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RSS and CfS Event on Decision-Support in Litigation
The Centre for Statistics will be welcoming John MacKenzie (partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn), Dr Alex Biedermann (University of Lausanne), and Wen Zhang (London School of Economics) who will showcasing modern opportunities for Statisticians and Data Scientists to work with lawyers to to improve the legal decision-making process. Joint event with the Royal Statistical Society.
CfS Symposium on Training and Education
The Centre for Statistics will be welcoming Ed Humpherson (UK Statistics Authority) and John MacInnes (RSS Vice President) who will be speaking about the importance of trustworthiness and the new RSS accreditation process.
Statistics meets Finance at Data Fest 2019
PhD student Andrej Svetlosak (supervised by Miguel de Carvalho and Raffaela Calabrese) recently organised and held a Data Fest 2019 event. The UK's largest personal financial management provider, Money Dashboard, moderated the event.
Sir William Darling Memorial Prize awarded to Zoe Wyatt
Congratulations to Zoe Wyatt who has won the University's Sir William Darling Memorial Prize.
New model demonstrates the effect of eddies on ocean current and climate
A recent article published in the Journal of Geophysical Research co-authored by James Maddison of the School of Mathematics proposes a new mathematical model for the impact of eddies on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the ...
Sir Roger Penrose : Honorary Degree, Whittaker Colloquium and seminar
Sir Roger Penrose: Honorary Degree, Whittaker Lecture and seminar
Brilliant Geometry Exhibition at Summerhall
The School of Mathematics is a partner in the "Brilliant Geometry" exhibition at the Summerhall Gallery in Edinburgh, 13th May - 4th June
School's first Massive Open Online Course a success
The School's first Massive Open Online Course has drawn to a close, with very positive feedback.
Maths events add up to a lot of fun
During the recent University of Edinburgh Festival of Creative Learning, the School of Mathematics hosted a series of events aiming to challenge participants' perceptions of mathematics, and explore surprisingly complex mathematical ideas through creative processes.
School's first MOOC launched
On Wednesday 11th January, the School of Mathematics launched its first ever Massive Open Online Course, titled Statistics: Unlocking the World of Data.