MSc Actuarial Science

         The Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics at Heriot-Watt University became
         the first of its kind in the UK when it was established in 1972. It has since grown and is
         internationally recognised as a leading centre of actuarial teaching and research.

MSc Actuarial Science: Meet the Team

	Professor Howard Waters is the Programme Director and lectures the courses on Life Insurance Mathematics and Risk Theory. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (1976) and Faculty of Actuaries (1998). He was awarded a Finlaison Medal (2006) by the Institute of Actuaries and is author of numerous research articles and co-author of a recent book on life insurance mathematics.
	Angus Macdonald is a Professor of Actuarial Mathematics and Head of the Department. He has been Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries since 1984; worked as an actuary in life insurance before joining Heriot-Watt; member of Faculty Council 1998-2007; Director of the Genetics and Insurance Research Centre; Editor of Annals of Actuarial Science; author of over 45 research articles and many other works.
	Roger Gray has been a key member of the the Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics since its creation in 1972. He lectures the Statistical Methods course and is currently co-authoring a book on Applied Probability and Risk Modelling to be published by Cambridge University Press. He is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and has professional status as a Chartered Statistician (CStat). He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries.

For information about the other members in the department's teaching team, please go to our "People" page.

School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland.

Tel: +44 (0) 131 451 8337, Email: mscactsci@ma.hw.ac.uk.