Peter Smith

Professor Peter Smith is a leading academic in Social Statistics at the University of Southampton, with over 30 years of institutional experience. He serves as a member of the Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI), Centre for Population Change, and Methodological Innovation: Survey Methods and Official Statistics.

• BSc Mathematics (1st Class), Lancaster University (1986)
• MSc Probability and Statistics (Distinction), University of Sheffield (1987)
• PhD Statistics, Lancaster University (1990)

His research focuses on statistical methodology for non-response handling and longitudinal data modeling, applied to demography, medicine, and health sciences. Recent work explores digital survey methods, kinship modeling, and Bayesian mortality forecasting.

Publications analyzed show expertise in survey methodology, computational demography, and health data science, with recurring themes of interdisciplinary collaboration and methodological innovation.

• Royal Statistical Society Guy Medal in Bronze (1999)
• Fellow of the British Academy (2019)
• ESRC Impact Prize (2020)

As Joint Editor of the Royal Statistical Society's Series C (2013-2016, 2020), he shaped statistical discourse. His collaborations span projects on migration modeling, survey data collection, and cancer care research.