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Alumni Career Event Methodology and Statistics Psychology Event - 10 February 2026
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MSc Data Statistics & Data Science Graduation Ceremony Event - 7 April 2026

Alumni meet students in Psychology Methodology & Statistics News - 1 February 2018
On February 15th 2018 former students in Methodology & Statistics (M&S) of Leiden University share their current and previous professional activities to provide M&S students an insight into their career perspectives.

Smarter hypothesis testing with statistics: how e-values can improve scientific research News - 13 June 2025
During his PhD research, mathematician Tyron Lardy worked on a new approach to hypothesis testing. Instead of the traditional p-value, he uses so-called e-values. These turn out to be more flexible – especially when you want to look at your results midway through the study.

New assumption-free statistics offer a better choice for many research studies News - 19 June 2025
PhD candidate Daniël Gomon has developed statistical methods that could significantly improve research in fields like medicine and demography. ‘Mathematicians don’t like unrealistic assumptions,’ he says. Gomon will defend his PhD thesis on 19 June.

Cheating graphs: a lesson in statistics without arithmetic News - 24 June 2022
Missing legends, illogical connections or three-dimensional graphs. There are many ways in which data can deceive. Five students took up the fight against misleading statistics. Their lesson series can now be found online.

KiKa grant for mathematician: how statistics helps fight bone cancer News - 12 July 2024
Using mathematics to help children with bone cancer. It sounds a little strange, but for statistician Marta Fiocco, it's just her job. She gets a substantial grant from KiKa for it. With that money, she is going to study the effect of chemotherapy adjustments.

Goodbye SPSS, hallo R: ‘Now we can help students who like statistics to excel’ News - 12 April 2023
After the summer, the SPSS statistics programme will be replaced by the new ‘R’ software for first year students. Hemmo Smit and Sjoerd Huisman, both lecturers in Methodology and Statistics, initiated this major change in the curriculum. That did not happen overnight.

‘I use a statistical analysis to estimate my travel time by bike’ News - 26 May 2023
Why use Google Maps when you can also calculate your bike route based on your own data. Statistician and cyclist Alexander Dürre sees statistics in everything around him. He analyses data of soccer games and calculates the possible winners of cycling races. ‘When I have too much time, I apply statistics…

Moons appointed professor by special appointment of the chair ‘Crime Statistics’ at Leiden University News - 16 April 2025
As of 1 April 2025, Professor E.A.L.M.G (Elke) Moons has been appointed professor by special appointment of the chair ‘Crime Statistics’ at Leiden University’s Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden Law School.

‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’ News - 7 December 2023
'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make students enthusiastic for his beloved subject. 'Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise.' Rodenburg…

Graduation Ceremony Statistics & Data Science Event - 16 April 2025
Graduation Ceremony

Alumni Career Event Methodology and Statistics Psychology Event - 6 March 2025
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