The OR Society is home to the science + art of problem solving. 

As we celebrate our remarkable 75th anniversary, our esteemed society deserves to be commended for our relentless pursuit of excellence in advancing operational research and our profound impact on shaping a better future for industries, governments, and society as a whole.

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April 2024

EPSRC SAT Appointment

EPSRC have recently appointed Vadim Zverovich, Head of the Mathematics and Statistics Research Group at the UWE and member of the ORS Research Committee, as a SAT member on the Mathematical Science theme.

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April 2024

KE Hub Triage workshops

The ICMS are supporting the UK Knowledge Exchange Hub for Mathematical Sciences (KE Hub) which was launched last year. As part of this the ICMS and KE Hub are holding new interactive KE Hub triage workshops.

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March 2024

We’re a British Data Awards 2024 Finalist

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been named a Finalist in the British Data Awards 2024.

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What we do

Publications

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Publications

Events & Conferences

Find out about our upcoming conferences, events, workshops and networking opportunities.

Events & Conferences

Training Courses

Top up your skills with The OR Society's world-class training programme.

Training Courses

Pro Bono OR

Find out how third sector organisations can access volunteer analysts - for free!

Pro Bono OR

OR in Education

Help us inspire the next generation of operational researchers and analysts.

OR in Education

Research

Discover how The OR Society helps advance the understanding of real-life problems through research. 

Research

Operational research (OR) is the science of better decision making.  

We are a charity set up to advance knowledge, interest and education in OR. Our goal is to see operational research used and acknowledged widely in all areas of industry, business, government, the community and the third sector. 

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