Anna Britten

5 days ago | significancemagazine.com | Anna Britten

We are delighted to reveal the three finalists of the 2025 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing. Launched earlier this year, the competition attracted entries from across the world, which were considered by a panel of nine judges. This year’s shortlist (in alphabetical order) is:Becky GriffithsThe Semmelweis Effect: How many lives can hand hygiene save? Sarah C.

2 months ago | significancemagazine.com | Anna Britten

Leo Cremonezi is a statistical journalist at the Financial Times, having previously worked as a senior statistical scientist at market research firm Ipsos. He is also a CStat member of the Royal Statistical Society and the author of a new book about statistics and data science aimed at childrenI’m the FT rankings editor at the FT, responsible for our business education rankings. I also help with the other rankings we publish. A typical day is a mix of data analysis and editorial work.

Mar 13, 2025 | significancemagazine.com | Anna Britten

Nicole White is an associate professor of statistics at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. She is also a statistician and researcher at the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) and the QUT Centre for Healthcare Transformation. She joined the Significance editorial board in November 2024I was fortunate to have great maths teachers throughout high school but I found it tricky to visualise what a career in maths looked like.

Feb 12, 2025 | significancemagazine.com | Anna Britten

Cherry blossom is not only a much-loved symbol of spring, and a metaphor for the cycle of human life, but has also offered statisticians food for thought throughout history. Statisticians at George Mason University have just launched the 2025 International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition and, this year, there’s a twist. Organisers Jonathan Auerbach, David Kepplinger and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Wolkovich tell us moreJonathan: There are several reasons.

Feb 10, 2025 | significancemagazine.com | Anna Britten

We’re excited to launch this year’s Significance Statistical Excellence Award for Early Career Writing, a chance for emerging statistical storytellers to shineDo you have an interesting tale to tell with statistics? Would you like to win a shiny trophy and publication in Significance and a slot at the 2025 Royal Statistical Society (RSS) Conference? Then start flexing your fingers – this one’s for you.