Mathematical Institute Bulletin

The Academy for the Mathematical Sciences has announced its first cohort of fellows, 100 in total from across academia and teaching, science communication and business. Twelve of those fellows are from Oxford, spread across four departments, reflecting the reach and importance of mathematics. 

From Oxford Mathematics: Jose Carrillo, Gui-Qiang Chen, Rama Cont, Jason Lotay, James Maynard, Christoph Reisinger and Sarah Waters.

From the Department of Statistics, Christl Donnelly. From Computer Science, Leslie Goldberg. And from the Nuffield Department of Medicine, Deirdre Hollingsworth.

In addition, entrepreneur Zubin Siganporia, a visiting fellow in Oxford Mathematics and Robert Leese, Chief Technical Officer of the Smith Institute, and a Fellow of St Catherine’s College, are made fellows.

Full list of the 100 fellows

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Thursday 12 February 2026, 5.00-6.00 pm 

The Centre for Teaching and Learning invites colleagues to apply for the Oxford Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership Recognition Scheme accredited by Advance HE. The scheme includes a strong emphasis on recognition and educational leadership and is designed for staff who teach and support learning to achieve fellowships of the Higher Education Academy, including professional services staff. Application form (MS Forms)

Prime Numbers. The Greeks had a sieve for them.

Robin's full intro to the Primes

'Thorough preparation, engaging delivery, active learning, supported by clear, visual-aided, well-structured content.'

But enough of Google AI. For a good student lecture, how about the human touch?

The latest including the ones below.

Understanding and managing burnout within the University context - Dr Ruth Collins, Chartered Psychologist & Staff Mental Health Training Lead for Oxford University.

Monday 23 February, 10.30-11.30 am, St Luke’s Chapel

Book here

Image: Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema - World of dreams

Here's an invitation to join the University Anti-Racism Ally Network. They run a range of Events as well as having a MS Teams discussion channel, which all are most welcome to join. 

And they'd love to hear your suggestions for network activities as well as resources to promote via the ARAN Question/Suggestion Box

Join us on Friday 6th Feb from 12-1 pm to hear Dr Jenny Power (Heriot-Watt University) share some of the personal and unexpected lessons she learnt while completing her PhD. We’ll then discuss how a “perfect PhD student” doesn’t exist. There will be a free sandwich lunch as always.

The Summer Internship Programme offers a wide range of paid or funded internships in the UK and internationally across diverse sectors and organisations. These in person, remote, and hybrid opportunities run for 2-12 weeks during the long vacation and are exclusively available to Oxford students, from first year undergraduates to final year DPhils. International opportunities in 25 countries are advertised now, with further roles released on a rolling basis through to May. Summer Internship Programme - Internships List

This song, written by Ray Davies of the Kinks, was never properly recorded by the band - this is Davies' demo version. There have been plenty of covers, notably by the Pretenders whose lead singer Chrissie Hynde was dating Davies at the time.

But there's something about demos.