Research Group Lead: Professor Victoria Allgar

The Medical Statistics Research Group, in the University of Plymouth's Peninsula Medical School, aims to improve the methodological quality of research projects through the provision of expert statistical input through collaboration with all areas of the Faculty of Health and with the wider medical and health-related research community.

The Medical Statistics group aims to:

• collaborate with colleagues to develop and deliver high-quality research that is recognised both nationally and internationally
• develop and maintain a strong portfolio of research relevant to medical and health-related research
• develop and deliver excellent quality research-informed teaching relevant to today's students, at undergraduate, postgraduate and professional development levels
• contribute to the aims of the Faculty of Health and the University, and engage with the wider external community in a manner that will benefit the group.

As part of the support offered by our Statistical Consultancy Service, our research projects are in collaboration with clinicians and health researchers across the South West Peninsula and further afield. We work closely with the NIHR Research Support Service, the Clinical Research Network and other partners from across the South West Peninsula and beyond. We have responsibility for the statistical design, programming and analyses of clinical trials and other well-designed studies, in collaboration with the UKCRC-registered Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU)