News
July 2026
Successful launch of the interactive educational platform "From Pixels to Populations"
Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science
15 July 2026On Monday 13 July, we had the pleasure to host 36 school students from two schools, Barking Abby School (year 11) and Reach Academy Feltham (year 12) for a unique educational experience. The students were introduced to elements of statistical ecology and artificial intelligence via our novel interactive educational platform "From Pixels to Populations" ... [more]
Best poster award at the 2026 ISBA World Meeting for PhD student of Eleni Matechou
Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science
15 July 2026Congratulations to Cam Milliken, a PhD student supervised by Dr Eleni Matechou, who won a best poster award at the 2026 ISBA World Meeting. The conference was attended by over 800 people and included more than 300 posters. Cam's poster, available here, presented work on spatio-temporal modelling for POMS (Pollinator Monitoring Scheme) data. ... [more]
June 2026
Mathematician's Prestigious Fellowship Drives New Discoveries in Marine Microbiology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
29 June 2026Professor Natasha Blitvic's successful Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship highlights the power of interdisciplinary research and the value of one of the world's most distinctive research awards. A Queen Mary University of London mathematician has been recognised by the Simons Foundation for the success of her ground-breaking transition into marine microbiology, ... [more]
Congratulations to Kostas Papafitsoros on the nomination for the QMUL Research & Innovation Awards 2026
Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science
15 June 2026We are delighted to congratulate Kostas Papafitsoros on being nominated for the Queen Mary University of London Research & Innovation Awards 2026 in the category of Impact: Culture, Civic, Community and Policy. This prestigious award recognises research that delivers outstanding real world impact on society, policy and communities, highlighting the breadth and ... [more]
May 2026
New visiting researcher at our center
Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science
22 May 2026We welcome Cryssa Papadaki, a new visiting Researcher at our centre, supervised by Dr Eleni Matechou, on statistical ecology approaches for analyzing eDNA-derived biodiversity datasets from freshwater ecosystems of the Aegean islands. This work focuses on Joint Species Distribution Models (JSDMs), community ecology, biodiversity–environment relationships, and the application of ... [more]
April 2026
Statistics and Data Science Clinic to continue its successful operation for another two years
Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science
30 April 2026The Statistics and Data Science Clinic, a successful initiative of the Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science has received funding from QMUL ERICA fund to continue its operation in 2025/26 and 2026/27. The Clinic, which launched in June 2025, aims to provide a range of services, from statistical advice and new methodology ... [more]
March 2026
Why averages fail for bacteria in the open ocean
Faculty of Science and Engineering
10 March 2026How can bacteria that forage on organic particles survive in vast ocean regions where such particles are extremely sparse? A new study by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and ETH Zurich shows that variability at the level of individual bacteria plays a central role. Using a probabilistic population ... [more]
Three women leading research in Science and Engineering
Faculty of Science and Engineering
1 March 2026To mark International Women's Day, we spotlight three women leading research in Science and Engineering. Meet Silvia Liverani (Head of the Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science) Mona Jaber (Head of the Centre for Networks, Communications, and Systems) and Ana Sobrido (Head of the Centre for Centre for Sustainable ... [more]