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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

18 July 2018

Oxford Mathematician Ian Griffiths wins Vice Chancellor's Innovation Award for his work on mitigation of arsenic poisoning

14 July 2018

The Mathematics of Smoothies - the Dynamics of Particle Chopping in Blenders and Food Processors

29 June 2018

Oxford Mathematician Heather Harrington awarded Whitehead Prize

29 June 2018

What is Representation Theory and how is it used? Oxford Mathematics Research investigates

21 June 2018

Tinkering with postulates. How some mathematics is now redundant. Or is it?

Departmental Seminars & Events

27 July 2018 - 14:00

Euler's research on curvature of spatial curves

27 July 2018 - 14:30

About the nature of π: Proofs and conjectures in Lambert's Mémoire (1768)

27 July 2018 - 15:00

Meeting under the integral sign? The 1936 Oslo International Congress of Mathematicians

27 July 2018 - 16:00

William Burnside and the Mystery Letter

27 July 2018 - 16:30

How did Chinese deal with a scientific problem: Building the solar eclipse theory in ancient China (the 7th-10th century AD)

Public Lectures & Events

5 September 2018 - 17:00

Persi Diaconis - Chance and Evidence

24 September 2018 - 17:30

Roger Penrose - Eschermatics

9 October 2018 - 19:30

James Sparks & the City of London Sinfonia - Bach and the Cosmos

30 October 2018 - 18:45

Oxford Mathematics London Public Lecture - Roger Penrose in conversation with Hannah Fry

15 November 2018 - 17:15

Michael Berry - title tbc

More Public Lectures

Vacancies

D.Phil. Industrial CASE Studentship in Mathematics

Stipendiary Lecturerships in Pure Mathematics, Lincoln College

Conference and Events Assistant

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Elastic Instabilities

All Souls College: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships