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A Double Win for Statistics as Two PhD students win awards from G-Research for 2024.
This year, G-Research ran their yearly round of the PhD Prize in Maths and Data Science, where £20,000 of prize funds are available to win for those completing doctoral studies in novel research. We’re excited to announce Desi Ivanova as the first prize winner and Matthew Penn as one of the runner-up winners!
Department Members’ Contributions to Infected Blood Inquiry
Members of the Department of Statistics have contributed to the final report for the Infected Blood Inquiry, which outlined the design for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
Prof. Alison Etheridge: First President of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences
It has been announced that the first president of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, a UK-wide academy, will be Professor Alison Etheridge. Congratulations to Prof. Etheridge on this new role!
Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellow To Join Statistics
Dr. Samvida Venkatesh is one of the fifteen fellows joining the University of Oxford.
Prof. Alison Etheridge Awarded 2023 IMA–LMS David Crighton Medal
Professor Alison Etheridge attended the 2024 awards presentation for her 2023 IMA-LMS David Crighton Award.
Welcome to Trinity 2024
A welcome and a Trinity Term Week 0 event forecast.
Celebrating Neurodiversity Week 2024
18th March - 25th March 2024 is Neurodiversity Celebration Week, a worldwide initiative to challenge stereotypes as well as misconceptions of neurological differences, originally founded in 2018 by Siena Castellon.
Happy Pi and Uni Mental Health Day
3.14, Pi Day! Π And a great day to promote #UniMentalHealthDay. 🧠
Although our love for Pi is great, our desire to build a supportive and inclusive community is even greater.
EPSRC Invests Further into the Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Machine Learning
We have received the fantastic news of the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) investing £1 Billion into Centres of Doctoral Training (CDTs). Included in the list of centres receiving funding is our own CDT in Statistics and Machine Learning.