A range of wellbeing events and resources are available to University staff this term, delivered as part of the Thriving at Oxford Action Plan 2025-28.
Visit the Thriving at Oxford website to view this term's wellbeing event series, book your sessions and explore the other resources available to you.
We are pleased to announce that the Graduate School researcher training programme for Michaelmas term has now been finalised and is open for booking. Sessions are available free of charge to postgraduate students across the University. All training sessions are offered in hybrid format and can be joined either in person in the Graduate School Room in Rewley House (Wellington Square) or online through Teams.
Image: Albert Anker, The School Exam, 1862
Merton College has one three-year, fixed-term Early Career Researcher position from 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter in the fields of Mathematics or Computer Science (broadly interpreted).
Image: T Nelson - Oxford University, Merton College, 1900 (chromolithograph)
Decimitry Sciences is a UK–US company headquartered in Oxford, specialising in causal reasoning for enterprises, irrespective of data quality. Its technology merges causal inference, multidimensional data processing, predictive analysis, and novel mathematical models to deliver adaptive, human-level decision-making, even when data is limited or mostly nonexistent.
Image: Franz Marc, Horse in a Landscape, 1910
The Monty Hall Problem with Becky Crossley. Blew a few minds on social media. There's a longer version with the maths here.
What's everyone like round here? Do they have fun?
Films about people who also do maths.
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In the Short Story above, we asked Josh what he would be if he weren't a mathematician and Josh says he'd have liked to have been a musician. In Tom Lehrer's case it really was true and mathematics became part of his musical routine. This song is about plagiarism in maths. Many of you might know it. And even if you don't, you might recognise it.
Lehrer gave up music in the early 70s to concentrate on teaching maths. He died earlier this year at the age of 97.
Here are the lyrics. Thanks to Gillian Grindstaff for the suggestion.