Mathematical Institute Bulletin

September new starters:

Ellie Chen, Outreach Administrator: S0.21

Chenjing Bu, PDRA in Algebraic Geometry: N3.04

Devarshi Mukherjee, Marie Curie Fellow 2025: N3.21

Lida Kanari, Medical Research Council Fellow: S3.37

Akash Jain, PDRA in Mathematical Physics: S1.52

Thomas Bartschm, PDRA in Mathematical Physics: N1.05

Huy Tung Nguyen, Titchmarsh Research Fellow: N0.24

Konstantin Recke, Titchmarsh Research Fellow: N3.14

Prof Hulya Arguz, Senior Research Fellow in Pure Mathematics (with Associate Professor Title): N2.08

Prof Pierrick Bousseau, Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics: N2.09

Daniel Hill, Hooke Research Fellow: S2.11

Christiana Mavroyiakoumou, Hooke Research Fellow: S3.11

Vukasin Stojisavljevic, PDRA in Topological Data Analysis: S3.12

Xinyu Li, PDRA in Mathematical and Computational Foundations of AI: S3.20

Ilya Losev, Titchmarsh Research Fellow: S3.23

Kaibo Hu, Senior Research Fellow with Associate Professor Title: S2.31

Dr Jonathan Tam, Departmental Lecturer in Mathematical and Computational Finance: S2.11

Boris Andrews, PDRA in Numerical Analysis: S2.47

Ganghui  Zhang,  PDRA in Numerical Analysis: S2.13

Yizhou Liang, PDRA in Numerical Analysis: S2.13

Johanna Bimmermann, PDRA in Symplectic Topology: N2.13

Samuel Lewis, Outreach Learning and Development Content Coordinator: S0.21

Jennifer Allen, Graduate Studies Officer: S0.18

Rhuaidi Burke, PDRA in Combinatorial and Computable Topology:  N2.32

Karel Devriendt, Hooke Research Fellow: S3.11

Jeck Lim, PDRA in Combinatorics: N2.13

Celine Alibayly, SeniorGraduate Studies Administrator: S0.20

October new starters:

Max Blans, PDRA in Derived Algebraic Geometry and Homotopy Theory: N2.14

Rajath Radhakrishnan, PDRA in Mathematical Physics: N1.02

Hanneke Wiersema, Titchmarsh Research Fellow: N2.26

Robin Karlsson, Titchmarsh Research Fellow in Mathematical Physics: N1.06

Boris Post, PDRA in Mathematical Physics: S1.52

Kit Gallagher, EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Scheme: S4.20

Carles Falco i Gandia, Hooke Research Fellow: S4.23

Emma Harte, HR Manager: S0.13

Swathi Ganesh, Finance Officer: S0.36

Sireethon Phuttasa, Research Group Assistant: S1.22

Somewhere on some deserted shore is some mathematics.

You'd think all Olympic athletics tracks would be the same. 

Amandine's recent Public Lecture will be on our YouTube Channel from Thursday 16th @5pm.

Come along to Mathematrix events throughout the term to connect with other graduate students and postdocs and to discuss issues affecting underrepresented groups in maths. Allies are always encouraged to attend Mathematrix events.

Our first event of term, as always, is our pizza lunch. Come along to hear more about the Mathematrix events in Michaelmas and meet like-minded people in the Mathematical Institute.

This event is always popular, so we have a sign up to ensure we don’t exceed the room capacity. Get in quick!

Philip Ball - Beyond Weird: One Hundred Years of Quantum Mechanics

A century ago, Werner Heisenberg’s ideas led to quantum mechanics, a theory that precisely describes how atoms behave. Despite its accuracy, scientists still debate what it tells us about reality. Philip Ball will explore how popular stories of particles being in two places at once oversimplify the even stranger truths.

Friday 7 November, 5pm, Oxford Playhouse. Hosted by our own Marcus du Sautoy.

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The University's Digital Festival is back for 2025, with a focus on AI and its impact on research, education and operations. This full-day programme of talks and roundtable discussions, with a supporting exhibition to inspire and inform, is open to all staff across the University and Colleges. 

Thursday 20 November at Rhodes House

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Image: John Everett Millais - Ophelia (one for the Swifties)

Hakim Adi - Power and Pride: Histories of African and Caribbean People in Britain

16^th October, 17:15, Keble College. 

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The Michaelmas term 2025 Department of Computer Science Strachey Lecture will be held on Tuesday 21 October at 15:00, in the Museum of Natural History and will star:

Rafail Ostrovsky - ‘Advances in Garbled Circuits’ 

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The Retreat for Women in Applied Mathematics 2026 (RWAM 2026) is a five-day retreat for female applied mathematicians (or people who identify as female) from all career stages (PhD, postdoc, junior or senior faculty), generally working in the field of mathematical modelling across the physical sciences, biology and engineering.  Building on the successes of RWAM 2023, 2024 and 2025, RWAM 2026 will be a distinctive event touching different aspects of careers in mathematics. 

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No, you're not losing it, it really is 2pm. A special session:

Join bestselling author Simon Singh and Oxford Mathematician turned educator Junaid Mubeen for a session on maths communication. Learn how to present mathematics in a way that is both accessible and engaging, and how to apply these principles in a teaching context. 

Simon and Junaid will draw on their experiences in the Parallel Academy, an online initiative they set up in 2023, which has since grown to support thousands of keen and talented students to pursue maths beyond the curriculum. 

Friday 17th, 2pm, L1

Image: Andy Warhol - Four Male Costumed Full Figures

As usual our MPLS division are running a broad range of online and in-person free training courses this term. Well worth a look.

Course booking web page

Michaelmas Training Brochure download

Waffle Wednesdays are back from 15 October, 8:30 –10:30 am in the Café.

Enjoy freshly made waffles with your choice of Banana & Chocolate or Bacon & Maple Syrup. Only £4.00.

Then do 100 press-ups.

Taken from his Berlin period when Bowie decamped to the then divided city (east and west), hired Brian Eno as producer and made three cracking albums.