School of Mathematics
Data Science (Statistics) MSc
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“world-leading” or “internationally excellent”
Submitted research – REF 2021
Top 100
World top 100 university
QS World University Rankings 2023
Silver
award for our commitment to gender equality
Athena SWAN Charter
Research and innovation
We are one of the largest mathematics research departments in the UK, conducting impactful research across Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics.
Researchers in the School are actively involved with the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and the Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics.

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