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Phil Edwards (statistician)

British statistician, epidemiologist and academic

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Source revisionApr 22, 2026
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Phil Edwards is a British statistician, epidemiologist and academic. He is a Chartered Statistician of the Royal Statistical Society and a professor in the Department of Population health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

Edwards' research focuses on the areas of injury epidemiology and prevention along with data collection methodology. He is the recipient of grants from institutions including the Department of Health and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

Education

Edwards earned a BSc in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Warwick in 1988 and began working as a Research Officer at the Aston University Science Park, Birmingham until 1994, followed by an appointment as a Research Associate at the University of Newcastle. Between 1998 and 2005, he held the positions of Research Fellow at University College London (UCL) as well as Research Fellow and later Lecturer at LSHTM, where he also completed his PhD in epidemiology in 2004.

Career

Edwards continued his academic career at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as a Senior Lecturer. He was later appointed associate professor in the Department of Population Health in 2015 and has been serving as Professor since 2022.

Research

Edwards' research spans data collection methodology, with a focus on the Cochrane Methodology Review aimed at enhancing response rates to questionnaires, alongside contributions to injury epidemiology and prevention, particularly in road safety and the epidemiology of construction site injuries in lower-income countries.

Injury epidemiology and prevention

Edwards researched injury epidemiology and prevention throughout his career.

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