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

9 December 2019
The Penrose Proofs: an exhibition of Roger Penrose’s Scientific Drawings 1-6
22 November 2019
Oxford Mathematics London Public Lecture with Tim Gowers and Hannah Fry now online
22 November 2019
Oxford Mathematics 2nd Year Student Lecture on Quantum Theory now online
19 November 2019
Exploring wrinkling in thin membranes
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Case Studies

19 November 2019
Exploring wrinkling in thin membranes
19 November 2019
How is the global energy challenge related to chaos and machine learning?
11 November 2019
When models are wrong, but useful
22 October 2019
Can mathematical modelling help make lithium-ion batteries better than “good enough”?
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Departmental Seminars & Events

17 December 2019 - 15:30
The distribution of traces of powers of matrices over finite fields
15 January 2020 - 14:00
Curve counting via stable objects in derived categories of Calabi-Yau 4-folds
20 January 2020 - 16:00
The Morse index of Willmore spheres and its relation to the geometry of minimal surfaces
27 January 2020 - 14:15
Symplectic embeddings and infinite staircases. 
28 January 2020 - 12:00
On the Entropy of Random Geometric Graphs
28 January 2020 - 14:15
Soficity and variations on Higman's group.
28 January 2020 - 14:30
Mathematics and Justice in ancient Egypt
28 January 2020 - 15:30
A Pfaffian - determinantal duality in random matrices and last passage percolation
30 January 2020 - 17:00
Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Henry Segerman - Artistic Mathematics: truth and beauty
31 January 2020 - 10:00
Fast algorithms for a large-scale multi-agent Travelling Salesman Problem

Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures

30 January 2020 - 17:00
Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Henry Segerman - Artistic Mathematics: truth and beauty
13 February 2020 - 17:00
Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Ian Griffiths - Cheerios, iPhones and Dysons: going backwards in time with fluid mechanics

Vacancies

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Analytic Number Theory
Postdoctoral Research Associates in Topological Data Analysis
Undergraduate Studies Assistant
Research Programme Manager, DataSig
Senior Research Associate
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