UCL Department of Statistical Science
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UCL Statistical Science was the first university statistics department in the world when founded in 1911. Methodological & applied statistics. Fun place to work
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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
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
October 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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
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
October 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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
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
October 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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
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
🥇🎉Many congratulations to Stephanie Dickinson for her achievement in this year’s BEAMS Professional Services Awards!
More info here: www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/n...
More info here: www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/n...
June 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🥇🎉Many congratulations to Stephanie Dickinson for her achievement in this year’s BEAMS Professional Services Awards!
More info here: www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/n...
More info here: www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/n...
A special seminar will be given by Philip Dawid (Cambridge)
Time and date: Thursday 12th June 11am-12pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, 102
For more information contact t.soo@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Thursday 12th June 11am-12pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, 102
For more information contact t.soo@ucl.ac.uk
June 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A special seminar will be given by Philip Dawid (Cambridge)
Time and date: Thursday 12th June 11am-12pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, 102
For more information contact t.soo@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Thursday 12th June 11am-12pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, 102
For more information contact t.soo@ucl.ac.uk
This week's seminar will be given by Chia-Jung Tsay (UCL)
Time and date: Wednesday 28th May 2-3pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, 102
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 28th May 2-3pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, 102
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
May 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Chia-Jung Tsay (UCL)
Time and date: Wednesday 28th May 2-3pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, 102
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 28th May 2-3pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, 102
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
This week's seminar will be given by Kamélia Daudel (ESSEC Business School).
Time and date: Wednesday 16th April 2-3pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 16th April 2-3pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
April 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Kamélia Daudel (ESSEC Business School).
Time and date: Wednesday 16th April 2-3pm (BST)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 16th April 2-3pm (BST)
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 Hui Guo (The University of Manchester)
Time and date: Wednesday 2nd April 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 2nd April 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
March 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This week's seminar will be given by Hui Guo (The University of Manchester)
Time and date: Wednesday 2nd April 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 2nd April 2-3pm (GMT)
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 Desi Ivanova (University of Oxford).
Time and date: Wednesday 26th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 26th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Desi Ivanova (University of Oxford).
Time and date: Wednesday 26th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 26th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
The next talk of the "Women & Diversity" series will be held on May 28, 2pm in room 102 at 1-19 Torrington. The speaker is Chia-Jung Tsay (UCL) and she will talk about naturalness bias — the tendency to prefer inner talent over hard work.
March 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The next talk of the "Women & Diversity" series will be held on May 28, 2pm in room 102 at 1-19 Torrington. The speaker is Chia-Jung Tsay (UCL) and she will talk about naturalness bias — the tendency to prefer inner talent over hard work.
This week's seminar will be given by Uri Shalit (Tel Aviv University).
Time and date: Wednesday 19th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 19th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Uri Shalit (Tel Aviv University).
Time and date: Wednesday 19th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 19th March 2-3pm (GMT)
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 Sir John Aston
(University of Cambridge).
Time and date: Wednesday 12th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
(University of Cambridge).
Time and date: Wednesday 12th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This week's seminar will be given by Sir John Aston
(University of Cambridge).
Time and date: Wednesday 12th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
(University of Cambridge).
Time and date: Wednesday 12th March 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Next week's seminar will be given by Minmin Wang (University of Sussex).
Time and date: Wednesday 26th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 26th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
February 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Next week's seminar will be given by Minmin Wang (University of Sussex).
Time and date: Wednesday 26th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 26th February 2-3pm (GMT)
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 Anastasia Papavasiliou (University of Warwick).
Time and date: Wednesday 19th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 19th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
February 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Anastasia Papavasiliou (University of Warwick).
Time and date: Wednesday 19th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 19th February 2-3pm (GMT)
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 Marton Balazs (University of Bristol).
Time and date: Wednesday 12th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 12th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
February 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Marton Balazs (University of Bristol).
Time and date: Wednesday 12th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 12th February 2-3pm (GMT)
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 Hera Shi (University of Cambridge)
Time and date: Wednesday 5th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 5th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
February 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Hera Shi (University of Cambridge)
Time and date: Wednesday 5th February 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 5th February 2-3pm (GMT)
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 Clair Barnes (Imperial College London).
Time and date: Wednesday 29th January 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 29th January 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
January 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Clair Barnes (Imperial College London).
Time and date: Wednesday 29th January 2-3pm (GMT)
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 29th January 2-3pm (GMT)
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 Sarah Filippi (Imperial College London).
Time and date: Wednesday 22nd January 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 22nd January 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
January 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Sarah Filippi (Imperial College London).
Time and date: Wednesday 22nd January 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 22nd January 2-3pm
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 Julia Hatamyar (University of York Centre for Health Economics).
Time and date: Wednesday 15th January 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 15th January 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
January 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Julia Hatamyar (University of York Centre for Health Economics).
Time and date: Wednesday 15th January 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 15th January 2-3pm
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 Sarah Heaps (Durham University).
Time and date: Wednesday 11th December 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 11th December 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
December 9, 2024 at 11:27 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Sarah Heaps (Durham University).
Time and date: Wednesday 11th December 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 11th December 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
5 EPSRC PhD projects available at UCL Statistical Science. More information:
ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2025-26-proj...
www.ucl.ac.uk/epsrc-doctor...
The deadline for applications is:
13:00 UK time on 28 Jan 2025.
ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2025-26-proj...
www.ucl.ac.uk/epsrc-doctor...
The deadline for applications is:
13:00 UK time on 28 Jan 2025.
December 2, 2024 at 8:47 PM
5 EPSRC PhD projects available at UCL Statistical Science. More information:
ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2025-26-proj...
www.ucl.ac.uk/epsrc-doctor...
The deadline for applications is:
13:00 UK time on 28 Jan 2025.
ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2025-26-proj...
www.ucl.ac.uk/epsrc-doctor...
The deadline for applications is:
13:00 UK time on 28 Jan 2025.
This week's seminar will be given by Maria Fernanda Pintado (Queen Mary University of London). Details below.
Time and date: Wednesday 27th November 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 27th November 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
November 25, 2024 at 8:49 AM
This week's seminar will be given by Maria Fernanda Pintado (Queen Mary University of London). Details below.
Time and date: Wednesday 27th November 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wednesday 27th November 2-3pm
In-person location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B09
Link to join online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Next week's seminar will be given by Prof. Anne McMunn (UCL). This is a special seminar organised for Women and Diversity in Mathematics.
Time and date: Wed 20th Nov 3:30-4:30pm
Location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B07 (Teal Room)
Online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wed 20th Nov 3:30-4:30pm
Location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B07 (Teal Room)
Online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
November 15, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Next week's seminar will be given by Prof. Anne McMunn (UCL). This is a special seminar organised for Women and Diversity in Mathematics.
Time and date: Wed 20th Nov 3:30-4:30pm
Location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B07 (Teal Room)
Online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Time and date: Wed 20th Nov 3:30-4:30pm
Location: 1-19 Torrington Place, B07 (Teal Room)
Online: contact stats-seminars-join@ucl.ac.uk
Staff update [2/2]
Dr Louis Sharrock is also joining us as Lecturer in Statistics.
Louis is currently a Senior PDRA in Statistical Machine Learning at Lancaster University.
Dr Louis Sharrock is also joining us as Lecturer in Statistics.
Louis is currently a Senior PDRA in Statistical Machine Learning at Lancaster University.
November 12, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Staff update [2/2]
Dr Louis Sharrock is also joining us as Lecturer in Statistics.
Louis is currently a Senior PDRA in Statistical Machine Learning at Lancaster University.
Dr Louis Sharrock is also joining us as Lecturer in Statistics.
Louis is currently a Senior PDRA in Statistical Machine Learning at Lancaster University.
Staff update [1/2]
Dr Anna Calissano will soon join our department as Lecturer in Statistics.
Anna studied mathematical engineering at Politecnico di Milano in Italy and received her Ph.D. in collaboration with DTU in Denmark.
Dr Anna Calissano will soon join our department as Lecturer in Statistics.
Anna studied mathematical engineering at Politecnico di Milano in Italy and received her Ph.D. in collaboration with DTU in Denmark.
November 12, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Staff update [1/2]
Dr Anna Calissano will soon join our department as Lecturer in Statistics.
Anna studied mathematical engineering at Politecnico di Milano in Italy and received her Ph.D. in collaboration with DTU in Denmark.
Dr Anna Calissano will soon join our department as Lecturer in Statistics.
Anna studied mathematical engineering at Politecnico di Milano in Italy and received her Ph.D. in collaboration with DTU in Denmark.