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  October course to inspire leaders in statistical organisations
Jun 16, 2010
A two day course on Inspirational Leadership within a Statistical Organisation, presented by Duncan Miles and Denis Greer of Inspire Training and Consultancy, will be held on 14-15 October 2010 at the RSS.
  Mathematical sciences core feature of British Science Festival 2010
Jun 9, 2010
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The mathematical sciences are a core feature of this year's British Science Festival from 14-19 September, including a presidential lecture by David Spiegelhalter on probability theory.
  ASC 2010 - call for papers deadline extension
Jun 9, 2010
Submission of abstracts for the Australian Statistical Conference, on the theme 'Statistics in the West: understanding our world', has been extended to Monday 14 June.
  Which Information Pioneer gets your vote?
Jun 4, 2010

Take just a few moments to vote for your favourite 'Information Pioneer' as part of the Savvy Citizens Campaign being run by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Ada Lovelace (who, through Society co-founder, Charles Babbage, has a close association with the Royal Statistical Society) is in the running.
  Maths is not just for geeks says author Alex Bellos
Apr 15, 2010
Alex Bellos, mathematician, philosopher and Brazilian football expert, has just published a new book, 'Alex's Adventures in Numberland' which aims to uncover the delights of maths and how far it reaches into every aspect of the world.
  New qualification for teachers of statistics in schools
Mar 31, 2010
A new certificate in teaching statistics was launched by the RSS and RSS Centre for Statistical Education on Saturday 27 March.
  Walport Report published
Mar 31, 2010
Under the chairmanship of Sir Mark Walport, the Science and Learning Expert Group published a report entitled ‘Science and Mathematics Secondary Education for the 21st Century’ in February.
  News from ACME
Mar 31, 2010
  RSS prize for students in the north west
Mar 25, 2010
The RSS Manchester Student Prize 2010 has opened and invites entries from final year undergraduates at universities in north west England who are completing an applied project with a substantial amount of statistics in it.
  HE STEM project picks up MMG baton
Mar 22, 2010
The National HE STEM project has taken up the challenge of exapnding participation in mathematics and enhancing the skills and knowledge base of the UK's workforce, following a House of Commons reception for its precursor the More Maths Grads project (MMG).
 
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