UCL Department of Statistical Science

Applications are now open for these positions. See link below www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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How political upheaval and the pandemic shaped UK mental health www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/oc...

This week's seminar will be given by Mansi Sood (MIT) Date and time: Wednesday 14th October 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

🚨 Three postdoctoral positions available The Department of Statistical Science invites applicants to three open postdoctoral positions. The appointments are full-time, and with the duration of two years in first instance. More information 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

This week's seminar will be given by Robin Stephenson (University of Sheffield) Date and time: Wednesday 7th October 2-3pm (UK) In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09 Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk

We asked our recent graduates what’s their favourite memory from @ucl.ac.uk - freshers, make the most of your time here! ✨ www.youtube.com/shorts/78pkI... #freshers #FreshersWeek #memory #LoveUCL #UCLGrad @statisticsucl.bsky.social

50 fully funded 4-year EPSRC PhD Studentships in Engineering and Physical Sciences at UCL - Projects will be advertised on 26 October 2026. - Deadline for applications: 8 January 2027. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTA190/5...

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

Final fresh graduate catch-ups, with Khadar from @statisticsucl.bsky.social and Jack from @stsucl.bsky.social 🎓 youtube.com/shorts/J3SbR... #UCLGrad #graduate #graduation #statistics #economics #finance #AI #tech #technology #science

Congratulations to all our graduates! You are an inspiration, and we wish you only the best in the next steps of your journey 💜🧑‍🎓 youtube.com/shorts/_Cb61... #graduation #LoveUCL #graduate #UCLGrad #UCLGraduation @ucl.ac.uk @uclrdr.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social

Last year’s graduates share their favourite memories: www.youtube.com/shorts/vbKGw...! We’re looking forward to our faculty graduations on Monday 💜 #graduation #LoveUCL #UCLstudents #UniLife #StudentLife @statisticsucl.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social

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...

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...

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: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/undergraduate/your-offer/your-results

Spotlight on... Dr Purvasha Chakravarti, Lecturer at UCL Statistical Science Read more at: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

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"

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...

[JOB] Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow in Causal Inference www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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

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

🔦 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

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...

⏳ 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

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

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

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

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...

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

Spotlight on... Dr Anna Calissano, Lecturer at UCL Statistical Science www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

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

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

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

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

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...

Boost your skills in #MedicalStatistics with the popular Practical Statistics for Medical Research (PSMR) short course at UCL. This popular course offers hands-on training for #health researchers. #Biostatistics #ClinicalResearch #shortcourse Details: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

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

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

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

Posters@UCL 4th edition, 4 June 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

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

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

🎉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.