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photo of Stella CunliffeFirst woman RSS president, Stella Cunliffe, dies
graphic of Venn diagram showing skiils required by data scientistsData scientist shortage set to endure as demand grows
photo of Sheila BirdDesign, analysis and reporting of BMJ scientific misconduct survey was lacking – Sheila Bird

News

  Young statisticians sought to help quiz MPs (in: News roundup)
Feb 7, 2012
Are you a young statistician? Would you like the chance to help question MPs from Westminster's Science and Technology Select Committee?
  February Significance out in paper and online (in: Publications)
Feb 2, 2012
The February issue of Significance will be online next week and should be coming through your letterbox very soon after.
  Open Data consultation responses reveal broad concurrence with RSS views (in: News roundup)
Feb 2, 2012
The Cabinet Office has published a summary of the almost 500 responses to the public consultation, Making Open Data Real, which reflected a broad degree of consensus with the views submitted by the RSS.
  Applications sought for British Science Association media fellowship scheme (in: News roundup)
Feb 1, 2012
Researchers from PhD level upwards who are keen to develop their communication skills and gain confidence in working with the media are being encouraged to apply to the British Science Association's Media Fellowship scheme.
  Call for submissions for RSS 2012 Conference (in: Society news)
Feb 1, 2012
The organisers of the RSS 2012 International Conference are calling for submissions of contributed talks and posters for the conference which will take place from 3-6 September in Telford.
  Getting involved in the RSS - nominations for Council (in: Society news)
Feb 1, 2012
Nominations are sought for fellows to serve on Council from January 2013
  Statement calls for end to delayed death registrations in England and Wales (in: policy statements)
Jan 31, 2012
The need to end delays in registration of death that can occur in England and Wales when the death is referred to a coroner and subject to an inquest has been set out in a Royal Statistical Society policy statement.
  Davos discusses big data's potential and challenges (in: News roundup)
Jan 31, 2012
Big data's potential to transform economics, society, democracy, education, health and many other areas was a recurring theme at the 2012 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. But as several presenters explained, there are challenges and risks as well as the advances it promises.
  NC3Rs to launch call for proposals on research on mathematical modelling in toxicology on 2 March (in: News roundup)
Jan 30, 2012
The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) is to launch a call for proposals on research on mathematical modelling in toxicology with a workshop on 2 March 2012 in central London.
  UK Statistics Authority criticises manner of release of statistics that are "highly vulnerable to misinterpretation" (in: Official Statistics)
Jan 26, 2012
The UK Statistics Authority has criticised the way that the government's work and pensions ministry released statistics on welfare claimants published in a report by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
 
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