About Us

Mathematicians seek truth, beauty and elegance, in mathematics itself and in our work with researchers studying fundamental questions in a host of other disciplines. We pursue excellence in all aspects of research, teaching and the communication of mathematics.

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Study Here

The education of the mathematicians of the future is at the heart of our mission. Our wide range of courses at undergraduate and graduate level offers an outstanding training in maths and its links to other disciplines.

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Research

Our research covers the spectrum of fundamental and applied mathematics. Our case studies and films spotlight different aspects of our research.

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Latest News

22 May 2019
Graham Farmelo - The Universe Speaks in Numbers. Latest Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture now available
13 May 2019
The science of jumping popper toys
9 May 2019
The third in our series of filmed student lectures - Ben Green on Integration
8 May 2019
Matthew Butler awarded the Lighthill-Thwaites Prize for 2019
More news

Case Studies

13 May 2019
The science of jumping popper toys
7 May 2019
The influence of porous-medium microstructure on filtration - or how to design the perfect vacuum cleaner
29 April 2019
Learning from Stochastic Processes
23 April 2019
Why do liquids form patterns on solid surfaces?
More case studies

Departmental Seminars & Events

27 May 2019 - 15:45
Secondary invariants and mock modularity
28 May 2019 - 12:00
The Swampland, Holography and the Large Volume Scenario
28 May 2019 - 12:00
Noise in coevolving networks
28 May 2019 - 14:00
On divergence-free methods for double-diffusion equations in porous media
28 May 2019 - 14:15
Linear characters of Sylow subgroups of the symmetric group
28 May 2019 - 15:30
Moduli of hypersurfaces in weighted projective space
28 May 2019 - 16:00
Emergence of Apparent Horizon in General Relativity
29 May 2019 - 18:00
Marcus du Sautoy - The Creativity Code: How AI is learning to write, paint and think
30 May 2019 - 12:00
Semiflow selection for the isentropic Euler system (joint work with E. Feireisl & M. Hofmanova)
30 May 2019 - 14:00
Near-best adaptive approximation

Public Lectures & Events

29 May 2019 - 18:00
Marcus du Sautoy - The Creativity Code: How AI is learning to write, paint and think
24 June 2019 - 17:00
John Bush - Walking on water: from biolocomotion to quantum foundations
18 September 2019 - 17:00
David Sumpter - Soccermatics: could a Premier League team one day be managed by a mathematician?
12 November 2019 - 16:45
Oxford Mathematics Newcastle Public Lecture: Vicky Neale. Title tbc
10 December 2019 - 17:00
Chris Budd - Oxford Mathematics Christmas Public Lecture. Title tbc

Vacancies

Stipendiary Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Christ Church

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