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MSc/PgDip in MEDICAL STATISTICS University of Leicester, UK Studentships still available for UK/EU applicants for entry in Oct 2008 worth around £12,700 + UK/EU fees Based within the Medical School at the University of Leicester, this well established and successful one year full-time or two-three years part-time course is intended mainly for students with a good honours degree of which mathematics/statistics is the main subject, but applicants with other backgrounds will be considered. The orientation of the course is applied and vocational; it aims to produce graduates who can immediately work as medical statisticians in pharmaceutical companies, research units and the NHS or continue onto a PhD. While all necessary theory is covered, the emphasis throughout is on applying and adapting it to real-life circumstances. The analysis of real data sets plays a large part in the course and the central role of statistical software, including SAS, Stata, R and WinBUGS, is constantly emphasised. Excellent computing facilities are available. ** FUNDING ** We have funding available including * EPSRC Masters Training Package grants * MRC Advanced Course Studentships * Cancer Research UK Masters Course Bursaries * Studentships funded by pharmaceutical companies(GSK, AstraZeneca and Pfizer) A studentship covers fees (UK/EU rates) plus around 12,700 pounds living allowance. Eligibility criteria apply. For more details on the course content visit the course web site http://www2.le.ac.uk/health-sciences/medstats The University of Leicester is one of the UK's largest and most respected providers of postgraduate programmes. For more information visit http://www.le.ac.uk/graduateoffice Queries about admissions to the course in October 2008 should be addressed to the admissions tutor, Stephanie Hubbard Department of Health Sciences Adrian Building University of Leicester University Road Leicester, UK LE1 6TP Tel: +44 116 252 5446 Fax: +44 116 252 3272 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ************************************