Rachel Hilliam

Rachel Hilliam is a senior lecturer in statistics at the Open University, where she has held various leadership roles. As director of teaching for mathematics and statistics, she introduced a new degree in Data Science which had over 400 students across the UK in its first year in 2019. She is an expert in teaching statistics at higher education level to adult students who do not necessarily have standard university entrance qualifications. In addition to university academic roles, she has worked as the medical statistician for Derby Hospitals NHS Trust.

At the RSS she chairs the Professional Affairs Committee and is a member of the Special Interest Group in Teaching Statistics. She is also an RSS university accreditation assessor.