@HardingProf

Harding Professor for Statistics in Public Life

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Joined January 2021
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We're looking for two Assistant Professors to join the forthcoming Bennett School of Public Policy, within the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science at @Cambridge_Uni starting in August 2025. Apply by 10 March. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50248/
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We are delighted that Hannah Fry will join the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics in January 2025 as Cambridge's first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics. Learn more in our interview: maths.cam.ac.uk/features/han… @FryRsquared @Cambridge_Uni
Professor Hannah Fry Photo by Lloyd Mann

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Congratulations to @ClareWilsonMed, whose article on new DNA tests to predict disease risk won the Harding Prize 2023 General Public Audience Award. Judges said “a clear, evidence-based exploration into what’s currently known about, and the usefulness of polygenetic testing."
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Today we've launched our new strategy for 2024-29 Setting out our goals for achieving our vision of a world in which statistics and data are at the heart of understanding and decision-making You can read about our priorities for 2024 too rss.org.uk/news-publication/…
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Congratulations, @caromitreka! 👏 "For important contributions to mathematical imaging, inverse problems, and applied partial differential equations, as well as outstanding leadership and service."
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We're pleased to announce the 2024 Class of SIAM Fellows! Congrats to these distinguished members, who were nominated for their exemplary research and service to the #appliedmath, #computationalscience, and #datascience communities. Learn more: sinews.siam.org/Details-Page…
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We are #recruiting! 💼 The UK Statistics Authority is seeking to appoint two new non-executive directors to the Board. More information including how to apply is available on the Public Appointments website. Closing date: Wednesday 27 March ⏰ apply-for-public-appointment…
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Do you have a PhD in statistics or a related subject? CMIH Co-director @HardingProf is looking for a post-doc to join his group to work on the KMPG-Cambridge Partnership 'Future of Work' Mental Wellbeing Pillar Closing date 31 March More info below 👇 jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/45335/
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Meet the projects from ai@cam showcasing how AI can benefit society: 🌿 Revolutionising women’s health 🧠 Better lifelong brain and mental health 🗣️ Language equity and inclusion 🏙️ Ethical AI for public sector decision-making 🌍 Unlocking new climate and biodiversity solutions
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For effective governance, science must carry proper "weight and influence in Whitehall". 🔬 Sir Patrick Vallance, former Government CSA, on why science leaders must be fully embedded in the work of their depts. Our paper, out today, offers the template: bit.ly/48EaPyU
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🤓 The perfect lunchtime read from @HardingProf & me "Only by making the most of the full breadth of scientific knowledge and disciplines & integrating this with economics and social science, will government be equipped to make the best decisions" civilserviceworld.com/in-dep…

It's time to overhaul the role of chief scientific advisers – and the Home Office offers a model to...

As a new report considers how government can make better use of scientific advisers, co-authors Charlotte Pickles and Prof Sir John Aston set out key recommendations based on the Home Office's...

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🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨 Science will hold the key to unlocking many of the solutions to Britain's greatest challenges Yet in some areas of Whitehall science remains sidelined @HardingProf & @jl_sweetland explain how reforming the CSA model can change that
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Here's your chance to celebrate the best in communication! And each Harding Prize is worth £3,141.59 - geddit? We've had great past winners - now whose turn will it be? hardingprize.online
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Packages of non-pharmaceutical interventions with complementary effects, such as masking, social distancing, and other measures, unequivocally reduced #COVID19 infections, our major new report has found: royalsociety.org/news/2023/0…
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🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 Today we've published 'Breaking down the Barriers' looking at why Whitehall is so hard to reform Based on 27 interviews with former senior leaders, incl 2 former cab secs, 10 former perm secs, & 6 former cab ministers 1/
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Do you have a background in applied stats, environmental science, psychology or social science, and evidence communication? @HardingProf is advertising a new role to work on an award from EPSRC's AI for Net Zero call. More details 👇 jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41402/
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⏰Apply for CSaP policy internship now! CSaP is looking to recruit policy interns for three months starting in September 2023. Our policy internship offers PhD students a unique career development opportunity. Find out more and apply now👇 csap.cam.ac.uk/professional-…
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Our two winners are: An interactive calculator for NHS waiting lists from @TheIFS ifs.org.uk/calculators/what-… A briefing on green steel for parliament from POST post.parliament.uk/research-…
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Congratulations to Dame Angela McLean on her appointment as the new Government Chief Scientific Adviser. Angela brings with her a wealth of expertise and experience, has been an excellent departmental CSA, and will be the first woman to hold the post➡️ gov.uk/government/news/new-g…

New Government Chief Scientific Adviser Appointed

Professor Dame Angela McLean has been appointed as the new Government Chief Scientific Adviser

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We are seeking 3 new Non-Executive directors to help govern and guide the Authority. Experts in communications or digital technology and related organisation transformation are encouraged to apply through the following link: apply-for-public-appointment…
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Recruiting now for a #Postdoctoral #Research Fellow within the Hub for Quantitative Modelling in Healthcare at the University of Exeter @HealthcareHubEX. To find out more: ow.ly/a2of50KNJTH
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