Dear Allstaters,
Please find below information about an RSS Leeds/Bradford Careers and Young Statisticians Event to
be held on Wednesday 25th October. Further details can be found on our webpage:
http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/statistics/rss/current.html#CAREERS
Please note the need to register for the meeting at:
http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/statistics/rss/regform.htm
Regards, Paul
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Dr. Paul D. Baxter
Secretary/Treasurer, RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group,
Department of Statistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Leeds/Bradford: Wednesday 25 October, 12.30pm-5.30pm, School of Mathematics, University of Leeds
From 12.30pm - 2.10pm we will host a series of talks from young statisticians describing their
different career paths. The talks will be held in the Reading Room on Level 9 of the School of
Mathematics.
Rebecca Walls (University of Leeds)
Why do a Ph.D. in statistics?
Matthew Langdon and Chris Dew (Health and Social Care Information Centre)
Careers in government statistics
Lyn Taylor (Parexel)
Careers in pharmaceutical statistics
Matthew Rowson (Unilever)
Working as a statistician in research and development
At 2.20pm a coach will depart from the Parkinson Steps to take us to the Thackray Medical Museum.
There will be a opportunity to tour the museum, followed by a talk on The History of Medicine: from
Superstition to Science. The trip will conclude with a wine reception and networking opportunity.
At 5.30pm a coach will depart from the Thackray Medical Museum and return to the Parkinson Steps.
All are welcome to join us for a meal at Sous le Nez from 6.30pm.
To register for the event please complete the Registration Form
(http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/statistics/rss/regform.htm). Directions to the School of Mathematics,
the Thackray Medical Museum and Souz le Nez restaurant are available from the website.
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