Mathematical Institute | Mathematical Institute

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.

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.

Research

Our research covers the spectrum of fundamental and applied mathematics.

Latest News

21 September 2016

H is for Homology - The Oxford Mathematics Alphabet

17 September 2016

Roger Heath-Brown in conversation with Ben Green

8 September 2016

Marcus du Sautoy named one of London's most influential people

4 September 2016

Mathematics enables a better understanding of damage during brain surgery

22 August 2016

Constructing reaction systems - an inverse problem in mathematics

Departmental Seminars & Events

10 October 2016 - 14:15

Nicolas Perkowski - title tbc

10 October 2016 - 14:15

Lip^\gamma functions on rough path space.

10 October 2016 - 15:45

Small-time fluctuations for sub-Riemannian diffusion loops

10 October 2016 - 16:00

Homogenization of thin structures in nonlinear elasticity - periodic and non-periodic

11 October 2016 - 12:00

tt*-geometry and Hermitian structures on the big phase space

Public Lectures & Events

13 October 2016 - 17:15

Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe - Roger Penrose

3 November 2016 - 17:00

How Can We Understand Our Complex Economy? - Doyne Farmer

15 December 2016 - 17:00

Oxford Mathematics Christmas Public Lecture: The Mathematics of Visual Illusions - Ian Stewart

18 January 2017 - 17:00

Inaugural Roger Penrose Lecture - Stephen Hawking

Vacancies

Research Assistant in Computation of persistent homology

Academic Assistant

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Model Theory, Functional Transcendence, and Diophantine Geometry

Conference and Events Manager

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Improving Filter Efficiency in Vacuum Cleaners using Mathematical Modelling