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Oxford × QRT Labs: investing in the next generation of scientific leaders through multi-university partnership

19 Feb 2026
Professor Christl Donnelly

Oxford statistician elected Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences

29 Jan 2026

Professor Christl Donnelly, Professor of Applied Statistics in the Department of Statistics, has been elected a Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences as part of its inaugural cohort.

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Pier Palamara receives European Research Council Consolidator Grant

16 Dec 2025

Professor Pier Palamara has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant as part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme

Left to right in the photo:  Professor Richard A. Williams, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University. Alison Etheridge Professor Sara Lombardo, Executive Dean of the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences Professor Beatrice Pelloni, Professor of Mathematics in the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences. Credit: Heriot-Watt University

Professor Alison Etheridge awarded an honorary doctorate by Heriot-Watt University

11 Dec 2025

Professor Dame Alison Etheridge, Professor of Probability in the Department of Statistics, has been recognised with a Doctor of Science (DSc) from Heriot-Watt University.

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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.

3D model of an antibody protein with dark and light blue regions showing its Y-shaped structure

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.

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