Statistics - Structured

This general discipline within the School has an expanding research activity with postgraduate students (PhD and MSc) and postdoctoral researchers frequently involved in collaborative projects with other researchers at University of Galway, elsewhere in Ireland and overseas. There are three broad related current research areas: statistics: this includes methodological work in statistical modelling including random effects and mixed models, semiparametric Bayesian inference, mixture models, and smoothing.



All PhD students in the College of Science will enrol in a Structured PhD: www.nuigalway.ie/science/rgroups.html



Application areas range from agricultural sciences, educational performance, health provision evaluation, to environmental monitoring.

To be eligible to enter on a programme of study and research for the degree of PhD you must have reached a high honours standard at the examination for the primary degree or presented such evidence as will satisfy the Head of School and the College of your fitness.

Course Code: PHDS-STAT



Applications are made online via the NUI Galway Postgraduate Applications System.

Structured PhD, 4 years, full-time.

Research Areas

http://www.maths.nuigalway.ie/research/