The MRC Biostatistics Unit run a number of successful online and in-person courses in statistics on a range of topics at different levels, for statistical, clinical and other audiences.
Online courses take place through the University of Cambridge’s Moodle platform, while in-person courses normally take place in Cambridge at the East Forvie Building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
Further information about our upcoming courses is given below.
Genetics in Drug Development, November 2025 – Registration is now open
Introduction to Adaptive Clinical Trials: Ethical and Statistical Considerations - Wednesday 23rd April - Registration is now open
This pre-workshop course aims to provide an introduction to adaptive clinical trial designs, covering both statistical and ethical considerations.
Statistics: the course will explore various types of adaptive designs, including Bayesian approaches, and discuss design and analysis considerations through lectures and case studies.
Ethics: the course will cover research ethics, risk-benefit analysis, and equipoise, using case studies to illustrate complex issues. It will examine informed consent, participant well-being, and the interplay between ethical and statistical aspects of adaptive trials.
The course will run from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM and will blend introductory basic theoretical material with practical case discussions, culminating in an integrated look at the statistical and ethical trade-offs in adaptive clinical trials.
Registration: Introduction to Adaptive Clinical Trials: Ethical and Statistical Considerations, 23 April 2025