News website authored by academics launches in UK
The Conversation, a new independent news and topical analysis website written by the UK’s academic community, has just launched in the UK.
The website has already made an impact in ...
Peter Diggle nominated for RSS presidency in 2015/16
Professor Peter Diggle has been nominated to be the next RSS president after John Pullinger’s presidency comes to a close at the end of 2014.
He was chosen from a list of nominees considered ...
New data reveals mixed public attitudes to statistics
It was standing room only at the ‘Margins of Error’ event on 14 May 2013, a major policy debate co-hosted by the Royal Statistical Society with pollsters Ipsos Mori and King’s College London.
The ...
RSS members elected as Fellows of the Royal Society
Widely renowned statisticians Terry Speed and Gareth Roberts have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society (FRS).
Only the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from ...
Environmental Audit Committee launches inquiry on Well-being
The House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee is undertaking an inquiry on the ‘Measuring National Well-being’ survey which was published last November (2012) by the Office for National ...
2013 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science
Sense about Science, the organisation committed to equipping people with the necessary know-how in order to make sense of science and evidence, has launched its annual prize for 'standing up ...
Recent PhD graduates needed for survey
Research Councils UK (RCUK) is inviting PhD graduates from 2003/04 to 2005/6 to take part in a survey to examine their career pathways, their impact in employment, and how their skills contribute ...
New £30 million Big Data Institute to launch in Oxford
A research centre based at the University of Oxford and funded by £30 million of government and private investment, was launched by Prime Minister David Cameron and entrepreneur/philanthropist ...
