Statistical Applied Mathematics

In January 2026, we had the opportunity to attend a rather unusual maths conference: the UK’s Retreat for Women in Applied Mathematics, now in its 5th year. As female maths PhD students, we’re quite used to being in a gender...

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...

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...

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...

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...