Today we are announcing the finalists of the 2021 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing,…
Brian TarranJuly 8, 2021
UPDATE: “The flying bomb and the actuary”, by Liam Shaw and Luke Shaw, was last night…
Brian TarranJuly 12, 2019
On 19 October 2018, in a West London care home, Toby Lewis turned 100. Physically…
Harvey GoldsteinNovember 5, 2018
Later this week, Significance will be heading to Baltimore, Maryland, to join the thousands of statisticians…
Brian TarranJuly 25, 2017
About Significance People from all walks of life rely on statistics and statistical analysis to…
Super UserMarch 13, 2017
The annual Academy Awards ceremony take place this Sunday, 26 February. Nominees for one of…
Robert Langkjær-BainFebruary 22, 2017
Adam Kashlak of the University of Cambridge has won the 2016 Young Statisticians Writing Competition,…
Brian TarranSeptember 8, 2016
A few weeks ago ('Is social segregation rising across English universities?') we looked at how…
Andrew McCullochApril 12, 2013
As a reader pointed out last week Nick Clegg's son is going to the London…
Andrew McCullochMarch 27, 2013
News reports indicate that British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will send his eldest son to a top comprehensive school…
Andrew McCullochMarch 19, 2013
A skeleton in a 21st century car park. A king dragged off his horse and…
Julian ChampkinFebruary 8, 2013
