The results of our recent ballot for new Council members are now in, and we are very pleased to announce that the following members will start their four-year terms of office on the RSS Council from January 2024:
- Timandra Harkness, a freelance writer, broadcaster and speaker, and a Graduate Statistician with the RSS, having gained a BSc in Mathematics and Statistics with the Open University.
- Neil Spencer, Professor of Applied Statistics and Director of the Statistical Services and Consultancy Unit at the University of Hertfordshire. He is a Chartered Statistician with many years’ experience in lecturing and consultancy.
- Louisa Nolan, currently Head of Data Science at Public Health Wales and enjoying the challenge of doing more with data, automation and AI to improve health and wellbeing in Wales.
- Rhiannon Edge, who recently joined AstraZeneca as an Associate Director of Statistical Science. She previously held a lectureship position at Lancaster University for 6 years after completing her PhD in Statistics and Epidemiology within CHICAS (Lancaster Medical School).
Congratulations to the new Council members – we look forward to working with you!
Do you think you’d make a good Council member, or know someone who would? Nominate someone for the next round of elections.
For more information, please email RSS Governance Manager Jo Fishwell