Statistics is fundamental to contemporary biomedical research.
Expert advice from statisticians and epidemiologists is crucial for appropriate health-data collection and analysis, for informing government debate and for developing public health policies and strategies. The School represents a confluence of leading international researchers in rapidly developing areas of biostatistics, including statistical methods for AIDS, epidemic modelling and survival analysis. The first two weeks will be devoted to instructional lectures of an expository nature combined with tutorials and practical workshops. Further invited speakers include Keith Abrams, Mike Campbell, John Copas, Christl Donnelly, Ian Ford, Geert Molenberghs, Louise Ryan, Nuala Sheehan and Jeremy M.G. Taylor . In addition, participants will be invited to contribute to the Conference.