News from 2014
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Postgraduate students win graduation prizes
Three of the department's students have received awards for their excellent performances in Science and Technology postgraduate subjects.
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Top 10 ranking in all major league tables
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics has maintained its rank of 9th in the UK and top in the North West in the latest The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide subject league tables. We continue to rank in the top 10 of all three major league tables.
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Next generation of statistical tools to be developed for the big data age
Statisticians are developing new ways to interpret the unprecedented amounts of data being generated continuously all around us.
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Care home dementia study finds failure to reduce antipsychotic prescribing
A study by five universities has found that there was no sustained reduction in the prescribing of antipsychotics to dementia patients in UK care homes following the government’s 2009 National Dementia Strategy (NDS), which recommended a review of their use in light of potential serious side effects.
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Rio gold medal run was one of the best ever – according to statisticians
Statisticians have created a model to work out the answers to one of the biggest questions asked by sports fans around the world – what were the best track athletics performances of all time?
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Science & Technology Departments amongst the top 10 for student satisfaction
Lancaster University is ranked amongst the UK’s best for student satisfaction in the 2016 National Student Survey.
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Dr Daniel Elton awarded department teaching prize
Congratulations to Dr Daniel Elton, who is the winner of the 2016 Tower of Teaching award.
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Top 10 in the Guardian university league tables
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is ranked 6th in the UK in the latest Guardian subject league tables, having climbed six places.
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North West firms urged to tap into Lancaster's funded business-led R&D initiatives
Lancaster University is providing a unique opportunity for ambitious North West small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to take advantage of funded three-year industry-led research and development initiatives with support worth up to £100,000.
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Students give local pupils maths masterclass
In April, three undergraduate students from the department led a masterclass day for a group of mathematically gifted pupils from schools in South Cumbria.