Statistics - PhD

University of Kent

These programmes offers the opportunity to begin or consolidate your research career under the guidance of internationally renowned researchers and professionals in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS). Research interests are diverse and include: Bayesian statistics; bioinformatics; biometry; ecological statistics; epidemic modelling; medical statistics; nonparametric statistics and semi-parametric modelling; risk and queueing theory; shape statistics.Statistics at Kent provides:a programme that gives you the opportunity to develop practical, mathematical and computing skills in statistics, while working on challenging and important problems relevant to a broad range of potential employersteaching and supervision by staff who are research-active, with established reputations and who are accessible, supportive and genuinely interested in your workadvanced and accessible computing and other facilitiesa congenial work atmosphere with pleasant surroundings, where you can socialise and discuss issues with a community of other students.