Royal Statistical Society

Welcome to all our delegates for day one of RSS conference in Brighton! We’re looking forward to Hadley Wickham's keynote starting shortly and then our welcome reception on the famous Brighton pier 🏖 Do check out the programme: https://lnkd.in/eZBHw8Vj

Calling all mentors and mentees (and anyone considering joining our mentoring scheme: https://ow.ly/6nFA50T8IeA)! Come along to our conference in Brighton for the chance to meet other mentors/mentees in person! 🤝

To those joining us in Brighton for our conference, it's now just a few days to go! Explore the programme with sessions on industry, communication, AI, environment, medical, methods and theory, public policy, other applications, professional development, and social & wellbeing https://lnkd.in/efDsyySp

You may have seen lots of headlines recently about the dangers of processed meat While some of these findings can be helpful you should always be aware of the limitations of the data 📖 Read our guide on things to look out for: https://lnkd.in/ehDFwaYd

The latest Household Costs Indices, published today by Office for National Statistics show how some household groups are bearing the brunt of inflation more than others 📣 We call on the government to look beyond CPI and take note of these figures to ensure their policymaking is based on the best possible data ➡https://lnkd.in/ggpbYfN8

Do you work in STEM and are passionate about increasing inclusivity? Why not volunteer for In2scienceUK, a charity dedicated to increasing access to STEM education & careers Host a placement, be a mentor or share skills on their online platform 👇 https://lnkd.in/eSet5vXx

It's less than a week to go until our annual conference and we can't wait to welcome you all to Brighton 🏖 If you haven't already done so, check out our conference guide where we pick out some of the week's highlights 📖 https://lnkd.in/ebRVafRQ

Good luck to everyone awaiting their GCSE results today! 👩🎓 Did you know we offer free e-membership to those studying (any subject) at A-Level and above? Join now for free 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFJyU-9H

We have some great sponsors for our Brighton conference social events Phastar is sponsoring our legendary pub quiz while the Smith Institute is the sponsor for our awards and poster reception A massive thank you also to our headline sponsor MSD 👏 👏 👏

We've released our final two case studies as part of our Statistics Under Pressure campaign ⚖ Read about the trades-off involved in improving the coherence of UK homelessness statistics and in publishing regional quarterly GDP https://lnkd.in/e9Pwe5r5