I am Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Bristol. I retired from my post as Distinguished Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney in June 2022, and from my Professorial Research Fellowship at Bristol in August 2024.

I am currently Chair of the Biometrika Trust, and was until recently the Editor of Statistical Science.

My ORCID is 0000-0002-4367-4756

I am interested in

  • Bayesian inference in complex stochastic systems
  • Markov chain Monte Carlo methodology
  • forensic genetics
  • Bayesian nonparametrics
  • graphical models