In a busy end to 2013 we released the first full release of the
Stat-JR package and a new release (2.29) of MLwiN.

Stat-JR 1.0.0 has now been released. Previously only available as a beta
version, Stat-JR is a new statistical software package (funded by the UK
research council, ESRC) which has a range of features, including multiple
interfaces, its own MCMC engine, and the ability to inter-operate with a
variety of other statistical software packages. More details about Stat-JR,
including how to order it, can be found on the Stat-JR homepage (
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/statjr/). Stat-JR is free to existing
MLwiN users and also to UK academics.

MLwiN version 2.29 has also been released and contains several bug fixes
listed at
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/mlwin/bugs/fixes.html#twonine
Users can upgrade to version 2.29 by following the link
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/mlwin/download/upgrades.html.

The Centre for Multilevel Modelling is also advertising 2 permanent
academic posts (one at the full professor level and one at the
reader/senior lecturer level) out of 5 new posts in quantitative social
science at the University of Bristol. The closing date for applications is
16th January and details are available at
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/news/2013/48.html

Happy New Year to you all,

Bill Browne and the Bristol multilevel modelling centre team.