Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 (or equivalent), ideally with a significant project component indicating aptitude for research in statistics.

Months of entry

October

Course content

The Statistics Group is housed in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, and in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (the last time statistics was assessed separately from mathematics) was lauded as one of the top 20 statistics research groups in the UK. Research interests include methodological development and applications of statistics in all areas, including medicine, ecology, energy, environment, social science, the behavioural sciences, traffic networks and archaeology.

Potential research projects

Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for one of the research projects listed on the School of Mathematics and Statistics’ PhD recruitment page. Projects in Statistics are likely to focus on the following themes:

Bayesian statistics
Distributionology
Medical statistics
Multivariate statistics.

Potential supervisors

Department specialisms

- Bayesian statistics - Distributionology - Medical statistics - Multivariate statistics.

Fees and funding

Please see The Open University website http://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/research-degrees/fees-and-funding explained/fees_and_funding/funding.htm

Qualification and course duration

PhD

part time

72 months

full time

36 months

distance learning

variable months

MPhil

distance learning

variable months

part time

24 months

full time

15 months

Course contact details

Name: Research Director, School of Mathematics and Statistics
Email: mct-maths-stats-res-dir@open.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1908 655552

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