Research at Lancaster

Lancaster has a vibrant and active research community across many areas of Statistics and Mathematics. This offers a large selection of quality research topics to the prospective PhD student.

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Statistics

Statistical research at Lancaster emphasises both the development of new methodology and problems of application in the natural, social and biomedical sciences. We are active in areas of Applied Probability, Applied Statistics, Bayesian statistics, Extremes, Financial Statistics, Medical Statistics, Medical and Pharmaceutical Statistics, Operational Research and Statistical Genetics.

If you are interested in studying here, view information about our PhD in Statistics, PhD in Applied and Social Statistics and PhD in Medical Statistics

More information about research in Statistics can be found in our Statistics Research Page

Mathematics

Lancaster has a lively and growing group of research mathematicians in various areas of Mathematical Analysis and Algebra.

Particular topics are Banach Spaces, Brownian Motion, Geometric Constraint Rigidity Theory, Lie Algebras, Noncommutative Probability, Operator Algebras, Operator Inequalities, Partial Differential Equations, Random Matrices, Representation Theory and Stochastic Analysis.

If you are interested in studying here view information about our PhD in Mathematics

More information about research in Mathematics can be found in our Mathematics Research Page