At this year's meeting of the 2018 Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) Conference, the award went to Fergus Boyles for Learning from the ligand: improving binding affinity prediction using molecular descriptors (Fergus Boyles, Charlotte Deane, Garrett Morris, University of Oxford, United Kingdom). Many thanks to Co-Chairs Casey Greene (University of Pennsylvania) and Arjun Krishnan (Michigan State University), and Steven Leard (ISMB).
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.