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also provide a programme of graduate lectures on topics of current
RESEARCH AREAS
research interest, and are Founder members of the APTS and
The Department has two main areas of research:
MAGIC Schemes which provide PhD level courses in statistics and
mathematics.
Statistics
We run two internal seminar series, one in which research students
Pure Mathematics
can present their work to an audience of their fellow students only,
the other is attended by both staff and students. By presenting at
Statistics
either or both of these seminar series, students gain valuable
Dr Damon Berridge, Dr Deborah Costain, Dr Emma Eastoe,
experience of communicating their ideas to a general statistical
Dr Idris Eckley, Prof Paul Fearnhead, Prof Brian Francis, Prof Kevin
audience, whilst also receiving feedback from the audience which
Glazebrook, Dr Gill Lancaster, Dr Kanchan Mukherjee, Dr Juhyun
can help set future research directions.
Park, Dr Gareth Ridall, Dr Chris Sherlock, Prof Jon Tawn,
Dr Amanda Turner, Prof Anne Whitehead, Prof John Whitehead,
All PhD students have their own departmental laptop, and are
Dr Joe Whittaker.
generously supported to attend and present work at national and
The Statistics Group is interested in the development of novel
international conferences.
statistical models and methods motivated by applied problems,
with particular emphasis on environmental, biomedical and social
MPhil/PhD in Applied Social Statistics
sciences. Methodological strengths include spatial statistics,
Mathematics and Statistics
computationally intensive methods, time series modelling, extreme
Entry Requirements: Applicants should hold an upper second class
value methods, graphical modelling of multivariate data, survival
honours degree, or its equivalent, in a social science or related
analysis, statistical genetics; methods for the design and analysis of
discipline, or a relevant professional qualification or experience.
clinical trials; mathematical aspects of OR and stochastic modelling.
Assessment: Original research and thesis.
There is a strong emphasis on the interface between theory and
IELTS: 6.5
application, and the group has close research links with other
Funding: ESRC Studentships; Faculty and University Research
University departments, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and
Studentships - see also page 196.
research institutes, both within the UK and overseas.
Further Information: www.maths.lancs.ac.uk
echnology:
Pure Mathematics
This scheme draws upon the acknowledged strengths of social
science and social statistics at Lancaster. The balance between the
Prof Steve Power, Prof Gordon Blower, Dr Alex Belton, Dr Daniel
statistics and substantive components of the research is tailored to
Elton, Dr Graham Jameson, Dr Niels Laustsen, Prof Martin Lindsay,
the individual student’s interests and background. There is
Dr Nadia Mazza, Dr David Towers.
provision for joint supervision by the Department and a social
Most members of the section work in Modern Analysis while David
science department, where appropriate. Necessary statistics
Towers and Nadia Mazza work in Algebra. Much of the analysis is
training is provided.
inspired by Mathematical Physics; there are also connections with
probability theory. Specific topics include nonselfadjoint operator
Science and T
The scheme is suitable for:
algebras and subalgebras or C*-algebras; Banach algebras and
• Social science graduates interested in quantitative empirical work
K-theory; random matrix theory and operator semigroups; dilation
• Physical science and engineering graduates seeking social science
theory and noncommutative probability; PDEs and spectral theory;
conversion opportunities which make maximum use of their
analytic number theory and classical inequalities; Lie algebras and
existing skills
representation theory. Through research collaborations, the section
• Statistics graduates wishing to develop applicable expertise in
has strong connections with groups in other European countries,
social statistics
North America and India.
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