Statistics

The Department of Statistics is recognised by the ESRC for its (+3) award. UK and EU students applying for the MPhil/PhD in Statistics who have already completed foundation training that meets the ESRC requirements are eligible to apply. The Department also receives funds from the EPSRC for research studentships for UK and EU students. There is also an LSE studentship, for which all students are eligible.

Research interests in the Department are diverse. Areas of particular strength include:

• Linear and non-linear time series.
• Insurance mathematics, stochastics and risk.
• Social Statistics
• Industrial statistics

All applicants to the programme should have completed, or expect to complete, a taught MSc containing a substantial statistical component, or have equivalent experience. All students are normally first registered for the MPhil degree. Transfer to the PhD takes place at the end of the second year following successful progression.

During the first year of registration, students are encouraged to attend MSc and research methodology courses to improve their background knowledge. They are required in all years of registration to attend departmental seminars. Students must make presentations of their work, and a departmental research committee regularly assesses their progress.

Further information available at: www.lse.ac.uk/collections/statistics/study/prospective

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