MRC Biostatistics UnitWe are very pleased to announce the 16th Armitage Lecture and Workshop. The theme this year is statistical omics, and we are delighted that Professor Barbara Engelhardt, Associate Professor from Princeton University, will be our 16th Armitage speaker. The title of Professor Engelhardt’s Armitage lecture is: “Statistical methods for experimental design to gain greater biological insights about gene […]
BAYES 2018 – A Bayesian Success
This year, the MRC Biostatistics Unit proudly organised and hosted BAYES 2018: Bayesian Biostatistics Workshop. BAYES was established in 2010 under the patronage of the Adolphe Quetelet Society, to promote use of applied Bayesian Biostatistics in life sciences, pharmaceutical research and development, and public health policies. The unique format allows for networking and information sharing […]
A pint of statistical fun
On Monday 14th May, Dr Simon R. White, Senior Investigator Statistician and Public Engagement Champion at the BSU, participated in one of the several Pint of Science events taking place in Cambridge from the 14th – 16th May. Pint of Science is an annual national science festival that aims to communicate contemporary scientific developments to the […]
New Approaches to Bayesian Data Science: Tackling Challenges from the Health Sciences
A new project is bringing together an exceptional team of investigators with a world-leading track record in fundamental data science and applications to health and biomedical sciences. The health sciences have seen an explosion in the amount of data collected at both individual and population levels. This data can be varied, including genetic information, health records, […]
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