Postgraduate courses and PhD research

Statistics and probability are superb subjects to begin or to continue studying at the postgraduate level!

Demand for highly trained statisticians has been very strong for many years, especially from "traditional" major employment areas such as

  • medical, agricultural, biological and socio-economic research
  • the insurance, banking and pharmaceutical industries
  • national and local government
  • academic teaching and research in universities.

The relatively recent, explosive growth in "massive" datasets — e.g., in genetics, astronomy, finance and marketing — has lately fuelled that demand still further (see, for example, this New York Times article).

Warwick has one of the UK's largest concentrations of academic researchers and postgraduate students in statistics and probability. The Department of Statistics covers the whole range from probability theory through to applied and computational statistics. Postgraduate students benefit from the Department's research vitality and lively academic atmosphere.

Contact:

Postgraduate admissions in Statistics, stats dot pg dot support at warwick dot ac dot uk

  

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Postgraduate Study in Statistics (PDF Document)

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The booklet "Postgraduate Study in Statistics" gives an overview of the various possibilities (MSc/Diploma, PhD) at Warwick, and details of how to apply.

Either download the booklet as a PDF file, or request a hard copy (by email to stats dot pg dot support at warwick dot ac dot uk).


Related links:

Information for international students · Warwick Advantage · Postgraduate Research Visiting Students

Student's view

Lorna Barclay (MSc 2008, current PhD student)

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Having done the Statistics MSc at Warwick, I was very keen to do my PhD here as well. From my dissertation over the summer I had experienced how supportive staff members are in guiding research projects. The outstanding reputation of the department as an excellent research environment is another factor that drew me to Warwick.
Throughout the PhD the department offers plenty of opportunities to attend various weekly seminars and reading groups. As a first year PhD student I also had the chance to go to the Academy for PhD Training in Statistics. For me the friendly atmosphere here is very encouraging. There is always someone around, whether supervisor, Post-doc or fellow PhD student to talk to and share your research experience with.