Two academics known for their pioneering work in data science are among those receiving the highest accolades in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list.
Statistician Sheila Bird, made OBE in 2011, is to become a dame. The honorary professor at the University of Edinburgh is known for her work championing the use of statistical methods in evaluating public policies.
Her assessment of the misuse of statistics in the British Medical Journal led to statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals. She is also former programme leader at the University of Cambridge’s Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit.
Alongside Bird on this year’s list is Andrew Morris, founding director of Health Data Research UK.
Vice-principal of data science at the University of Edinburgh, Morris receives his knighthood for services to medical sciences, public health and patient care.
