Statistical Applied Mathematics
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My first International Conference in Guanajuato, Mexico
Given that this was my first time flying by myself, first time leaving Europe and first ever conference as a full time PhD student, it all started with a very innocuous exchange with my supervisor last October. “Did you get...
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SAMBa visits Paraguay after ITT8
ITT8 in June 2018 opened with a celebration of SAMBa’s first completed PhD student, Marcus Kaiser, and also noted another first – a government minister here to present some problems for us to consider. This was José Molinas, Minister for...
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The PSI Conference 2018: PhD family meals, catching up with past colleagues, and trying to avoid death by bike!
PSI (Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry) is the largest professional body for statisticians working in or with the pharmaceutical industry. It holds an annual conference, alternating between London and a European city. Luckily, starting this year means I’ll get to...
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Limericks
CSCT started a Twitter competition in December, for PhD students and academics across the globe to decribe their research in a limerick! Here is what SAMBa students came up with... Matt D - ODE to Matt P For many long...
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Jyväskylä Summer School 2017
I have always wanted to explore Scandinavia as I am fascinated by their arctic cultures and mysterious auroras. And SAMBa made my dream come true! My department advertised a post-graduate summer school in Finland, where students come together to study...