Operational Research Society News

The ‘Seth Bonder Camp in Computational and Data Science for Engineering’ is a summer camp that introduces young people to operational research, computer programming and engineering in the hope of given them a pathways into careers in data science and analytics.

The OR Society has launched a new training platform online to make all aspects of browsing, booking and attending training courses much easier for members and non-members alike.

In the last decade, France has provided €24.5 million to support 22 OR projects and 35 'research missions' to help improve the work of fighting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria across francophone countries, many of which are in the developing world. Now there is a new call for the next phase of funding.

New research into picking operations shows how operational research can optimise efficiency whilst also making the warehouse workforce as COVID-safe as possible.

A study by global management consultants McKinsey shows that employees are leaving their jobs at unprecedented rates across the developed world, with many employers struggling to understand why.