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

20 February 2020
International Women's Day Event in the Mathematical Institute, Friday 6th March 2020
20 February 2020
Why does the risk of cancer and infectious diseases increase with age?
17 February 2020
The 3rd Oxford Maths Festival - Outreaching
11 February 2020
The potential of Generalized Kähler geometry
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Case Studies

20 February 2020
Why does the risk of cancer and infectious diseases increase with age?
11 February 2020
The potential of Generalized Kähler geometry
4 February 2020
Universal behaviour of large random systems
3 February 2020
The Tumour Collective – How co-operation may drive malignant tumours
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Departmental Seminars & Events

21 February 2020 - 14:00
Tensors in biological data and algebraic statistics
21 February 2020 - 14:00
Telling a mathematical story
21 February 2020 - 15:00
Two Models of Random Simplicial Complexes
21 February 2020 - 16:00
SIAM Student Chapter 3 Minute Thesis
23 February 2020 - 17:30
Bach, the Universe and Everything - The Beauty of Mathematics SOLD OUT
24 February 2020 - 14:15
Sharp estimates for metastable transition times in Allen-Cahn SPDEs on the torus
24 February 2020 - 14:15
Higgs bundles and higher Teichmüller components
24 February 2020 - 15:45
Square pegs and non-orientable surfaces
24 February 2020 - 15:45
Parabolic and hyperbolic Liouville equations
24 February 2020 - 16:00
$\Gamma$- convergence and homogenisation for a class of degenerate functionals

Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures

11 March 2020 - 17:30
Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture. Alan Champneys: Why pedestrian bridges wobble - synchronisation and the wisdom of the crowd

Public Events

10 December 2019 to 31 March 2020
The Penrose Proofs: an exhibition of Roger Penrose’s Scientific Drawings 1-6
23 February 2020
Bach, the Universe and Everything - The Beauty of Mathematics SOLD OUT
27 February 2020
Hidden histories: Oxford’s female computing pioneers

Vacancies

CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS
Rouse Ball Professorship of Mathematics
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mathematical Physics
Senior Systems Administrator

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