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

15 January 2019
Oxford Mathematics to LIVE STREAM an Undergraduate lecture
11 January 2019
Michael Atiyah 1929-2019
8 January 2019
Functional calculus for operators
3 January 2019
The Framed Standard Model for particles with possible implications for dark matter
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Case Studies

8 January 2019
Functional calculus for operators
3 January 2019
The Framed Standard Model for particles with possible implications for dark matter
12 December 2018
Constraining Nonequilibrium Physics
6 December 2018
Knots and almost concordance
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Departmental Seminars & Events

18 January 2019 - 14:00
Pareto optimality and complex networks
18 January 2019 - 14:00
Whose Maths is it Anyway?
18 January 2019 - 16:00
North meets South colloquium
21 January 2019 - 12:45
SU(3) structures on Calabi-Yau manifolds
21 January 2019 - 13:00
Mathematrix - Meet Prof Andrew Hodges
21 January 2019 - 14:15
Orientations for gauge-theoretic moduli problems
21 January 2019 - 17:00
Small Scale and Singularity Formation in Fluid Mechanics
22 January 2019 - 12:00
The fishnet model: an integrable scalar CFT in four dimensions
22 January 2019 - 12:00
Integrating sentiment and social structure to determine preference alignments: the Irish Marriage Referendum
22 January 2019 - 12:45
Wave attenuation by flexible vegetation

Public Lectures & Events

5 February 2019 - 17:00
James Maynard - Prime Time: How simple questions about prime numbers affect us all
11 March 2019 - 17:00
Marc Lackenby - Knotty Problems
30 April 2019 - 17:00
Julia Wolf - title tbc
16 May 2019 - 17:00
Graham Farmelo - The Universe Speaks in Numbers
18 September 2019 - 17:00
David Sumpter - Soccermatics: could a Premier League team one day be managed by a mathematician?

Vacancies

Professorship of Pure Mathematics in association with Worcester College
Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in the Analysis of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations in association with St Hilda's College
DPhil Studentship jointly between the Mathematical Institute and AOPP (Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics).
Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Pure Mathematics (Cryptography and associated areas) in association with Lincoln College
Lead Researcher
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