Regular Features in RSS News

Comment and editorial articles on:

• Society issues
• Invited and general statistical interest

Letters from readers on:

• The Society and its operations
• Topics of concern to statisticians
• Statistical methods
• Comments on RSS News in the press or publications

Note that articles and letters accepted for publication are not refereed and should not be referenced in articles submitted for publication in a refereed journal; nor should their publication imply RSS agreement of or support for views expressed.

Education reports on:

• The Education Strategy group
• Teaching and learning statistics at all levels
• Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education
• ASLU (Association of Statistics Lecturers in Universities)
• IASE (International Association for Statistical Education)

Section, local group and special meeting reports on:

• Section meeting papers of around 750 words, excluding ordinary meeting papers presented by sections and the research section
• Local group meeting reports of around 450 words
• Special RSS meetings, workshops and annual conference reports
• Conference and meetings organised by other statistical societies, with which the RSS is involved

Official statistics reports from:

• Government Statistical Service
• Office for National Statistics

News items on:

• The promotion, honours and awards of fellows
• New fellows and newly professionally qualified fellows
• Formal announcements as required by the bye-laws
• Reports on Society's examinations
• Registration details for conferences, workshops and special meetings
• The Society and reports of decisions made by Council and the Executive Committee

Forsooth!

Lists examples of the way the media and some personalities misunderstand mathematical and statistical concepts. The column provides entertainment, but also reminds us that much work is still to be done in communicating statistics.

Meetings and diary of events

A pull-out section containing details of all the meetings, lectures, workshops and conferences of the Society, its sections and local groups. Advance notice of meetings arranged for the following month is given, where available.

Puzzles, quizzes and competitions also feature regularly in RSS News.