StatML admissions Q & A with the directors
The programme will host Q & A online drop in session with directors from Oxford and Imperial to discuss applicants’ questions on the admission process at both institutions. Current StatML students will join the directors to cover a breadth of questions from applicants, ranging from programme specifics to student life. Each session will last 45 minutes and will take place on the below dates:
- Monday 4th November at 1pm UK time, with Dr. Ed Cohen, Imperial’s StatML Joint Director. You can sign up to this session by registering here.
- Wednesday 27th November at 9am UK time, with Prof Robin Evans, Oxford’s StatML Co-Director. You can sign up to this session by registering here.
- Wednesday 18th December at 1pm UK time, with Dr. Sarah Filippi, Imperial’s StatML Co-Director. You can sign up to this session by registering here.
Please note that the registration to participate in the sessions will close the day before. Refer to the forms to note the exact deadline by which you should aim to have registered to a session to not miss your chance to participate in the Q & A of your choice.
- The admission portal at the University of Oxford is now open and the programme welcomes applications. For more details, consult the programme’s Oxford webpage here.
If you have any general questions, please contact Frédérique Godin at statmlcdt@stats.ox.ac.uk
Imperial:
- The admission portal at Imperial College London is expected to open around the 27th September 2024. For more details, consult the programme’s Imperial webpage here.
If you have any general questions, please contact Gabriella Caminotto at statml.io.admissions@imperial.ac.uk
We would like to receive applications from individuals who hold (or expect to receive) a masters level degree (or equivalent) in mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, engineering, or in a closely related subject.
Whilst the programme is normally intended for full-time study, we welcome applications for part-time study, including from those with established careers or caring responsibilities.
The majority of our funded studentships are limited to Home / Republic of Ireland nationals. However, in recognition of the outstanding talent of many overseas students, both Oxford and Imperial offer several highly prestigious international scholarships designed to attract and reward the best students.
An additional source of funding open to all applicants, including overseas students through Imperial College is via the “President’s scholarship”
To be considered for this scholarship, you need to follow the procedures on the Imperial website (please note this differs to the standard CDT application procedure and there are specific deadlines unrelated to the CDT you need to adhere to). Furthermore, prior to applying, candidates must have contacted a supervisor in an academic department at Imperial College London who has agreed to supervise their research project and their name needs to be put on the application form.
In order to be considered for most Oxford University scholarships, students must have applied by the 19th of January 2024.
Please find listed information on eligibility, fee status and stipends:
link here.
For any information regarding the programme and admissions, please get in touch with Frédérique Godin at frederique.godin@stats.ox.ac.uk.
StatML Directors will be hosting online Q&A’s to provide information about the application process in 2024. The last one will be held by Prof Sarah Filippi on Wednesday January 10th, at 14.30.
To register your interest in joining the last session, please send an email to Frédérique Godin at the above-mentioned email address.
You can also get in touch with one of our Directors by writing to the email addresses below:
- Professor Judith Rousseau at judith.rousseau@stats.ox.ac.uk, (Oxford) or
- Dr Ed Cohen or Dr Sarah Filippi at statml.director@imperial.ac.uk (Imperial).
Every student will have a home institution (either Imperial or Oxford) and will receive their degree from this institution. Training will take place at both institutions.
- Send an application to the Admissions Portal for Oxford and/or Imperial.
- Please note that you will be required to provide supporting documents such as a personal statement/statement of purpose, your most recent transcript, your resume, and your references. You are not expected to write a research proposal, only a personal statement/statement of purpose, and your references should be received by the application deadline, or shortly after at most.
- Your personal statement/statement of purpose should include information such as the following:
- Your motivation for wanting to do a PhD
- Your motivation for choosing to apply to StatML
- Explanation of which domains or questions in statistics and machine learning interest you the most and why. You may want to include any links between theses research interests and those of StatML supervisors.
- Anything we need to know to better understand you CV/transcript/references (e.g. if you had mitigating circumstances, let us know, but we do not need to know the details of the circumstances).
- Assessment and interviews will take place once applications have been received through the suggested university.
- Offers will be made by Imperial or by Oxford (depending on where you have applied to).
Should you have any further queries regarding the application process please do not hesitate to contact us.
Hear from our students
Find out more about the previous programme in the videos below.