{"id":416,"date":"2022-01-11T18:13:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T18:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/matthew-speers\/?page_id=416"},"modified":"2022-03-25T12:35:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T12:35:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/matthew-speers\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded wp-duotone-000000-ffffff-1\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/matthew-speers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/01\/thumbnail_matthew_speers-edited.jpg\" alt=\"thumbnail_matthew_speers\" class=\"wp-image-539\" width=\"214\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/matthew-speers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/01\/thumbnail_matthew_speers-edited.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/matthew-speers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/01\/thumbnail_matthew_speers-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/matthew-speers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/01\/thumbnail_matthew_speers-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/matthew-speers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/01\/thumbnail_matthew_speers-edited-768x766.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">I graduated from Lancaster University in 2021 with a BSc in Mathematics. I\u2019ve had an interest in probability and statistics since high school and this grew throughout my undergraduate studies, where I particularly enjoyed courses in Bayesian statistics and time series analysis. During my second year, I completed a report on the theory and applications of branching processes which began my interest in research. This led me to STOR-i, where I completed the summer research internship in 2020. Whilst on the internship I assisted a PhD student with their research on the online temporal disaggregation of time series. This convinced me that I wanted to pursue research in statistics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Studying as a part of STOR-i particularly appealed to me because of the many opportunities it provides to discover new areas of interest in the MRes year. I am looking forward to exploring all these options and developing my own research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I graduated from Lancaster University in 2021 with a BSc in Mathematics. I\u2019ve had an interest in probability and statistics since high school and this grew throughout my undergraduate studies, where I particularly enjoyed courses in Bayesian statistics and time series analysis. During my second year, I completed a report on the theory and applications&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/matthew-speers\/home\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About me<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","slim_seo":{"title":"About me - Matthew Speers","description":"I graduated from Lancaster University in 2021 with a BSc in Mathematics. 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