Friday 14th November 2025

Good News

Oxford Mathematics Christmas Party - 11 December

Unknown author - Christmas Tree Decoration

Doing anything at 4 pm on 11 December?

Image: Unknown author - Christmas Tree Decoration

Teaching and Learning

Library news - new books

Here's the latest (and some cover versions).

Book covers

Short stories

A clip from Robin Wilson's series on the equations that made mathematics. You can have a peep at all the talks so far.

For Graduate Students

Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship

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The Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) supports doctoral students currently pursuing a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science, mathematics, physics, or statistics. Here's some blurb:

"At Jane Street, we take a rigorous, quantitative approach to trading on global markets. Our culture is steeped in games, puzzles, and challenging problems. With the Graduate Research Fellowship, we’re excited to support PhD students who share our values: technical excellence, intellectual curiosity, and humility." More information.

Other News

Song of the Week: McAlmont and Butler - Yes

One of music's most honourable traditions is getting your own back on the ex who is ghosting you. Over to David and Bernard.

Great live version here as well.