David Spiegelhalter
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 70 |
| Date of birth | August 16,1953 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| H index | 110 |
| 121 | |
| Academic advisor | Adrian Smith |
| Job | Professor |
| Statistician | |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire |
| Knight Bachelor | |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | |
| Royal Society of London Michael Faraday Prize | |
| Guy Medal | |
| Weldon Memorial Prize | |
| Affiliations | University Of Cambridge |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| University College | |
| London | |
| MSc | |
| Interests | Statistics |
| Biostatistics | |
| Born | Barnstaple |
| United Kingdom | |
| Books | Sex by Numbers |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| University College London | |
| Aalborg University | |
| Full name | David John Spiegelhalter |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1501734 |
David Spiegelhalter Life story
Sir David John Spiegelhalter OBE FRS is a British statistician and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. From 2007 to 2018 he was Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Spiegelhalter is an ISI highly cited researcher.
Covid-19: How many people have been infected more than once?
... Cambridge University statistician Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter says the updated numbers can only tell us so much, when there are many who don t develop symptoms, get tested or report the results...
What's really going on with Covid deaths data?
... And in the coming weeks " we might expect that to rise further" says Cambridge statistician Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter " reflecting the very high levels of people with coronavirus"...
Covid absences put pressure on England's hospitals
... Prof David Spiegelhalter, a statistician from the University of Cambridge, said Covid cases in younger people were coming down " fairly fast" in the capital...
Covid: Honours for top UK medics and pub singers 'out of pocket'
... Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter said the UK was facing an " unprecedented wave of infection"...
Covid: More restrictions a last resort, Sajid Javid says
... Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter of the University of Cambridge told the BBC: " This is a huge, unprecedented wave of infection and very daunting...
Coronavirus: One in five deaths in the meantime, with the virus
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Is red meat back on the menu?
... And Prof David Spiegelhalter, from the University of Cambridge, said: This rigorous, even ruthless, review does not find good evidence of important health benefits from reducing meat consumption In fact, it does not find any good evidence at all...
Covid: Honours for top UK medics and pub singers 'out of pocket'
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday Morning . We'll have another update For You tomorrow.
1. New Year Honours for Covid medics and scientistshas recognised some of The Key officials who have been advising ministers in Whitehall and across the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. Prof Chris Whitty , England's chief medical officer and his deputy Prof Jonathan Van-Tam have been knighted, while Dr Jenny Harries of the UK Health Security Agency and Dr June Raine of medicines regulator the MHRA are made dames. The Chief medical officers of, and are also knighted.
2. Javid says More restrictions will be a last resortThe health secretary has said we must look to " live alongside" Covid as he insisted. Writing in Saturday's Daily Mail , Sajid Javid said the government would do " everything in our power" to avert new curbs but accepted it was " inevitable" that the NHS would see a big increase in The Number of people needing hospital treatment. On Friday UK daily Covid cases reached another record high of 189,846, although a leading statistician who advises the government said The Number could be closer to 500,000. Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter said the UK was facing an " unprecedented wave of infection".
3. Omicron rise leads to subdued New Year celebrationsFireworks, light and drone displays, despite many events being cancelled as the Omicron Covid variant continues to spread. Instead of people packing The Banks and bridges of the River Thames to take in The Show , A Number of landmarks were used across the capital for a series of displays broadcast live on TV. In Scotland, restrictions meant Hogmanay events were cancelled. But the start of the New Year did see Big Ben 's bongs return for the First Time in almost Four Years .
4. Pub singers out of pocketRestrictions on hospitality venues in Wales, according to The Founder of the Porthcawl Elvis Festival. Peter Phillips told The Bbc that New Year 's Eve is traditionally a big payday for The Performers . But changes to The Rules mean indoor events are limited to 30 seated individuals, which has led many venues to cancel their events. Singer Dave Riley from Porthcawl said he had lost over £2,500. The Welsh Government says freelance performers can apply for money from its resilience fund or from local authorities.
5. Woman who sewed PPE awarded BEMA woman who made personal protective equipment for the NHS during The First coronavirus lockdown. Lianne Al-Khaldi, 38, from Stafford, ended up working with a group of 35 women across The Town sewing thousands of sets of scrubs and masks. Getting the New Year Honour was " quite overwhelming" Mrs Al-Khaldi said. As well as sewing, they acted as a Support Group as many of The Women involved were shielding due to ill-health or older age.
And there's More . .While the NHS says people should still look out for The Classic Covid symptoms of a new, continuous cough, a fever/high temperature and a loss or change of smell or taste, for Some People the illness can feel " More like a bad cold".
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Source of news: bbc.com
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