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S3RI symposium marks ten years of achievements in statistical research

Published: 17 December 2013
Celebrating 10 years

Ten years of research into some of the most important issues in modern life are being celebrated this month by the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI).

A symposium at Southampton is bringing together members of S3RI, leading academic statisticians and professionals from government and industry to hear presentations on recent developments in the Institute's key research areas; biostatistics, modelling, design of experiments, policy and evaluation and survey methods.

Institute members are drawn from many disciplines within the University and work together on many challenging projects, all with statistics at their core. They include improving Census accuracy, pollution forecasting and drug development experiments, probing how migration and population changes affect regional and national demographics and examining organ transplant survival statistics. The new S3RI research brochure gives an insight into the rich variety of its work. Throughout, the Institute combines research with academic teaching and training professional statisticians in the latest techniques.

S3RI now hosts the Administrative Data Research Centre (ADRC), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It is working with ‘big data' - huge datasets from government departments and other agencies - to understand more about statistics in key areas such as tax, education and health. "Our vision is to see these data transformed into knowledge and evidence which can be used to inform public and economic policy, helping to tackle some of the major issues facing society in an innovative and efficient way," explains Peter Smith, Professor of Social Statistics and a former Director of S3RI.

University of Southampton Vice-Chancellor Professor Don Nutbeam comments: "Excellence in research is at the core of the University's ambition; it underpins our commitment to changing the world for the better and is the foundation for our strategic priorities. S3RI is making a key contribution to delivering these priorities, with a multidisciplinary approach that exemplifies the University's aim of supporting innovative research across disciplines to find solutions to global problems.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Judith Petts adds: "Public, private and third sector organisations, charities and academics turn to S3RI when they need cutting-edge expertise in statistics, demography and social surveys, especially in the development of methodologies. Through advanced training opportunities S3RI is contributing to the skills development of statisticians in UK and international agencies, including those that lead national censuses."

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Celebrating 10 years
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