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FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STEPPED WEDGE TRIAL DESIGN 12th-14th May 2026, FREE ONLINE CONFERENCE DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS APPROACHING: FRIDAY 13 Feb 2026

An Introduction to Bayesian Multilevel Modelling with brms Professor Paul Burkner (TU Dortmund University) Online Event 23 February 2026 1PM to 2:30PM London time

Save the date. An Introduction to Bayesian Multilevel Modeling with brms by Professor Paul Burkner (TU Dortmund University). Monday 23 February 2026, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (London time). More details to follow...

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Tuesday 09 December 2025, 4.00PM - 5.15PM, online seminar by Professor Sander Greenland entitled “Meta-statistics: Seeking treatments for the philosophical and psychosocial diseases of statistical science”. To register:

Thursday the 20th of November 2025 at 12:45 (UK time) for a hybrid seminar by Professor Elena Stanghellini on 'Some recent contributions to handle selection bias in observational studies'. Register at:

Join us on Thursday 20 Nov 2025 at 12:45 at the Department of Statistics, University of Oxford for a seminar by Professor Elena Stanghellini on Some recent contributions to handle selection bias in observational studies, organised by RSS Oxford Local Group and RSS Medical Section

RSS Discussion Meeting, 22 October, 3pm to 5pm (UK time): 'Balanced and Robust Randomized Treatment Assignments: The Finite Selection Model for the Health Insurance Experiment and Beyond.' To register (choose either in-person or online):

The Medical Section of the Royal Statistical Society is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join the Committee for 2026. More info about the Section: To apply and for more info: The deadline is 6pm on 17th October 2025.

Come and support the Medical Section at the RSS 2025 Conference.

Watch the recording to our annual Perspectives on statistics in medicine annual joint LSHTM-RSS lecture from last June 2025: Professor Vanessa Didelez.

The RSS 2025 Conference programme. Don't miss the sessions organised by the RSS Medical Section.

"From study to target populations: addressing external validity through the Lens of Transportability and Generalisability". At the Royal Statistical Society 2025 conference - RSS Medical Section. Come and join us on Wed the 3rd of Sep 2025 at 13:50.

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Discussion Meeting 'New tools for network time series with an application to COVID-19 hospitalisations'.  London, 10 June 2025, 3pm to 5pm (UK time). Register at

Don't miss our Perspectives on statistics in medicine annual joint LSHTM-RSS lecture: Professor Vanessa Didelez. Thursday 19 June 2025, 17:30 - 18:30 UK time.

The Health Foundation is hosting on Friday 21st March, 1:30 pm GMT an event with last-year's RSS Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Health and Care Analytics winners (the Perinatal Institute).

The RSS is now accepting entries for the 2025 Florence Nightingale Award, which celebrates work in data analytics that has improved patient care in the UK hashtag#HealthStatsAward hashtag#HealthData Submit your entry by 30 April:

RSS International Conference 2025. Not to be missed.