The Medical Research Council (MRC) Biostatistics Unit (BSU) is one of the largest groups of biostatisticians in Europe, and a major centre for research, training and knowledge transfer in biostatistics.
Research
Our research themes range from biostatistical machine learning to population health.
Population Health |
Causal Mechanisms |
Precision Medicine |
Biostatistical MachineLearning |
Efficient Study Designs
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Latest news
Medicines360 acquires global licensing rights to innovative pregnancy-risk tools
12 January 2026
Licensing of scientific discoveries from University of Cambridge and University of Edinburgh is aiming to speed translation and access to life-saving diagnostics for women worldwide. Medicines360, a women’s health innovation organisation, has acquired global licensing rights to new technologies designed to accurately...
Using ‘cut distributions’ to improve analysis of multiple datasets
22 December 2025
Research published in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B: Statistical Methodology (JRSS-B) highlights an innovative new approach to combining and analysing data from many different sources. In medical research, we often try to combine as much data as possible to get the most precise results. However, we...
Genetic evidence suggests that alcohol’s effect is limited to certain cancer types
17 December 2025
Research published in BMC Medicine demonstrates a link between greater alcohol consumption and higher risk of some cancer types. However, the evidence was mixed, with the research indicating that alcohol consumption raises the risk of cancer of the head and neck, cancer of the oesophagus, and cancer of the bowels – parts...
