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  Design, analysis and reporting of BMJ scientific misconduct survey was lacking – Sheila Bird
Jan 18, 2012
Professor Sheila Bird has questioned the BMJ's conclusion that scientific misconduct is “alive and well” in the UK on the basis that its survey was blighted by numerous design flaws.
  Research Section Ordinary Meeting, March 2011
Feb 14, 2011
The Research Section Ordinary Meeting on ‘An explicit link between Gaussian fields and Gaussian Markov random fields: the stochastic partial differential equation approach’ will be held at Errol Street on Wednesday, 16 March at 5pm.
  Can you help run a Society section?
May 26, 2010
Nominations are now open for new members to join the committees of the Society's sections from January 2011 onwards.
  May Ordinary meeting on density estimation, submissions sought
Apr 15, 2010
The Research Section Ordinary meeting  on Wednesday 12 May will look at, 'Computing the maximum likelihood estimator of a multidimensional log-concave density'. Fellows can submit written comments on the paper up to 26 May. See the event listing for full details.
  Research Section Ordinary Meeting, May 2010
Mar 9, 2010
The Research Section Ordinary Meeting on 'Computing the maximum likelihood estimator of a multidimensional log-concave density' will be held at Errol Street on Wednesday, 12 May 2010 at 5pm.
  Goldacre criticises newspapers' "endless parade" on causes of cancer
Feb 26, 2010

Dr Ben GoldacreMany people are confused by what they perceive to be conflicting advice on healthy living and consequently give up trying to follow it, Dr Ben Goldacre said on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours.
  Statisticians under-valued by BMJ says RSS fellow
Jan 20, 2010
RSS fellow John Flynn says it is "fascinating and annoying" to see how the BMJ views the contribution of statistical work and statisticians
  Research Section Ordinary Meeting, February 2010
Dec 18, 2009

Research Section Ordinary Meeting on 'Stability selection' to be held at Errol Street on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010, at 5pm.
  Faber challenges skater conviction and WADA standards
Dec 9, 2009
Dutch statistician Klaas Faber has questioned the validity of the doping conviction of German speed skating champion Claudia Pechstein.
  Understanding non-responses
Nov 25, 2009
 
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