Celebrating statisticians


The Society supports a number of initiatives that recognise the work of statisticians, through our own honours and prizes,  as well as putting members forward for external honours. 

RSS honours

Every year we celebrate the achievements of statisticians in our Honours.

Excellence awards

Annual awards celebrating statistical excellence in a range of areas, from official statistics to healthcare.

External honours panel

The RSS convenes an external honours panel to consider nominations for Civil Honours from the UK Government, and other awards.  

Statistics Are Vital

Our Statistics are vital campaign celebrates the work of statisticians to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.