RI Masterclasses in Data Science 2026
What are the Royal Institution Masterclasses at Warwick?
Ri masterclasses at Warwick are an exciting opportunity for young people to explore the fascinating worlds of data science, mathematics and engineering. Through hands-on, interactive workshops we aim to raise students' enthusiasm and nurture their continued engagement with STEM disciplines.
Applications for the 2025/26 Ri Masterclasses in Data Science are not open yet.
What are the Ri Masterclasses in Data Science?
The Warwick Ri Masterclasses in Data Science is a new series established in 2025.
Whatever we do, from online shopping and social media to using music and podcast services or browsing the internet, data is collected. Data science is concerned with turning this data into actionable knowledge, improving decision making and solving real-life problems.
Each masterclass consists of an interactive workshop that explores an aspect or method in data science including modern statistics and probability theory and is delivered by academics and students from the Department of Statistics.
When are the Masterclasses taking place?
The dates for the Ri Masterclasses 2025 Series are:
Saturday mornings January 31st, February 7th, February 28th, March 7th, March 14th and March 21st.
Please note there is a two week break over the February half term.
What will each Masterclass be about?
The sessions that have provisionally been organised for Spring 2026 are listed below*:
* note there may be some changes to the final plans.
Can students from my school get involved?
Local schools (within easy transport to Coventry) are invited to nominate up to 5 year 10 pupils, ensuring a mix of genders in the group of nominated students.
Successful students will attend the Saturday morning Masterclasses at the Department of Statistics, at the University of Warwick in the spring term. These classes commence on 31st January 2026 and finish with a celebration event on 21st March 2026. Teachers and families are invited to this celebration event.
More interested in Maths or Engineering?
Royal Institution Mathematics and Engineering Masterclasses are held at Warwick on the same dates as above.
Click the links on the right to find out more about the other streams.
Engineering stream of the RI Masterclasses at Warwick for Year 9 students.