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Applications open for the Statistics Summer Research Internships

5 Dec 2025

Applications for the Department of Statistics' Summer Research Internships Programme 2026 open today.

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Discover postgraduate study at our graduate open day

4 Nov 2025

The Department of Statistics at the University of Oxford is now welcoming applications for our DPhil (PhD) in Statistics and StatML CDT.

Scholars from this year's cohort in the Mathematical Institute.  Credit:  Optiver / Liam Prior

Department of Statistics welcomes Optiver Foundation Scholar

4 Nov 2025

The Department of Statistics is pleased to welcome Yaxuan Ju from China as part of the third cohort of Optiver Foundation Scholars who have just begun their studies at Oxford. 

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New software opens T-cell receptor structure analysis to more researchers

4 Nov 2025

A new open-source toolkit from Oxford’s Department of Statistics makes it easier for researchers to analyse the 3D structures of T-cell receptors, key molecules in the immune system and cancer therapy.

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Study sets new data benchmark for trustworthy antibody AI

13 Oct 2025

Artificial intelligence models that promise to accelerate antibody drug development are falling short when put to rigorous tests, according to recent research from the Department of Statistics’ Oxford Protein Informatics Group.

Peter Clifford

Peter Clifford 1943-2025

15 Sep 2025

Peter’s passing in September 2025 is a great loss to his friends and colleagues. He was a respected and widely admired statistician whose work drew on ideas from chemistry, physics and computer science. 

Counting the cost of US COVID-19 school closures

12 Sep 2025

US COVID-19 school closures were not cost-effective, but other non-pharmaceutical interventions were, new study finds.

Using AI to reclassify multiple sclerosis progression

20 Aug 2025

Researchers have collaborated to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) model for reclassifying the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). 

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Martingale Foundation expands flagship postgraduate scholarship programme with major statistics opportunities

14 Aug 2025

The Martingale Foundation has announced a major expansion of its postgraduate scholarship programme for STEM students.

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