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Marie Conlon

@meconlon

Government Operational Researcher, Deputy Head of OR in DWP. Views expressed here are my own and a retweet is not an endorsement.

 North East, England
Joined December 2010
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At Newcastle airport, no bag drop off and in long queue. What was point of checking in online @TUIUK #badstart
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Please stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. #StayHomeSaveLives
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As a formal discipline, #OR originated from the efforts of army advisers at the time of World War II. Following the war, the method started to be employed extensively to problems in #business, #industry and #society. #ThisisOR #ORMS #ORFacts
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There’s less than a week left to apply for the @UKGSS data science degree #apprenticeship, if you’re looking for an opportunities in Data Science just follow the link ow.ly/ie1d50ucD8g #GSSApprenticeship #FireItUp @Apprenticeships
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Deadline - today at 11.59pm! The #DWP has secondments available to #PhD students in #OR and other #mathematical disciplines. Successful applicants will work on policy development/decision-making, using academic expertise in a public service setting. Visit buff.ly/2wfMNK1
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If you're a PhD student in #operationalresearch, #mathematical #sciences, and #digital data, The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has approximately 20 secondment projects available across a variety of areas. Applications open until 26 May 2019. Visit bit.ly/DWPPhd
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We are organising an open day in Leeds for prospective #economics graduates, showcasing what a career in the Government Economic Service is like! The day will be focused on the under-representation of women in economics. Follow the link to sign up: ow.ly/kUPY30oaQUl
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Katherine Kent@KatKent_25 Mar 2019
Great chat bot feature! I established operational researchers have low risk of being automated @ONS
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7.4% of jobs in England are at a high risk of having some of the duties and tasks associated with them automated ow.ly/leBp30oaQ7l
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Tony O'Connor@TheTonyO23 Oct 2018
Great to have John Hopes President of @TheORSociety addressing the #GORS Conference #ThisIsOR
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The Civil Service Fast Stream is now open for applications! You have until 12pm (noon) on 25 October to submit your application. Once submitted you will receive a notification that you now have 5 days to complete the first set of online tests faststream.gov.uk/
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#LNERUpdate there a train at kx 3-00 to Stirling and they’ve not explained what’s going on, it’s mayhem. Can you sort please!
Read our response to the Computational modelling: Blackett review published by @uksciencechief today. As a learned society representing a large population of modelling professionals, we support this view and the main thrust of the report ow.ly/EQny30ivDWY #ThisIsOR
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Find out about @DWP’s research priorities and how you can engage with them in their new ‘Areas of Research Interest’ report: bit.ly/2naSAfM
[Withdrawn] DWP Areas of Research Interest 2018

[Withdrawn] DWP Areas of Research Interest 2018

This is the first Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) 'Areas of Research Interest' (ARI). It summarises the most important research questions facing DWP.

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Find out about @DWP’s research priorities and how you can engage with them in their new ‘Areas of Research Interest’ report: bit.ly/2naSAfM
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Tony O'Connor@TheTonyO31 Oct 2017
You are more than welcome. And thank you for your presentation too. Currently in @TheORSociety @ORinSchools and pro bono session #GORS xitter.gq/ruth_kaufman/status/92…
Ruth Kaufman (@ruth_kaufman) profile pictureRuth Kaufman@ruth_kaufman30 Oct 2017
Thanks @TheTonyO for inviting @TheORSociety pres (me) + pres elect (John Hopes) to 1st day of #GORS conference - amazing work being done
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Tony O'Connor@TheTonyO23 Oct 2017
Clear explanation of a potentially headline grabbing update. The importance of understanding scale in the difference in 2 big numbers. xitter.gq/ons/status/92249291265…
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Has £500 billion really gone missing? Read our blog post: ow.ly/T7ZT30g3R6u
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#ThisIsOR @EPSRC @ESRC & @NERCscience working with practitioners to develop decision making under uncertainty. ow.ly/yFZS30g0yAf
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#ThisIsOR How the @NHSEngland is ahead of Apple. ow.ly/aO9k30fJJsH
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Use scientific and mathematical techniques to find solutions on the Operational Research Fast Stream. Apply now! faststream.gov.uk/
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