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Personal Statement

I am a PhD statistics student, having graduated from BSc in Mathematics and Statistics with Colours at the University of Strathclyde in 2020.

My research focuses on the academic outcomes of students in higher education. In particular, I am interested in the prediction/interpretation of these outcomes and their relationship with a student's contextual background: e.g. coming from a deprived area, coming from low-household income, having care-experience, or attending a school with low progression to higher education rates.

My research is particularly aligned with Widening Access initiatives within Strathclyde and other universities in Scotland, which aims to increase participation in higher education from more socio-economically disadvantaged groups. I am also open to collaboration with other institutions in and outwith Scotland/United Kingdom. For example, I currently work with the Lebniz Institute for Educational trajectories (LfBi), which looks at differences in educational attainment in the German population.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Bachelor of Mathematics and Statistics, How UK Cinema Admissions Can be Forecasted with ARIMA and Google Trends Data, University Of Strathclyde

1 Sept 201631 May 2020

Award Date: 3 Jul 2020

Keywords

  • Widening Access
  • Higher Education
  • Statistics
  • Academic Outcomes
  • Entry Requirements
  • Regression
  • Socio-economic
  • Survival

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