Awards
- George Box Medal, European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics, 2016
- OBE, Her Majesty the Queen, 2013
- - Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, Royal Society, 2006
- - Outstanding Contributions to the Mathematical Sciences Award, Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics, 2005
- - R.C.Bose Memorial Lecturer, 2005
- - IEEE-ICDM Outstanding contributions award, IEEE International Conference on Data Mining, 2004
- - Fellow of the British Academy, 2003
- - Guy Medal in Silver, Royal Statistical Society, 2002
- - Thomas L. Saaty Prize for Applied Advances in the Mathematical and Management Sciences, 2001
- - Honorary Fellow, Institute of Actuaries, 1999
External Positions
- Member, UK Statistics Authority Assessment Committee, UK Statistics Authority, 2013 - 2016
- Member, UK Statistics Authority Audit Committee, UK Statistics Authority, 2013 - 2016
- Non-Executive Director, UK Statistics Authority Board, UK Statistics Authority, 2013 - 2016
- Member, EPSRC Strategic Advisory Network, EPSRC, 2011
- Group member, Measuring National Wellbeing Technical Advisory Group, Office for National Statistics, 2011
- Member, ISI Astrostatistics Committee, International Statistical Institute, 2010
- Panel member, UEA Climatic Research Unit Scientific Assessment Panel, UEA, 2010 - 2010
- Committee member, UK Committee for Official Statistics, UK Statistics Authority, 2010
- Committee member, UK Strategic Forum for the Social Sciences, British Academy, 2010
- Member, EPSRC Technical Opportunities Panel, EPSRC, 2006
- RSS representative, Office for National Statistics Methodology Advisory Committee, ONS, 2001 - 2009
- Member, EPSRC Mathematics College, EPSRC, 2000
- President, 2006-7, International Federation of Classification Societies
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 2006
- British Academy, British Academy, 2003
- American Statistical Association, American Statistical Association, 2001
- Institute of Actuaries, Hon Fellow, Institute of Actuaries, 1999
- British Classification Society, British Classification Society, 1988
- International Association for Statistical Computing, former Board member, International Association for Statistical Computing, 1988
- International Statistical Institute, elected member, International Statistical Institute, 1988
- Royal Statistical Society, President 2008-09, second term 2010, Royal Statistical Society, 1973
Fellowships
- Royal Statistical Society
- British Academy
- Institute of Actuaries