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Simon French has been named as the Ramsey Medalist for 2017 by the Decision Analysis Society within INFORMS. The award is the highest award of the Decision Analysis Society and recognizes distinguished contributions to the field of decision analysis. Much of Simon's work has centered on the use of expert judgment in risk and decision analysis, particularly the aggregation of disparate opinions. After the Chernobyl Accident, he became deeply involved in the fields of risk communication and emergency management. This led to a string of papers and work focused on nuclear and food safety. More recently, he has become interested in social decision making and democracy in the internet age.

The Department of Statistics would like to congratuate our PhD Prize winners for 2016/17:

The John Copas Prize in Statistics (sponsored by the Faculty of Science)

Awarded for the best PhD thesis eligible for the Departmental Completion Award:

Giacomo Zanella

Harrison Award

Awarded in recognition of a Highly Commended Thesis:

Panayiota Touloupou

Alex Sing Lam Tse

Elena Hernández-Hernández

Two studentships have recently become available for Home or EU students educated in the UK to study in our vibrant department. We are eager to fill the places with two good students.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity please follow this link:

Many congratulations to Paul Jenkins for his promotion to Associate Professor with effect from 1st September 2017. Well done, Paul!

Many congratulations to Simon Spencer for his promotion to Associate Professor with effect from 16th June 2017. Well done, Simon!