Will you tell us a story? Enter the 2026 writing competition
We’re excited to launch this year’s Significance Statistical Excellence Award for Early Career Writing, a…
Anna BrittenFebruary 19, 2026
Call for submissions: Significance special issue on South and South-East Asia
Significance magazine invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to the work, perspectives, and priorities…
Teaching statistics: An interview with Rachel Hilliam
Founded in 1978, the UK charity Teaching Statistics Trust (TST) runs an annual lecture series…
Anna BrittenDecember 16, 2025
Significance magazine editorial board seeks new members
Significance magazine is seeking 5 expert statisticians and data scientists to join its editorial board.…
Anna BrittenNovember 27, 2025
“Musical evolution is often downstream of technological innovation”: An interview with Chris Dalla Riva
Chris Dalla Riva writes about pop music and data, and his debut book, Uncharted Territory:…
Anna BrittenSeptember 30, 2025
“I had dreamt of this since I was about 25” An interview with Susan Rumisha
To coincide with our Africa special issue of September 2025, we interview Tanzania-based Susan Rumisha…
Anna BrittenAugust 29, 2025
5 minutes with: Susanna Cramb
Susanna Cramb is a biostatistician and a strategic research fellow at the Institute of Health…
Anna BrittenAugust 15, 2025
Winner of 2025 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing announced
The story of three groundbreaking Scottish statisticians was named the winner of the 2025 Statistical…
Anna BrittenJuly 16, 2025
2025 writing competition shortlist announced
We are delighted to reveal the three finalists of the 2025 Statistical Excellence Award for…
Anna BrittenJune 25, 2025
5 minutes with: Leo Cremonezi
Leo Cremonezi is a statistical journalist at the Financial Times, having previously worked as a…
Anna BrittenApril 24, 2025
5 minutes with: Nicole White
Nicole White is an associate professor of statistics at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia.…
Anna BrittenMarch 13, 2025
When will the cherry trees bloom in 2025?
Cherry blossom is not only a much-loved symbol of spring, and a metaphor for the…
Anna BrittenFebruary 12, 2025
Enter our 2025 writing competition
We’re excited to launch this year’s Significance Statistical Excellence Award for Early Career Writing, a…
Anna BrittenFebruary 10, 2025
Call for submissions: Significance special issue on Africa
Significance magazine invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to the work, perspectives, and priorities…
Anna BrittenJanuary 30, 2025
5 minutes with: Tamanna Haque
Tamanna Haque studied maths with a focus on statistics at The University of Manchester and…
Anna BrittenNovember 21, 2024
Want to work as a NASA statistician?
For the September 2024 issue of Significance, we interviewed NASA exoplanet hunter Shawn Domagal-Goldman – official…
Anna BrittenAugust 29, 2024
2024 writing competition: And the winner is…
We are delighted to announce that Joseph Lam is the winner of the 2024 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing. Judges…
Anna BrittenJuly 10, 2024
2024 writing competition finalists announced
Finalists have now been selected for the 2024 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing. Throughout…
Anna BrittenJuly 1, 2024
5 minutes with: Immaculate Kathomi Murithi
Immaculate Kathomi Murithi is a statistician at the Kenya Revenue Authority and co-founder of the…
Anna BrittenJune 27, 2024
5 minutes with: Sandra Alba
Sandra Alba is a Netherlands-based epidemiologist and a member of the Significance editorial board …
Anna BrittenApril 23, 2024
