Before joining SAMBa, I did a BA at Trinity College, Dublin and then worked for a short time at Deloitte.
My research explored methods to detect and attribute changes in flooding and other environmental variables. This resulted in methods for the detection of spatially coherent trends in environmental data.
I also had the opportunity to get involved in some international training and capacity building activities with international partners and was able to travel to Brazil and Mongolia to share my knowledge of statistical methods and applications, which was really rewarding.
I’m now working as a postdoc in the Geography department at the University of Bristol analysing data to understand changing sea levels.
SAMBa gave me a broad background in statistics, numerics and modelling and demonstrated how these techniques could be applied to a variety of applications. It gave me confidence that I could take my academic knowledge and apply it to important and high impact questions within environmental areas.
My experience in SAMBa shaped me as a versatile researcher with the ability to use maths to make an impact.
I really valued the experience of being part of a cohort of students in SAMBa, which guaranteed that we were not doing our PhDs in isolation, despite working intensively on independent projects
Shortly after joining SAMBa I broke my neck in a bicycle accident. But thanks to the support from the amazing team, I was still able to make a success of my PhD. The SAMBa environment surrounds you with wonderful people and fantastic opportunities.
The SAMBa team understands how to efficiently bridge the gap between the abstract world of mathematics and statistics to industrial research
The ITTs were invaluable in providing experience in collaborating effectively with others on large projects, understanding and synthesising new information quickly, and liasing with academic leads and commercial partners
You get a lot of freedom to choose your research area...and there is a wide range of research areas within the department from which to choose
I enjoyed the big portfolio of opportunities I was given, which I believe is an essential property of SAMBa and something which truly makes the programme worth it
I can't imagine studying for my PhD anywhere other than SAMBa
SAMBa exposes students to a wide range of cutting edge statistical and mathematical research that will be useful to them in their PhD and later career
The ITTs can be really fun. The best part is that each time you participate you come out with a head full of new ideas and knowledge. Truly amazing
