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Biostatistics
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Other Master Programs
The Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH is the only specialized master program in biostatistics in Switzerland, other master programs in statistics, some of them offering specializations in biostatistics, are:
Master programs in biostatistics/biometry in Germany:
- University of Bremen
- University of Dortmund (MSc in Statistics with possible focus in biometrics)
- University of Heidelberg
- LMU Munich
Master programs in medical statistics in the UK:
- University of Lancaster
- University of Leicester
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- University of Reading
- University of Southampton
Master programs in biostatistics in the USA and Canada:
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Journals in Biostatistics
- Biometrical Journal
- Biometrics
- Biometrika
- Biostatistics
- The International Journal of Biostatistics
- Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics
- Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics
- Pharmaceutical Statistics
- Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Statistical Methods in Medical Research
- Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research
- Statistics in Medicine
Scientific Associations
- Swiss Statistical Society (SSS)
- International Biometric Society (IBS)
- Region Österreich-Schweiz (ROeS) of the IBS
- Royal Statistical Society (RSS)
- Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS)
- Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability (BERNOULLI)
- American Statistical Association (ASA)
- International Statistical Institute (ISI)
Scientific Meetings
Scientific meetings are a place to present own research, learn about other's research and start and foster scientific and social networks. The Swiss Statistical Society organizes a Meeting each fall: Statistiktage. Most Statistical Associations post calendars of meetings:
Life in Zurich
- Information for UZH Students:
Here you find information on all kinds of topics related to the students' everyday life. - Prospective Student Page of UZH:
Here you find some additional information on such things as housing, insurance, financing, visa, etc. (again some overlap between both pages) - Academic Sportsclub (ASVZ):
Don't miss out on one of Europa's largest academic sport's clubs! - PhD Survival Guide for the ETH Zurich:
This guide book is intended for new PhD students at the ETH. There will be some chapters that are not relevant for Master students, but many chapters cover general problems like how to get along in Zurich or Switzerland.