UCL Dept. of Stats

🚨Job alert: Research Assistant/Fellow in Computational Statistics and Machine Learning🚨

Link to post: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?nPostingId=18527&nPostingTargetId=45123&id=Q1KFK026203F3VBQBLO8M8M07&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=ext

This week’s seminar will be given by Sara Wade (University of Edinburgh)

Date and time: Wednesday 3rd June 2-3pm (UK)

In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09

Link to join online: contact [email protected]

A special seminar will be given this week by Heather Battey (Imperial College London)

Date and time: Thursday 4th June 2-3pm (UK)

In-person location: Room 115, 1-19 Torrington Place

🚨 Last week to sign up!

Don’t miss your chance to join UCL’s hugely popular Practical Statistics for Medical Research (PSMR) course. Whether you're a clinician, researcher, or health professional, this course gives you practical, confidence‑building training in medical statistics — taught by experienced statisticians from UCL.

📅 Runs 16–19 June 2026
🖥️ Delivered online, so you can join from anywhere
ℹ️ Includes lectures + hands‑on computer workshops
🔗 Full details & registration:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical-physical-sciences/statistics/research/practical-statistics-medical-research

Perfect for anyone wanting to better understand study design, data analysis, and how to interpret statistical results in medical research.

Practical Statistics for Medical Research Advance your career with Practical Statistics for Medical Research at UCL Statistical Sciences. Expert-led training in biostatistics, clinical data analysis, and evidence-based research methods.

FA Europe conference

In May 2026, Dr Tom Bartlett presented recent research findings at the FA Europe conference, following recent computational-statistical modelling work in the Department of Statistical Science.

Read the full article here: https://sample-space.org/posts/features/2026-05-22-fa-europe-conference/

We are very pleased to announce that registration is now open for the RoSE-eCOTS Regional Meeting 2026.

This event will bring together educators, researchers, and practitioners in statistics and data science education to share current research, exchange innovative teaching practices, and strengthen collaboration across the community. We are delighted to confirm that our invited speakers are Dr Alun Owen and Dr Rob Wilson, who will contribute to a stimulating programme of talks and discussion.

📅 Date: Thursday 18 June 2026
✴️ Location: In-person at University College London
🌐 Event information and registration:
https://sites.google.com/view/rose-network-web/events/rose-ecots-regional-meeting

Please note that registration is required separately for the eCOTS conference as well as for the workshop.

We warmly welcome colleagues who would like to present their work. Abstract submissions can be made via the registration form.

🗓 Registration and abstract submission deadline: 1 June 2026

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Takoua Jendoubi ([email protected]) or Jacky Chan ([email protected]).

We look forward to welcoming you to UCL for what promises to be an engaging and collaborative event.

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Winners of RSS Mardia Prize 2026

The 2026 Mardia Prize for interdisciplinary workshops has been awarded to Dr. Purvasha Chakravarti and Professor Francois-Xavier Briol from the UCL Department of Statistical Science.

The workshop series, Statistics Meets Fundamental Physics, will bring together statisticians and physicists to tackle shared challenges and exchange expertise.

We are excited for the workshop series that aims to foster collaboration, spark new ideas, and support interdisciplinary research in two one-day workshops:

- Statistics meets Theoretical and Particle Physics
- Statistics meets Astrophysics and Cosmology

🚨Job alert: CHAI Research Fellow🚨

Link to post: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?nPostingId=18160&nPostingTargetId=44353&id=Q1KFK026203F3VBQBLO8M8M07&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=ext

This week’s seminar will be given by Davide Pigoli (King’s College London)

Date and time: Wednesday 20th May 2-3pm (UK)

In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09

Link to join online: contact [email protected]

IMSS Annual Lecture and London Meeting on Computational Statistics

The end of April was an exciting time for our Department, hosting the annual lecture for the UCL Institute of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, and the London Meeting on Computational Statistics.

Full article here: https://sample-space.org/posts/features/2026-05-11-imss-event/