Research degrees
Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Statistics
The Department of Statistics aims to admit up to 12 doctoral students each year to a programme of instruction and research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Statistics degree. A doctorate normally requires between three and four years of full-time study.
Our research students are actively involved in a lively academic community by means of seminars, lectures, journal clubs, working groups and social events. They receive training in modern probability, stochastic processes, statistical methodology, computational methods and transferable skills, in addition to specialised topics relevant to specific application areas. In particular, a broad structured programme of training in modern statistical methodology is available via courses in the Academy for Postgraduate Training in Statistics (APTS), of which the Department is a founding member.
There will be a graduate admissions interview day at the Department of Statistics on Monday 6 February.
Further General Information
Funding and scholarships for research degrees
Research areas for entry in October 2012
Research environment and training
DPhil admissions procedures
Admissions criteria
DPhil in Statistics brochure [PDF]
DPhil in Statistics poster [PDF]
MSc by Research
The MSc by research is similar to a doctorate, but the research project is designed to take no more than two years. It is not intended as a first step towards a DPhil, but rather as an alternative. There are no required lectures, classes or written examinations.
It can be in any of the subject areas for which supervision is available. Those undertaking an MSc by research are admitted as Probationer Research Students in the same way as those intending to do a DPhil. Thus it is therefore possible to switch between the two. The same standards are applied for admission for the two degrees. Few students opt for the MSc by Research, and in most cases the decision is due to limitations on the period for which they have time or funding available.
EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre at the Life Sciences Interface
The Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) is an initiative to promote research training at the interface between the physical and life sciences. Students from the mathematical and physical sciences undertake a 4 year doctoral programme, in which the first year consists of a series of assessed modular courses and projects that provide a training in the biology and mathematics required to work in one of the three application areas: bioinformatics, medical imaging and bionanotechnology.
There are also the related Systems Biology DTC and the Systems Approaches to Biomedical Science IDC.
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