Our work in detail

• Statistical Support and Consultancy
• Training

• Resources
• Partnerships
• Publications
• Software
• Services for UoR
• About the SSC

Services for the University of Reading

In addition to its external enterprise activities, the SSC actively contributes to the core activities and mission of the University of Reading, allowing it to benefit from the SSC’s wide ranging practical experience of applying statistics.

Consultancy and research support

SSC staff have contacts in many schools and departments within the University. Interactions with University colleagues are sometimes little more than ad-hoc advice, given freely. In other instances University colleagues have become SSC clients, or collaborators. The SSC also contributes more widely to the University via activities such as:

• Introducing University of Reading researchers to its clients

• Providing statistical assessment of applications for Project Licenses to the Home Office to support the University’s Local Ethical Review Process

• Contributing to University initiatives such as the development and delivery of a new Advanced Skills short course (Existing and Emerging Biotechnologies for Science) provided by the School of Biological Sciences together with the Reading-Surrey ECIF Biopharma Skills Project.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics inputs

The SSC provides input into the University’s more traditional activities of teaching and research. This work is part of a well established workload exchange model with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, allowing the University to benefit from the SSC’s practical experience. Contributions include:

• Lecturing on B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree programmes

• Project supervision

• Sitting on Higher Degree Committees

• Providing advice to university staff and students through the Statistical Advisory Service.

GSDP programme

The SSC has been an active contributor to the University’s Graduate Skills Development Programme (GSDP) for Ph.D. students in the Faculties of Life Sciences and Science. Current SSC courses include:

• Statistics Made Simple

• Statistical Modelling using R

• Quality Data for Good Research

• Writing Up Your Analysis

• ANOVA and its Extensions

• Basic Statistics Refresher.

SSC's Short Course programme

In addition to the GSDP programme, university students, and also staff, may take advantage of the SSC’s annual advertised programme of over 30 public courses. These are ideal for CPD purposes. Prices are discounted by 50% for internal university participants.

 

Added value

There are also other SSC activities that add value to the University’s work. For example:

• The SSC’s large overseas portfolio directly promotes the University in large parts of Africa, South America and elsewhere. This raises the international profile of Reading University, assisting with student recruitment and wider international engagement

• Sharing its knowledge of international markets

• Collaborating with Reading University staff

• Introducing Reading University researchers to its clients

• Bringing real problems into University teaching

• Participating in the ERASMUS Teaching Staff Mobility Programme.