Adrian Smith (statistician)

Sir Adrian Smith
FRS FRSS
Sir Adrian Smith FRS FRSS
63rd President of the Royal Society
	In office; 30 November 2020 –1 December 2025

Last updated October 17, 2026

Gelfand, A. E.; Smith, A. F. M. (1990). "Sampling-Based Approaches to Calculating Marginal Densities". Journal of the American Statistical Association. 85 (410): 398–409. doi:10.2307/2289776. JSTOR 2289776.

Gordon, N.J.; Salmond, D.J.; Smith, A.F.M. (1993). "Novel approach to nonlinear/non-Gaussian Bayesian state estimation". IEE Proceedings F - Radar and Signal Processing. 140 (2). Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET): 107. doi:10.1049/ip-f-2.1993.0015. ISSN 0956-375X.

Smith, Adrian (2004). Making Mathematics Count: The Report of Professor Adrian Smith's Inquiry into Post-14 Mathematics Education. London, England: The Stationery Office.

References

↑ Adrian Smith at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
↑ "Sir Adrian Smith PRS". www.royalsociety.org. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
↑ "New Vice-Chancellor of the University of London". IQuad. Royal Holloway, University of London. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
↑ "University of London appoints interim Vice-Chancellor". University of London. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
↑ "Professor Sir Adrian Smith to stand down as Vice-Chancellor". University of London. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
↑ "Top civil servant salary list published". Directgov. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
↑ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 1.
↑ "The power of Bayesian statistics" . Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Honorary Degree Recipients Archives | Ohio State".

External links

Making Mathematics Count (Smith report)
There is a photograph at "Adrian F M Smith" on the Portraits of Statisticians page
Dellaportas, Petros; Stephens, David A. (2020). "Interview with Professor Adrian FM Smith". International Statistical Review. 88 (2): 265–279. doi: 10.1111/insr.12395 . S2CID 225600734.

Business positions

Preceded by

Alan Wilson

Director and CEO of Alan Turing Institute
2018–2023

Succeeded by

Jean Innes

Academic offices

Preceded by

Geoffrey Crossick

49th Vice-Chancellor of the University of London
2012–2018

Succeeded by

Peter Kopelman

New title

1st Principal of Queen Mary University of London
1998–2008

Succeeded by

Philip Ogden (acting)
Simon Gaskell

Government offices

Preceded by

Director General for Knowledge and Innovation of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
2008–2012

Succeeded by

Professional and academic associations

Preceded by

Venki Ramakrishnan

63rd President of the Royal Society
2020–2025

Succeeded by

Paul Nurse

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[mathgene-1] Adrian Smith at the Mathematics Genealogy Project

[2] "Sir Adrian Smith PRS". www.royalsociety.org. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

[3] "New Vice-Chancellor of the University of London". IQuad. Royal Holloway, University of London. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

[4] "University of London appoints interim Vice-Chancellor". University of London. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.

[5] "Professor Sir Adrian Smith to stand down as Vice-Chancellor". University of London. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

[6] "Top civil servant salary list published". Directgov. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2010.

[7] "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 1.

[Adrian_Smith_2023-8] "The power of Bayesian statistics" . Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[9] "Honorary Degree Recipients Archives | Ohio State".

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Sir Adrian Smith FRS FRSS


63rd President of the Royal Society
In office 30 November 2020 –1 December 2025

Adrian Smith (statistician)

See also

References

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