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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Prof. Terry Soo arranged a re-union of present and past Heads for the Department of Statistical Science. Epic picture!

UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Removing and Reducing Barriers to Education and Engagement This episode from the Sample Space: Random Talks podcast welcomes guests Daniela McDonach and Eileen Laffan. We hear their thought on removing and reducing barriers to education and engagement. sample-space.org/posts/featur...

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Removing and Reducing Barriers to Education and Engagement – Sample Space

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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Marika Taylor as the new Executive Dean of the Faculty! Discover more: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ju...

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New Dean appointed for UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences

Professor Marika Taylor, an internationally recognised theoretical physicist, has been appointed Executive Dean of UCL’s Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MAPS).

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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · 13/08/2026

Congratulations to everyone receiving their A-Level results today! 🎉 If you're joining us this September, welcome to UCL 💜 🔗 Got questions about Results Day? Head to our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-stu…

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Successful promotions have been published, we celebrate: Sam’s promotion to Professor Tom B’s promotion to Associate Professor Alessandra’s promotion to Associate Professor Sebastian’s promotion to Associate Professor Javier’s promotion to Associate Professor Many congratulations to each of them.

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The eCOTs Statistics Education Workshop visited UCL Dept of Statistical Science on 18th June 2026 This event was hosted by the Researchers of Statistics Education Network (RoSE Network) and dealt with curriculum design in a changing educational environment in the age of AI.

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Congratulations to our very own Prof. Jim Griffin on winning the 2025 Lindley Prize of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis @isba-bayesian.bsky.social for his paper "Expressing and Visualizing Model Uncertainty in Bayesian Variable Selection Using Cartesian Credible Sets"

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

MAPS Faculty ECR Forum Awards 2026 – Winners Announcement 🎉 Congratulations to Domna Ladopoulou, recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award at the MAPS Faculty ECR Forum Awards 2026. www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

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MAPS Faculty ECR Forum Awards 2026 Winners Announcement

The MAPS Faculty Early Career Researchers Forum is pleased to announce the winners of the MAPS Faculty ECR Forum Awards 2026.

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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 stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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

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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🔦 Spotlight on Dr Anna Calissano of UCL Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social! Learn about her research on #statistical and #MachineLearning methods and about new grants focusing on different #biological applications: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical... #stats #statistics #biology #cells

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Dr Anna Calissano

Dr Anna Calissano is a Lecturer at the Department of Statistical Science.

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

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: sample-space.org/posts/featur...

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FA Europe conference – Sample Space

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

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

⏳ Final week to secure your place UCL’s renowned Practical Statistics for Medical Research (PSMR) short course is almost at capacity. 📅 16–19 June 2026 🖥️ Online 🔗 Course details & registration: lnkd.in/eruQCn-d #ClinicalResearch #ShortCourse #HealthResearch #UCL

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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Don't miss the chance to celebrate the history of UCL #Mathematics, one of UCL's founding departments 200 years ago! Join us for a full-day symposium & festival with guests like Prof @fryrsquared.bsky.social, Prof @chrischirp.bsky.social & more 🤩 🗓️ Book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical... #UCL200

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr Purvasha Chakravarti & Prof François-Xavier Briol !

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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 stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

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 Stats sample-space.org/posts/featur...

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IMSS Annual Lecture and London Meeting on Computational Statistics – Sample Space

The end of April was an exciting time for our department. We hosted two large events: the annual lecture for the UCL Institute of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, and the London Meeting on Compu...

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Next week's seminar will be given by Francesco Pozza (Bocconi Institute for Data Science and Analytics BIDSA) Date and time: Wednesday 13th May 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Next week's seminar will be given by Bryon Aragam (University of Chicago) Date and time: Wednesday 6th May 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This week's seminar will be given by Claire Miller (University of Glasgow) Date and time: Wednesday 22nd April 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A Mathematical Sciences Curriculum in the Age of Generative AI 📅 Date: Wednesday 1 June 2026 ✴️ In-person at University College London 🌐 Workshop website: lnkd.in/ecKMksd5 🔗 Registration form (no registration fee): lnkd.in/eYeT5XHu Registration deadline: 11 May 2026

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American Statistical Association History of Statistics @hos-asa.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Karl Pearson b #OTD 1857 (d April 27 1936) Founder of biometrics, & developer of mathematical statistical theory with many classical statistical methods still in use. In 1911 he launched the world's first university statistics department at UCL

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This week's seminar will be given by Arthur Gretton (Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit and Google Deepmind) Date and time: Wednesday 25th March 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The UCL Centre for Data Science announced a six-day Data Science Summer School for professionals and graduate students seeking a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of data science. www.ucl.ac.uk/data-science...

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Next week's seminar will be given by Anastasia Mantziou (University of Warwick) Date and time: Wednesday 11th March 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This week's seminar will be given by Ben Van Calster (Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven) Time and date: Wednesday 4th March 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

This week's seminar will be given by David Bourne (Heriott-Watt University) Time and date: Wednesday 18th February 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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François-Xavier Briol @fxbriol.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The UCL IMSS Annual Lecture will take place on the 27th April with a keynote from @lestermackey.bsky.social. The theme is 'Computational Statistics and Machine Learning' and we'll have talks from Alessandro Barp, Paula Cordero Encinar & Po-Ling Loh. imss2026.github.io @statisticsucl.bsky.social

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IMSS Lecture 2026

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

This week's seminar will be given by Christoforos Panagiotis (University of Bath) Time and date: Wednesday 4th February 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

We are delighted to announce that a Silver Athena Swan Award has been conferred to the Department of Statistical Science. 🎉

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🎉Congratulations to Prof. Elinor Jones on being elected inaugural Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, in recognition of their exceptional work in education and for leading in their fields.

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

This week's seminar will be given by Chris Nemeth (Lancaster University) Time and date: Wednesday 28th January 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This week's seminar will be given by Nicola Gnecco (Imperial College London) Time and date: Wednesday 14th January 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

#Graduate open events are taking place this Jan & Feb: 🟣 online open days; 🟣 in-person open evening; 🟣 risk, disaster & humanitarian careers event. Browse/register now: bit.ly/4pt3PMM. @uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The Dean's Prize Studentships are now being advertised with a deadline of 14 Jan 2026, as part of the "China Scholarship Council-UCL Joint Research Scholarships". www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships... www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships...

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China Scholarship Council-UCL Joint Research Scholarship

Funding offered by UCL and the China Scholarships Council (CSC) aims to expand the educational, cultural, and technological co-operation between the UK and China.

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

4 or more UCL Departmental Studentships Deadline 9 January 2026 PhD Studentships, based at the UCL Department of Statistical Science. Open to Home and Overseas applicants. www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical... Also, apply for admission to the MPhil/PhD programme. www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

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Research Studentships

Explore UCL Statistics research studentships: funding, opportunities, and support for PhD students to advance statistical science through innovative research and collaboration.

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This week's seminar will be given by Matthew Thorpe (University of Warwick) Time and date: Wednesday 26th November 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Next week's seminar will be given by Theresa Smith (University of Bath) Time and date: Wednesday 19th November 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

This week's seminar will be given by Purvasha Chakravarti (UCL) Time and date: Wednesday 22nd October 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

#JOB opportunity, in collaboration with the University of Nottingham www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC826/r...

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UCL Department of Statistical Science @statisticsucl.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This week's seminar will be given by Tom Rainforth (University of Oxford). Time and date: Wednesday 8th October 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

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