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Professor Peter Hall was elected as a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences

[posted: 2/5/2013]

On May 2, 2013 Professor Peter Hall was elected as a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences. The press release is available on the website at http://www.nas.edu/... more

Helen R Freeman Scholarships

[posted: 12/4/2013]

One scholarship awarded annually for academic merit in the Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics) to the highest ranked female student entering the degree. The value of the scholarship is $20,000... more

Professor Ian Gordon and "engagement" of statistics in solving crimes

[posted: 22/2/2013]

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BHP Billiton Research Scholarship (BHPBRS)

[posted: 5/2/2013]

The BHP Billiton Research Scholarship will be offered in 2013 to female students at the University of Melbourne commencing full-time PhD studies in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in an area... more

Professor Peter Hall has been granted the "Officer of the Order of Australia" award

[posted: 1/2/2013]

For distinguished service to mathematical science in the field of statistics through international contributions to research, as an academic and mentor, and through leadership of advisory and professional... more

The Australian Financial Review: "Sums add up for numerate graduates"

[posted: 27/8/2012]

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Professor Peter Hall has been awarded the prestigious "Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award" of the American Statistical Association

[posted: 16/8/2012]

Congratulations to Professor Peter Hall on this well deserved award! Information about this award below. Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award: The Wilks Memorial... more

Michael Wheeler has been awarded the Chancellor's Prize

[posted: 3/7/2012]

Michael Wheeler has just been awarded the Chancellor's Prize as one of six awards for excellence in the PhD thesis passed in 2011 by the University. Michael was supervised by Omar Foda. Congratulations... more

'In the maths realm, good timing counts'

[posted: 18/1/2012]

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Hyamfest 2011 – A Celebration of Mathematics and Statistics

[posted: 18/7/2011]

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Penguins and Probability

[posted: 21/6/2011]

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