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It is great to see that the MathSys MSc group project by Daniel, Joshua and Robert - led by Ed Hill - has now been published.

This work looks at the very topical question of considering the likelihood that H5N1 can mutate to be human-to-human transmissible.

Higgins, D; Looker, J; Sunnucks, R; Carruthers, J; Finnie, T; Keeling, MJ; Hill, EM (2025) Introducing a framework for within-host dynamics and mutations modelling of H5N1 influenza infection in humans JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE 22

It has recently been announced that Tom Montenegro-Johnson will be joining the University's senior leadership team as Pro-Vice-Chanellor for Impact. I'm sure we are going to be hearing a lot about this role in the run-up to REF2029.

Tommys charity launched the Miscarriage Support tool that uses a miscarriage model developed in the Burroughs group.

Working with Professor Siobhan Quenby, WMS, on her Tommys net longitudinal data set, Nigel Burroughs developed predictive models for miscarriage, fertility and time to pregnancy using
a set of covariates, including previous miscarriage history, age and BMI. This work originally started as a 4th year UG research project, was developed into a validated predictive tool by Constandina Koki, PDRA in the Burroughs group. The support tool aims to give women with a history of miscarriage an estimate for the probability of a successful pregnancy, and thus alleviate some of the worries associated with repeated pregnancy loss (RPL). Work continues and a publication will hopefully follow shortly.