Mathematical Institute Bulletin

More October starters

Vsevolod Chestnov, PDRA in Mathematical Physics, Research Group Mathematical Physics: N1.02

Martin Peev: PDRA in Stochastic Analysis, Research Group Stochastic Analysis: S3.24

November starters

Lukas Waas, PDRA in Topological Data Analysis, Topology: S3.12

Nemanja Draganic, PDRA in Combinatorics, Combinatorics: N3.21

Toby Collier, Systems Administrator: S2.43

Branton DeMoss, PDRA in Mathematical and Computational Foundations of AI, Machine Learning and Data Science: S3.20

Carmela Moschella, PDRA in Modelling and Analysis of Interacting Particle Systems: S2.12

Alexandru Malekshahian, PDRA in Combinatorics, Combinatorics: N2.04

Raeid Saqur, PDRA in Rough Path Theory for Applications, Mathematical and Computational Finance: S3.24

Stephanie Abo, Royal Society Career Development Fellow, Mathematical Biology: S4.04

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Congratulations to Ulrike who has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen.

Ulrike is a Professor of Mathematics here in Oxford specialising in algebraic topology and also Director of the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge.

As part of a review into the outside appointment and conflict of interest processes we are seeking feedback from staff members. If you have some thoughts or insights on the processes, please complete this survey to provide your feedback.

Please note that your responses to the survey will not form part of the outside appointment or conflict of interest process and you still need to comply with these policies, if you have not yet done so.

If you would like to provide further feedback, please contact @email

Image: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Cats Suggested as the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

The Green Friday campaign  offers a 15% discount on all Oxford Merchandise gear. Additionally, for every order placed using the discount code GREEN15, The College Store will again plant two trees instead of one. To date they have planted over 5,700 trees as a direct result from orders through the store.

The discount will run from November 21 until December 1.

Buy and browse

Join us on Friday Week 7 (28 November) for some relaxed board games. 

Meet in N4.01 (the Boardroom) at 12 pm for a Taylors sandwich lunch and positive end-of-term vibes - we’ll provide the games. 

Join us for Christmas lunch and seasonal treats - Tuesday 2 December, 12–2 pm

Golden Roast Turkey or Nut Roast (ve) Christmas Lunch, served with all the trimmings, hot chocolate pudding with custard, and a mince pie - all for only £8.75. Add a hot spiced apple juice or any hot drink for £9.95. 

For booking, speak to our café staff or email @email to reserve your spot. Cost centre vouchers can be used for all bookings.

Introducing Pluto, a small, hungry cat and, like all his fellow Aristocats, an optical superhero.

Everyone wants to be a cat.

Where on earth is the best laboratory to demonstrate the beauty of fluid dynamics?

Actually it’s not on earth. Here is the story of the soft cell.

And a longer read about the soft cell, discovered by Gabor Domokos and our own Alain Goriely.

Did you know, you can access free, introductory training on using ChatGPT Edu from in-house specialists?

A regular series of beginner-friendly, 90-minute sessions to help you get started with AI is available online and in person, on an ongoing basis. Over 1,200 staff and students across the University and Colleges have already taken this training, with 97% giving four- or five-star reviews.

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Joe is probably best known for this pop song and It's Different for Girls but in fact he has spent much of his career in the world of jazz and classical music. Then again Paul McCartney got the idea for the trumpet in Penny Lane from Bach's Brandenberg Concerto No.2.

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