YSS
statsyss.bsky.social
YSS
@statsyss.bsky.social
We are the Young Statisticians Section of the Royal Statistical Society👶🔢. The views expressed are our own and do not necessarily represent those of the RSS.
We are also recruiting for our YSS committee 2026. Join us to share your passion in statistics and data science 🔥!
September 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In the "Learn from my mistakes" session, three successful statisticians (Richard Samworth, Fiona Underwood and Lucy Teece) shared their career stories and the lessons they have learned from varied experiences, offering valuable perspectives to those on their own career journeys.
September 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The second day of the RSS Conference wrapped up successfully with the pub quiz night! 🍻 We thank those for attending and participating in the quiz. 😺

We also thank Phastar for their generous support at the pub quiz night. 🎉
September 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Co-organising with the Teaching Statistics section, four experienced educators in the data sciences (Claire Rebello, Elinor Jones, Ioanna Papatsouma, Sophie Lee) shared their passion for teaching and highlighted the varied opportunities available across different sectors. 📝
September 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In the "Statistical Storytelling: Significance prize winners" session, we are grateful to have three finalists of the Statistical Excellence Award for Early Career Writing 2025 competition delivering engaging presentations based on their articles. 🚀
September 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Taking place between 3 and 4 pm, Prof Jane Hutton will share her perspective on a boarder area and put a particular emphasis on the Lucy Letby trial 📖.

Register here (rss.org.uk/training-eve...) for online attendance and here (rss.org.uk/training-eve... for attendance at UCL.
Rewards and challenges of expert witness work as a statistician (Online)
rss.org.uk
May 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Special thank to the Celebrating Diversity SIG for their support 🤠✨! We will organise other panel discussions moving forward on professional developments topics, focusing on different diverse groups.

We are open to your opinions and suggestions 🤗💪.
February 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Although the focus of the session will be on female professionals with family caring duties, we believe that others will be benefited by learning how these professionals overcame challenges 🏔️, progressed their career 📝 and supported their family members and loved ones 💞.
February 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This session will bring together three women from the various sectors (industry, academia and government) in statistics and data science. 👩‍🏫👩‍💻

We invite you to learn from their insights and ask them questions you have in mind. ℹ️🎈
February 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM