The winner of the international prize was the statistic that 90.5% of plastic has never been recycled. The winner of the UK prize was the statistic that 28.7% of all electricity produced in the UK on 30th June 2018 came from solar power. There were also eight highly commended statistics. Read the press release here. Jen Rogers, who was on the judging panel, spoke about the Statistics of the Year on the Today Programme on 18/12/2018 and you can find the entire programme here (scroll to 2:37:27) and was also on 5Live at around 12.30pm the same day.
Applications for postgraduate study are now open for 2027–28 entry
Postgraduate study at Oxford Statistics offers the chance to work across a broad range of research, from statistical theory and methodology, probability and machine learning to applications in areas including genetics, epidemiology, computational biology, finance and the social sciences.
Tom Rainforth awarded full Professorial title
Tom Rainforth has been awarded the title of Professor of Statistics and, as of 1 September 2026, is also a Fellow of Jesus College.
What does a statistician do for the England football team?
From squad selection to modelling how footballs behave at altitude, statistician Matt Penn explains how data is helping shape the modern game, and why coaches will always matter more than the numbers.