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The Oxford Medical Statistics Network (OxStat) is open to staff and postgraduate students with an interest in medical statistics, working or studying within the Medical Sciences Division. The aim of the group is to facilitate networking, communication and collaboration, and to provide informal support and foster good practice.

Oxford Medical Statistics Network logo

Group of people chatting around a table

The network circulates a newsletter and holds free events every term, such as talks and workshops from internal and external speakers. Anyone within the division with an interest in medical statistics (epidemiologists, medical statisticians, health economists, data scientists, DPhil students) is welcome to join.

If you have any relevant news or upcoming events to publicize please send them to the OXStat mailing list  oxstat@npeu.ox.ac.uk.

What are the network aims

  • To provide an opportunity for networking with fellow medical statisticians in Oxford
  • To provide a hub of informal support and shared learning for statisticians work in health related research
  • To encourage collaborative work in methodology and statistics
  • To hold and promote local statistical events, teaching and career development opportunities

What is outside the remit of the network

  • The OxStat network does not provide statistical consultancy,  guidance on study design or support for grant applications. Support for grant applications is provided by Research Design Service South Central; Oxford University Statistical Consulting provides consultancy services to both internal departments and external businesses and organizations.  

To find out more information on OxStat or to sign up to the mailing list, please email oxstat@npeu.ox.ac.uk.

OXSTAT CO-ChairS

BSc MSc PhD CStat Derrick Bennett - Associate Professor

 Derrick Bennett

Associate Professor, Clinical Trials Service and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health

Pollyanna Hardy

Director National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU)  Clinical Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health


OXSTAT Committee Members


Shing Chan

Data Scientist, Nuffield Department of Population Health

Vichithranie Madurasinghe

Medical Statistician, Clinical Trials Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health


Ushma Galal

Senior Trial Statistician, Primary Care Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences

Ly-Mee Yu

Deputy Director Academic/Lead Trial Statistician,  Primary Care Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences

Ruth Coleman

Head of Statistics and Modelling Group, Diabetes Trial Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine

Christopher Mwema

Medical Statistician, OCTRU, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences