine learning 2025 - DARC 9-13th June 2025, University of Reading, UK Jump to key dates and how to apply Join us to explore the theory and practical applications of Data Assimilation, a vital key...Read More >

Applications are open for the NCEO/DARC Training Course on Data Assimilation & Machine Learning!

Learn how DA integrates models and observations to tackle environmental challenges. Two stages available:

▪ Foundation 9-10 June 25
▪ Advanced 11-13 June 25

More info: tinyurl.com/5bya85tr

Understanding the Land Surface Temperature retrievals from satellites - DARC by Riccardo Monfardini, March 2025 In this blog post, I will briefly introduce how land surface temperature (LST) is measured from satellites, the associated challenges, and the results. My name...Rea...

Read about the challenges of estimating land surface temperatures from satellite -- see DARC's latest blog written by Riccardo Monfardini.
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Poster for international day of mathematics

Getting in slightly early to wish you a Happy Pi day tomorrow! www.idm314.org

The value of observations for weather prediction in the age of machine learning By: Prof Sarah Dance (Professor of Data Assimilation) Last week, on 25th February 2025, our colleagues at ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts) took their deep-learning-based g…

New blog - The value of observations for weather prediction in the age of machine learning. @unirdg-darc.bsky.social

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Thinking about applying for a Fellowship in Atmospheric Science and related fields? Fellowships open day @uniofreading.bsky.social Meteorology Department - May 7th - in person and online. More info at link. Please share.
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Great opportunity to combine mathematics and satellite observations!

Pomodoro Technique - Wikipedia

Pomodoro technique is really helpful en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodor...

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The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government.

Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk

Postdoctoral Researcher (CRISP):Whiteknights Reading UK

We are looking for a post-doc to work on sea ice data assimilation:
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Applications are open for our William Guy Lectureships!

The theme is Statistics and AI - its role in daily life, ethical issues, & environmental impact.

If you're a data professional with a passion for inspiring the next generation about stats submit a talk proposal!

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PhD Studentship in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Mathematics for our Future Climate: Theory, Data and Simulation at University of Reading Explore the PhD Studentship in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Mathematics for our Future Climate: Theory, Data and Simulation on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for higher education. Appl...

PhD studentship available in our CDT in Mathematics for Future Climate, on using machine learning together with observations to improve weather forecasts. Working with me, @eviatarbach.bsky.social @amoslawless.bsky.social @nceoscience.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLV093/p...

📅 Today marks 10 years of #WomenScienceDay.

We invited some of our newer colleagues at ECMWF to tell us about their work, highlighting the diverse contributions women make to science.

➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

#InspireInclusion #womeninSTEM #IDWGS #February11

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Congratulations!

UKRI is increasing PhD stipends and improving student support UKRI is increasing the minimum stipend we pay PhD students by 8% to £20,780 from 1 October 2025 and updating our doctoral training grant terms and conditions.

UKRI has increased PhD student stipends - citing diversity and inclusion as a key motivator. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-is...

American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting 2025 - DARC By Rishabh Bhatt This year’s American Meteorological Society’s 105th Annual meeting was held in New Orleans from 12th – 16th January 2025. The primary aim of these annual meetings is...Read More >

New blog: postdoc Rishabh Bhatt writing about his trip to the awesome #AMS2025 @ametsoc.bsky.social
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Three people monitoring data on a computer screen next to a river

Excited by hydrology and environmental science? 🚨 We are recruiting 5 student (undergrad and post-grad) interns for the Hydro-JULES summer internship programme. For more info and to apply visit hydro-jules.org/hydro-jules-....

Data Assimilation: The secret to better weather forecasts YouTube video by DARE Project

Hello Bluesky! Ever wondered what #DataAssimilation is all about? See our video on the secret to better weather forecasts. youtu.be/YPAWYjPf_Pk