Phd Departmental Studentships (x3)

Applications are invited for three (3) PhD Studentships, based at the Department of Statistical Science, UCL. The positions can involve any topic within the Statistical Science remit. The positions are open to both Home and Overseas applicants. Successful applicants are expected to start their PhD studies in October 2025, however we will also consider applications where the PhD studies can begin in February 2026 which is the second possible starting date for a PhD through the year according to UCL rules.

The Department is among the three largest Statistics groups in the UK with more than 30 academic members of staff. Research in the Department is organised into six themes: Causality; Computational Statistics and Machine Learning; Economics, Finance and Business; Environmental Statistics; Probability; Statistics in Biomedicine and Health Economics. Research often cuts across these areas. Much of the research is interdisciplinary and involves collaborations within and outside UCL.

Each of the Departmental Studentships will be 3.5 years in duration (or 6 years for part-time students) and will cover the full tuition fees, an annual maintenance stipend (this was £22,237 for 2024/25, with some rise expected to be applied for 2025/26 and for each of the subsequent years during the PhD) and an allowance for research training.

Full-time students will spend 6 months of their time for teaching (spread across the 3.5 years) and devote the remainder of their time to undertaking their research.

Person Specification

The requirement for admission to the MPhil/PhD in Statistical Science is a 1st class or high upper 2nd class Bachelor’s degree, or a Master’s degree with merit or distinction, in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline. International qualifications of an equivalent standard are also acceptable. Further details can be found on the Departmental website.

The requirements for applying for the studentships are detailed in the Departmental Studentship person specification.

How to Apply

Candidates will need to identify and be in contact with a prospective supervisor in the department in advance of submitting an application.

Step 1: All candidates should first apply for admission to a MPhil/PhD in Statistical Science by visiting the relevant UCL website.

Step 2: The following two documents should then be sent to stats.pgr-admissions@ucl.ac.uk, after changed into a PDF format:

1. Funding application form (link to Word document to be completed by the candidate.
2. Supervisor reference form (link to Word document to be completed and sent by the prospective supervisor)

Step 3: For an application to be completed, candidates should also fill in the following online form:

Diversity data form (link to Microsoft Form to be completed by the candidate)

Applications must be submitted by the deadline of 31st July 2025.

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