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’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. 

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

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

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

Professor Matthias Winkel has won a 2025 Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences (MPLS) Teaching Award, recognised for his exceptional ability to engage students with probability theory.

Professor Charlotte Deane from the Department of Statistics will help shape the UK government's new AI for Science strategy as one of five experts appointed to advise on the initiative.

Dr Tara Trauthwein, a postdoctoral research associate working on probability theory in the Department of Statistics, has been awarded the University of Luxembourg's 2025 Rolf Tarrach Award for her doctoral thesis. 

The Department of Statistics is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Cecilia Lindgren as a Visiting Professor in Statistics for three years.