Mathematical Institute Bulletin

December:

There was one but they have left.

January:

Mehrdad Kalantar, Senior Research Fellow, Functional Analysis: S1.11

Eric Pitchon-Pharabod, PDRA in Mathematical Physics: S1.52

Fanny Bergstom, PDRA in Infectious Disease Modelling, Mathematical Biology: S4.04

Ana Djurdjevac, Associate Professor in Numerical Analysis: S1.12

Benjamin Walker, PDRA in Rough Path Theory for Applications, Mathematical and Computational Finance: S1.47

Jindong Wang, Royal Society Newton International Fellow, Numerical Analysis: S2.29

Ioannis Papadopoulos, Hooke Research Fellow, Numerical Analysis: S2.30

Giulia Chiari, PDRA in Nonlinear Aggregation-Diffusion PDE, OxPDE: S2.56

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

February:

No-one (too wet).

March:

Samuel Johnson, PDRA in Infectious Disease Modelling, Mathematical Biology: S4.04

Iris Zeidner, MSc Course Administrator: S0.16

Rebecca Crossley, EPSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mathematical Biology: S4.03

Rui Wen, PDRA in Mathematical Physics: N1.05

Tessa Bonilha, Project Manager in Professional Services, has graduated as a Continuous Improvement Associate Practitioner. Associate Practitioners champion CI in their departments.

She joins a network of over 100 Associate Practitioners across the University.

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Image: Jessica Dismorr - Izadora (Illustration in 'Rhythm Vol 1 no 2, Autumn 1911)

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Tuesday 10^th March 2026, 10 am-3 pm. Lunch and refreshments provided.

A  workshop for senior postdocs, aspiring PIs, new PIs, and research group leaders wanting to increase their impact and agility at a strategic time.

Book your place

Image: Patrick Heron - The Piano: 1943

William Perkin C of E High School, a state school in West London, are running an Oxbridge Preparation Day for the Y12 students and are looking for a Maths subject specialist to come to the school on Monday 29th June for half a day to work with their students. 

They will pay an honorarium of £200 plus travel expenses from Oxford. Contact Veronica Davies (@email).

Image: 'Pythagoras puzzled by one of my theorems' from The Compleet (sic) Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle

Today, 4 pm, L1 as below (n.b. the free pizza)

The four-day free careers conference for Oxford University DPhils and Research Staff, Careers Beyond Academia: Options and Pathways for Researchers, returns in 2026. Join online panel discussions featuring PhD holders and former academic researchers now working across a range of industries, and attend in-person events exploring the current job market. The conference concludes with a careers fair, offering opportunities to connect with employers actively seeking to recruit researchers. Conference information and registration.

Date: 23 to 26 March. Online and in person.

Image: William Henry Margetson - A New Day

One of the great blues singers whose mix of blues and gospel is in full force here.

'What's that you say Bobby?' 

'When you got a heartache there ain't nothing you can do.'