{"id":1288,"date":"2019-04-02T14:13:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T13:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2019-04-11T14:15:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T13:15:19","slug":"dr-rachel-mccrea-appointed-director-of-the-national-centre-for-statistical-ecology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/dr-rachel-mccrea-appointed-director-of-the-national-centre-for-statistical-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Rachel McCrea appointed Director of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University\u2019s Dr Rachel McCrea of the Statistical Ecology @ Kent group from the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS) has been appointed Director of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology (NCSE).<\/p>\n<p>The University of Kent is a founder member of the NCSE which aims to develop, apply and communicate innovative statistical methods for collecting and\u00a0analysing\u00a0ecological data to improve the understanding and management of wild populations and their environment.<\/p>\n<p>It was established in 2005 and the current consortium unites research excellence across the Universities of Kent, St Andrews, Bath, Bristol, Edinburgh, Essex, Exeter, Glasgow and Sheffield, together with the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.<\/p>\n<p>The NCSE also has a considerable number of international members spanning the globe\u00a0and organises the biennial\u00a0International Statistical Ecology Conference, the next sitting of which will be hosted in Sydney in June 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Dr McCrea said she was looking forward to driving new NCSE initiatives within the role, starting with its next conference later in the summer. \u2018We are hosting an International Centre for Mathematical Sciences meeting in Edinburgh\u00a0in June 2019\u00a0on the topic of Addressing Statistical Challenges of Modern Technological Advances.\u00a0 This will be used to ensure that the centre remains at the forefront of internationally leading statistical ecology research.\u2019<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/dr-rachel-mccrea-appointed-director-of-the-national-centre-for-statistical-ecology\/&amp;t=Dr Rachel McCrea appointed Director of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Dr Rachel McCrea appointed Director of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/dr-rachel-mccrea-appointed-director-of-the-national-centre-for-statistical-ecology\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/dr-rachel-mccrea-appointed-director-of-the-national-centre-for-statistical-ecology\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/dr-rachel-mccrea-appointed-director-of-the-national-centre-for-statistical-ecology\/&amp;title=Dr Rachel McCrea appointed Director of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/dr-rachel-mccrea-appointed-director-of-the-national-centre-for-statistical-ecology\/&amp;title=Dr Rachel McCrea appointed Director of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University\u2019s Dr Rachel McCrea of the Statistical Ecology @ Kent group from the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS) has been appointed &hellip; 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