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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · 23d

Celebrating our exceptional postdocs during #NPAW2025

From computational statistics to statistical genetics, our postdoctoral researchers are advancing the frontiers of statistical methodology and making data make sense.

Thank you for your incredible contributions! 📈

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Sep 2

Congratulations to all of our talented Summer Research Interns on their outstanding poster presentations last week!

Excellent work and a fantastic culmination to the summer projects 👏

A number of our summer interns presenting their scientific posters to seated attendees in the social area at the Department of Statistics.

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Aug 26

With @jesusoxford.bsky.social we are looking for a Professor of Statistics.

Become part of a historic institution and a community focused on academic excellence, innovative thinking, and significant practical application.

About the role: tinyurl.com/b8uy6mr5
Deadline: 15 September

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Aug 26

With @stannescollege.bsky.social we are looking for a Professor of Statistical Science.

Join a modern college and a vibrant community committed to academic rigour, methodological creativity, and meaningful real-world impact.

About the role: tinyurl.com/msup63f4
Deadline: 15 September

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Aug 26

We are recruiting for two leading Professorship opportunities in association with St Anne's College and Jesus College.

Join one of the country's leading centres of statistical research. Applications to both roles are welcomed.

Details: www.stats.ox.ac.uk/jobs
Closing: 15 September

The Department of Statistics reception. Credit: John Cairns

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Aug 1

Congratulations to Professor Matthias Winkel, recipient of a Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences Division Teaching Award 👏

His student-focused approach and commitment to teaching innovation are making a real difference in the department and beyond.

➡️ Read more: tinyurl.com/44ez4x3z

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Jul 14

Congratulations to our postdoctoral research associate Dr Tara Trauthwein who has won this year's Rolf Tarrach Award for the best doctoral thesis at University of Luxembourg 👏

Tara's winning thesis is available to read online in the @uni.lu archives at: orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993...

Dr Tara Trauthwein holding her certificate from the University of Luxembourg

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Jul 8

📢 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Cecilia Lindgren as Visiting Professor in Statistics.

Professor Lindgren specialises in using biostatistics to investigate factors underlying common complex diseases.

👉 Find out more: tinyurl.com/35kxey2z

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Jun 12

⏰ Vacancy deadline alert!

Applications for our full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate in #Statistics (fixed-term for ten months) close tomorrow at noon.

➡️ Find out more about the role and how to apply: tinyurl.com/mhbhwfcb

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Statistics. Applications are open. Deadline 13 June 2025. jobs.ox.ac.uk Department of Statistics

Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Jun 10

NEWS: Statistics' Professor Charlotte Deane as been announced today as a senior PI on OpenBind, an £8M government-backed consortium to create the world's largest #dataset for AI-driven drug discovery.

➡️ Find out more about the project at: www.stats.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

The Radcliffe Camera. Image credit: John Cairns.

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · May 27

Congratulations to the Institute for Biomedical Engineering's Professor Dame Molly Stevens.

Professor Stevens is one of five Oxford academics elected as new Fellows to the Academy of Medical Sciences 👏

⬇️ Read more about the new Fellows' research at tinyurl.com/4uak5s7e

Academy of Medical Sciences elects five Oxford researchers as new

The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected five University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists to its fellowship in 2025.

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · May 23

Come and join us!

We are recruiting for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate in Statistics, on a fixed-term basis for ten months.

PI: Professor Gesine Reinert
Area: Characterising models for networks

➡️ Find out more about the role and how to apply: tinyurl.com/mhbhwfcb

Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · May 12

We will be Celebrating Women in Mathematics at The Queen's College this afternoon.

Join inspiring talks by Oxford women mathematicians at various stages of their careers including our Head of Department Professor Christl Donnelly.

▶️https://queens.ox.ac.uk/events/celebrating-women-in-mathematics/

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Oxford Protein Informatics Group (OPIG) @opig.stats.ox.ac.uk · Apr 10

"PoseBusters: AI-based docking methods fail to generate physically valid poses or generalise to novel sequences" is a 2024 most popular computational chemistry paper
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Congratulations @buttenschoen.uk, @garrettmm.bsky.social & Charlotte Deane!

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This platform provides access to journals, books and databases from RSC Publishing, linking over 1 million chemical science articles and chapters. You can access the latest research of interest using ...

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Oxford Protein Informatics Group (OPIG) @opig.stats.ox.ac.uk · Apr 11

"Contextualising the developability risk of antibodies with lambda light chains using enhanced therapeutic antibody profiling" has been recognised as a 2024 top-20 article
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Congratulations to @mraybould.bsky.social and all other authors!

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 10

The Cozzarelli Prize in Biomedical Science is awarded annually to a PNAS publication judged to 'reflect scientific excellence and originality'.

The award-winning paper is available to read online at pnas.org/doi/full/10.... 🔽

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 10

👏 Congratulations to Professor Irani, Professor Deane, Dr Raybould and the @ox.ac.uk team for their PNAS Cozzarelli Prize in Biomedical Science.

The breakthrough research on autoimmune encephalitis could help transform treatments for a rare but serious neurological condition.

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IMAGE: Binding of live hippocampal neurons by monoclonal antibodies created from a cerebrospinal fluid plasmablast extracted from an encephalitis patient. Image credit: Jakob Theorell, Ruby Harrison et al.

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Oxford Protein Informatics Group (OPIG) @opig.stats.ox.ac.uk · Apr 8

We're recruiting a 3-year postdoc for the Novo Nordisk - Oxford Fellowship programme!

Develop machine learning approaches for fragment library design and experimental optimisation

With @fergusimrie.bsky.social and Charlotte Deane

Job advert: shorturl.at/3l47e
Further details: shorturl.at/u4UkK

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 8

🏢Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Statistical Genomics
📍 Dept. of Stats
📃 Contract: Full-time, 3 years
💷 Salary: £40,855 - £46,913 (to £51,059 discretionary)
⏲️ Deadline: 12pm UK, 2 May 2025
💼 Interview: 13 May 2025

Full details & how to apply 👉 shorturl.at/1v7KT
Enquiries: [email protected]

SMARTbiomed @smartbiomed.bsky.social · Mar 27

Exciting postdoc opportunity in statistical genomics at University of Oxford: We are offering a three-year postdoc position working with developing and applying new statistical or machine learning methods for analyzing human genomics data.

More info here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 7

🏢 Vacancy: Novo Nordisk Postdoctoral Research Fellow (4 posts)
📍 Department of Statistics, University of Oxford
📃 Contract: Full time, fixed-term for 3 years
💷 Salary Range: £36,024 – £44,263
⏲️ Deadline: 12pm UK, 30 Apr 2025

Full details & how to apply 👉 shorturl.at/3l47e

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Mar 6

📢 Distinguished Speaker Seminar

Prof Kosuke Imai (Harvard)

📅 Thursday 13 March, 4-5pm

🗣 Does AI help humans make better decisions? A statistical evaluation framework for experimental and observational studies

🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/3mcxba25

#AI #DecisionMaking #OxfordStatistics

📢 Distinguished Speaker Seminar

Prof Kosuke Imai (Harvard)
📅 13 March, 4pm
🗣 Does AI help humans make better decisions? A statistical evaluation framework for experimental and observational studies
🔗 Register here https://tinyurl.com/3mcxba25
#AI #DecisionMaking #OxfordStatistics

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Feb 28

🐔 Calling all backyard poultry keepers in England!

We want to hear your thoughts on avian influenza control measures. If you have fewer than 50 birds, please share your experiences and suggestions for future strategies.

Survey 🔗 tinyurl.com/e535naw4

#AvianInfluenza #AnimalHealth #OxfordStatistics

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · Feb 28

🚨 England’s health inequity revealed by patterns of COVID-19 testing

A study with @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social in @thelancet.bsky.social, part of an evaluation commissioned by @ukhsa.bsky.social, highlights the need for strategies that ensure fair access to health interventions ⏬
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England’s health inequity revealed by patterns of COVID-19 testing

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Feb 20

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New study shows how AI can help prepare the world for the next

In a Nature perspective paper, scientists across Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe outline for the first time how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform the landscape of infectious

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Department of Statistics @oxfordstatistics.bsky.social · Feb 20

From Oxford to the globe: Discover how AI is set to change the pandemic playbook. AI isn’t just for patient care; it’s about predicting and managing diseases on a global scale. Read the latest Nature perspective for insights into AI’s role in future pandemics.
#HealthTech #Innovation

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