The Royal Statistical Society’s Research Prize for 2021 is awarded to Chengchun Shi for his impressive contributions to the statistical analysis of complex data. Of particular note is his paper “Maximin projection learning for optimal treatment decision with heterogeneous individualized treatment effects” (co-authored with Rui Song, Wenbin Lu and Bo Fu, JRSSB, 80, 681–702).

See the full announcement, and other RSS prizes, at https://rss.org.uk/training-events/events/honours/