There are songs that change your taste in music, especially when you are young and don't know what you like. They may not be great songs, but they do something. In your Song of the Week editor's teenage years, hearing this one lunchtime from an older boy's low-fi stereo made him realise that he didn't need to listen to Pink Floyd any longer.

From 1 August 2026, the University's dedicated Careers Service provision for research staff will no longer be available, as the funding for this service is ending.

Former MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing student, Jad was presented with the Hansjörg Wacker Memorial Prize at the recent European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI) 2026 conference. 

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The King has approved the appointment of James Maynard as the new Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. He will take up the post on 1 October 2026, and will also be a professorial fellow of Merton College.

This chair is one of three Regius Professorships of Mathematics in the United Kingdom, the others being at St Andrews and Warwick. The Oxford Regius chair was created in 2016 as part of the 90th birthday celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II. James will succeed the inaugural postholder, Andrew Wiles.