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Ursula Martin appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Oxford Mathematician and computer scientist Ursula Martin has been appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to Science and Education.

Mike Giles elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Oxford Mathematician Mike Giles is a computational mathematician who has worked at the interface with both engineering and computer science. His early research was on computational fluid dynamics, developing algorithms and software which is today used by Rolls-Royce in the design of its aircraft engines. More recently, he moved into computational finance and more generally the area of Uncertainty Quantification, developing advanced Monte Carlo simulation methods

Short stories

How about Roger Penrose and his obsessional walks? Or a mathematical joke about an errant dog? Or more from agony uncle Josh Bull as he tells us how to best stir your tea? All three and more feature in our latest short films which you can watch on YouTube. Roger's film and the link to them all are in the full article including Mie Gluckstad (image) on the pros and cons of random walks.

3 students working on maths on a glass board

view across the Penrose paving towards Woodstock Road

view across the south wing major atrium staircases

coffee cup on a whiteboard table with mathematical writing

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