In the Media

Media work:

As an RSS Statistical Ambassador, Liam has worked with media organisations to analyse and make sense of data, including BBC’s Panorama, The Guardian, and most excitingly - BBC Bitesize to find statistical patterns in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 and 2024.

Media commentary:

Our expertise has provided commentary and guidance on new research in ecology and evolution of infectious disease through the Science Media Centre, including stories on pandemic risks from biodiversity loss and COVID-19.

Our research in the media:

Our published research has been reported via leading news outlets such as the BBC, Science, The Times, The Economist (further article), and featured in focal pieces from The Conversation (further article) and NPR.

Liam Brierley
Liam Brierley
Research Fellow

Liam is the VIBE Research Lab leader and a researcher at the intersection of biostatistics, computer science, and virology.