Peter Diggle

Peter Diggle is a statistician, and president of the Royal Statistical Society, starting his term early in 2014 on the resignation of John Pullinger who was appointed National Statistician.[1] He holds concurrent appointments with the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University, and the Institute of Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool.[2] In 1997 he was awarded the Guy medal in Silver by the Royal Statistical Society.[3] From 2004-2008 he was an EPSRC Senior Research Fellow.[4] He is one of the founding co-editors of the journal Biostatistics.[5]

Previously, he has held positions at Newcastle University, and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. He also holds honorary appointments with Johns Hopkins, Columbia and Yale.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Peter Diggle to begin his RSS presidency early as John Pullinger steps down". www.statslife.org.uk. Retrieved 13 Dec 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Peter Diggle, Prof - Personal Statement". University of Liverpool. Retrieved 13 Dec 2013.
  3. ↑ "Guy Medal in Silver - Previous Recipients". Royal Statistical Society. Retrieved 13 Dec 2013.
  4. ↑ "Professor Peter Diggle". Lancaster University. Retrieved 13 Dec 2013.
  5. ↑ "Editorial Board". Oxford Journals. Retrieved 13 Dec 2013.