The Department is one of the largest UK concentrations of researchers in statistics and probability, and the synergy between probabilistic and statistical research is particularly strong. The research environment is vibrant, with a large and active community of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, excellent library, computing and other research support facilities, and sustained programmes of research seminars, workshops and international visitors. There are strong research links with other disciplines both at Warwick and externally.

Research related activities (seminars, workshops, visitors, etc.) take place mainly through three long-term initiatives: CRiSM (Centre for Research in Statistical Methodology), PaW (Probability at Warwick) and RISCU (Risk Initiative and Statistical Consultancy Unit). CRiSM is funded by EPSRC and HEFCE, as well as Warwick, as a national Science and Innovation investment. The other two Departmental initiatives: PaW is a focus for inter-departmental probability research at Warwick and for the organisation of externally open research workshops and training events in probability: RISCU provides resources for developing applied research collaborations with industry, commerce, government and other outside bodies, and with other academic disciplines.

• Funded projects: Statistical research funded by research councils and other external funding agenices
• CRiSM Working paper series: The Working Paper Series are pre-publication versions of research reports associated with the Centre's staff, research students and visitors.
  
• Pre-prints in Probability
• Pre-prints in Stochastic Finance
  

The Department of Statistics was given one of the top ratings in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) with a quarter of its research activity characterised as "world leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour", (level 4*, the highest grade). It is one of the largest UK concentrations of researchers in statistics and probability with an exciting mix of research topics and a vibrant community of PhD students. For other publications by members of the department, please see individual staff web pages.

Informal Projects

There are many other projects going on in the department which involve informal collaboration with other Warwick departments or outside research institutions. See individual academic staff web pages and CRiSM for details of research activities.

Postgraduate Research

There are many possibilities for research towards a PhD. Please see academic staff web pages for research interests.