News

Jul
2022

IMA/RSS Workshop: Involving Employers in the Development of the Mathematical Sciences Curriculum

written by Sarah Littler
published on Mon, 11/07/2022

At the end of June, Select Senior Consultant Sarah was thrilled to be invited to give a talk and take part in the panel discussion at the IMA workshop, “Involving Employers in the Development of the Mathematical Sciences Curriculum”. Sarah was delighted to talk about her role as a statistical consultant and the skills required for those looking to undertake a career in statistical consultancy.

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Jan
2022

Careers in Statistics: Female experiences of a career in data

written by Jo Morrison
published on Thu, 06/01/2022

In November our Senior Statistical Consultant, Jo, was delighted to chair the speaker session of a Royal Statistical Society event "Careers in Statistics: Female experiences of a career in data". The event, which aimed to provide advice and encourage career-young women pursuing a career in statistics or data science, featured short talks from six guest speakers followed by questions from the audience.

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Mar
2021

LMS Women in Mathematics Day 2021

written by Sarah Littler
published on Mon, 29/03/2021

Last week, Select Senior Consultant Sarah was delighted to be invited to speak at the London Mathematical Society (LMS) Women in Mathematics Day 2021. The event, which included talks given by female speakers from a range of career stages, aimed to promote interest and careers in mathematics for women.

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Feb
2021

The Academy of Medical Sciences Diversity Report

written by Lynsey McColl
published on Tue, 09/02/2021

The Academy of Medical Sciences plays a hugely important role in supporting and advancing the UK’s biomedical and health research and its translation into benefits for society. Select were thrilled to partner with Vanessa Johnson-Burgess from Inclusive Recruiting to deliver their most recent diversity report.

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Dec
2020

What’s in a name: Statistics vs Data Science

written by Jo Morrison
published on Mon, 07/12/2020

Whilst the Select team are very much missing working together in the office, there have been positives in the move to working more remotely. Jo, virtually joined an RSS meeting discussing the differences and the commonalities of statistics and data science.

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Dec
2019

Women in Data UK Conference

written by Sally Hunton
published on Fri, 20/12/2019

Last month, our consultant Sally was thrilled to have the opportunity to attend the Women in Data UK conference, a yearly event that aims to educate and inspire the Women in Data UK community through high-profile speakers, development sessions, training, networking and all-day exhibits.

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