Student Ball 2024 FAQs

The Statistics Student Ball is being held at The Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych, London WC2B 4DD on Friday 15 March 2024 from 6.30pm until midnight. 

You will be sent a link to the online store by our programmes team. Please keep an eye on your inbox for the invitation email.

A few days before the event, those who have signed up will be sent a personal entry ticket with a unique QR code for entry to the Ball. 

Your ticket to the Statistics Ball is highly subsidised by the Department of Statistics and will only cost £50pp! This is amazing value for an event at the prestigious Waldorf in London.

You will get the following included in that price:

• A welcome drink on arrival. Alcoholic and non alcoholic options will be available
• ️A three course sit down meal
• Half a bottle of wine per person or soft drinks during dinner
• Casino tables (please note this is for fun play and not gambling)
• A magician
• A photobooth
• ️Drinks token to use on a alcoholic or non alcoholic drink
• A professional photographer capturing the evening.  All images will be available on Flickr afterwards, but please email statistics.events@lse.ac.uk if you do not want your photo to be shared
• A DJ and a dancefloor

Please note that on the 25.01.24 the prize draw ended and the winners were announced. 

Our prize draw winners are as follows: 

Lucy Malabar - MSc Data Science

Manjiri Gadgil - BSc Data Science

You Lyu - BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business

Minaheel Khan - BSc Data Science 

No. We cannot accommodate guests at this event. This is for Department of Statistics students only. 

The event is step-free and has accessible bathrooms (which can also be used as gender neutral facilities if needed). Please do let us know if there is anything we can do to accommodate for any access needs you might have and we will do our best to ensure the event is a safe and inclusive space for all attending.

All dietary requirements will be catered for. Please remember to inform us of your requirements when booking your ticket online.

The menu for the evening will be as follows (all dietary requirements will be catered for, including halal):

Yes they do. 

The reception starts at 6.30pm prompt. 

Unfortunately the tickets are non-refundable. However, you are welcome to contact statistics.events@lse.ac.uk to discuss your circumstances.

Our dress code is Dress To Impress! It’s a special occasion, so let’s take this opportunity to dress the part. This is your chance to get your fancy dresses and suits on and dust off your party shoes.  Feel free to express yourself in a way that you feel comfortable with.

Very casual attire such as jeans, trainers, hoodies, flip flops, sports wear or caps are not suitable for the ball. Feel free to wear traditional cultural attire, a suit, a dress or a tuxedo. 

If this raises any issues for you, please email statistics.events@lse.ac.uk

The LSE SU are open to applications for department events and have a Participation Fund. They review each application case-by-case and approve it according to the student's needs. The next funding panel date is Tuesday 6 February 2024. The LSE SU usually send replies during that same week, and it takes 10 working days for payments to be processed afterwards. Please submit an application now to be considered in early February. 

If you have any further queries please contact our professional services staff at statistics.events@lse.ac.uk.

Once all tickets are sold, we can only add your name to our waiting list if any tickets are cancelled. To add your name to the waiting list please email statistics.events@lse.ac.uk. Please note this does not guarantee you a ticket.