Events

Starting University can be a huge transition! Our ‘Keep calm and study in the Stats Department’ sessions provide helpful advice to support youat the beginning of your Statistics journey. Held throughout Michaelmas and Lent term, these sessions aim to make you feel at ease with your studies and the year ahead. First sessions will include presentations from our 2nd year students, information about the Department and advice for living in London. Later sessions will be led by your questions.We are here to provide general support and guidance in your first year,so do come along!

A catered social event will be held for attendees from 6pm-6:30pm. 

 **There has been a change to the venue change for 5th November - This will now be held in LIFE.WS.2

Hear from Statistics graduates about their job roles, how they got to where they are today and any advice they might have for you in your job search.

Running for its eighth year, the Careers with a Statistics degree panel is an essential event for Statistics students wanting to use their degree in the work place. Panellists will discuss their own education, the recruitment processes they went through and will examine where they use statistics in their everyday work. Students attending this forum will get the chance to ask the panellists questions throughout the panel discussion. The final hour of the allotted time will be designated for networking with the panellists over drinks. Bring your questions along with you!

Book your place here: http://bit.ly/statspanel

 This event will be particularly useful if you:

• are thinking about your options after your Statistics degree
• would like to hear about the sort of work and responsibilities jobs in the different sectors can entail
• would like to get advice for your job search

Attending this event will enable you to:

• describe the key functions and the day to day work of the panellists
• state strategies to get started in similar lines of work, based on the alumni insights

The Bletchley Park visit offers you a great opportunity to tour the famous Bletchley Park, engage in code-breaking activities and see theEnigma machine. The visit will include an interactive workshop sessionand a guided tour. During the workshop you will use practical problem solving and team-working skills, to understand the scale of the task faced by WW2 codebreakers at Bletchley Park. The guided tour allows you to delve deeper into the story of Bletchley Park and the process of sending, intercepting and decrypting coded messages. You will also have the opportunity to explore the mansion and the surrounding museums.

Cost £10 (entrance and transport) 

To view the event flyer, please click here.

Welcome back to the Department! To start the term off we will be holding a Welcome back event for second and third year Statistics students to celebrate returning to LSE and to reunite with fellow students.

Please find more information on our flyer here. 

Join us to explore London by boat! Meet with fellow new students, socialise and relax upon the River Cruise, whist enjoying the sights of London by bight. The River Cruise includes a food buffet and a soft drinks tab. 

 To view the event flyer, please click here.

Welcome to the Department of Statistics! Please join us for the Undergraduate Social Event to meet fellow new students and familarise yourself with the Department. We look forward to welcoming you.

To view the event flyer, please click here.

To view all activities for new Statistics students please click here. 

SEDS are delighted to announce the upcoming SEDS Annual Summit on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 May 2019, in LSE's Wolfson Theatre. 

The summit will bring together academics, students, and industrial participants with interests in applied and methodological aspects of data science. This event will provide an opportunity for people across the LSE to connect, discuss and showcase various ongoing activities – as well as to facilitate future collaborations in the data science area.

The programme will feature invited talks by academic and industry speakers. The event will also feature poster sessions showcasing the work of current LSE students and for departments to present research and teaching activities.

For more information and to register visit the events page. 

The Department of Statistics are delighted to host the 13th Risk & Stochastics Conference. The Conference is an annual event, with the purpose of disseminating current research in quantitative modelling in finance, insurance, and risk management. 

This year’s Conference will focus on market microstructure research with speakers from mathematical finance and economics communities. Our goal is to enhance collaboration and exchange of knowledge between applied and theoretical researchers, as wells as practitioners in mathematical finance, insurance and statistics.

Confirmed speakers

• Hansjoerg Albrecher, University of Lausanne
• Katia Colaneri, University of Leeds
• Thierry Foucault, HEC Paris
• Johannes Muhle-Karbe, Imperial College London
• Frank Riedel, University of Bielefeld
• Tauhid Zaman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Giorgia Callegaro, University Of Padova

For more information and to register, visit the booking page. 

The programme is available to view.  

Meet LSE students and academics, explore the campus, experience being #partofLSE. You will also get the opportunity to 

• attend subject talks to find out more about our degree programmes
• see some of our student accommodation
• speak to staff from departments such as Financial Support and Undergraduate Admissions on a one-to-one basis at our information stands

Book your place now

Our annual Alumni Networking Evening will take place on Thursday 7 February from 6pm on 6th floor of SAW! The event is a great chance for all of our Undergraduate and MSc students to network with Alumni. Drinks and nibbles will be provided!