Mathematical Institute Bulletin

We are pleased to announce that the awards for Contributions to the Department in 2025-26 are made to the following graduate students.

Mario Marcos Losada: for his contributions in organising the Junior Algebra and Representation Theory Seminar, running Prelims Corner and supporting outreach activities. He has also been a dedicated mentor to first-year undergraduates and newer DPhil students with an exemplary approach to delivering quality teaching.

Harry Stuart: for his contributions to departmental life through organising and delivering the Mathematical Institute Quiz, creating a highly original and engaging evening that brought together graduate students, ECRs, faculty, and professional services staff. He dedicated considerable time and creativity to making this exceptionally well-attended event a memorable and successful part of the department’s social life.

Vlad Tuchilus: for his contributions to departmental community life through taking the initiative to revive Tea@11, the Mathematical Institute’s morning coffee break. He secured funding, coordinated student volunteers, and managed the practical arrangements, successfully restoring a valued opportunity for members across the department to meet and connect.

Georgina Ryan: for her contributions running Mathematrix, securing its future through a challenging period while delivering a vibrant programme of academic, social, and diversity-focused activities. She has also made a substantial contribution to equality, diversity, and inclusion across the department, notably through co-leading the Oxford Women and Non-Binary People in Mathematics Day which was attended by 145 people from 24 different institutions.

Image: David Hockney - The Road to York through Sledmere 

Mathematrix is a student-led group in the Mathematical Institute where postgraduates and postdocs discuss and explore topics related to challenges in academic life and being a minority in the maths community. Below are details of the Welcome Lunch and the term card for the Michaelmas term.

Those of you who were here last academeic year may remember us hosting Noether, a play about the mathematician Emmy Noether from Oxford student theatre company Cartesian Productions. Such was it success, it has been touring universities across the country and returns to the Andrew Wiles Building for its final show on 17th October.  

Book your seat

‘A beautifully lean and moving work that will resonate with audiences from all walks of life’ - Daily Info

Ramón has just left us for a postdoctoral position in Cambridge (it happens occasionally), but before he departed he discussed his research into using random walks to understand physical systems.

Rosie and Nick are just about to start their third year. Before they finished their second year, we had a chat about stuff: maths stuff and Oxford stuff.

The London Mathematical Society (LMS) Emmy Noether Fellowships and Grace Chisholm Young Fellowship are now open for applications. The Emmy Noether Fellowships offer grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 per applicant to enhance the mathematical sciences research of holders either re-establishing their research programme after returning from a major break associated with caring responsibilities or requiring support to maintain their research programme while dealing with significant ongoing caring responsibilities.

The Grace Chisholm Young Fellowship will give an endorsement of the holder's status as a mathematician, so that a break in formal employment should not prevent them from resuming a career as a mathematician at a later stage.

LMS Emmy Noether Fellowships

LMS Grace Chisholm Young Fellowship

The LMS Inclusion and Diversity Fund is also currently open for applications.

Image: Albrecht Durer - Weeping Angel Boy

The Graduate School at Oxford Lifelong Learning offers free training sessions open to all postgraduate students at the University.

Sessions are hybrid, so you can attend online or in person, and topics this term include reference management software, systematic reviews and applying for research grants. The programme of events also includes supportive writing groups, providing a dedicated space for students to come together, write and offer constructive feedback.

Image: Edvard Munch - The Dance of Life

This Michaelmas, the Radcliffe Science Library Wellbeing Programme is back with a range of free activities designed to help you take a break, recharge and connect with others during a busy term.

From weekly hot drinks and LEGO Lunches to board games, crafts and therapy dogs, there’s something to help you step away from your studies for a little while. Pick up our new Wellbeing Term Card in the library, or download a copy from our blog.

Image: William Holman Hunt - Light of the World (you can see it in Keble College Side Chapel)

We are recruiting graduate students to participant in the 2027 Gene Golub SIAM Summer School on Nonlinear Solvers and Preconditioning Techniques for Multiphysics PDEs, to be held from June 14 to June 25, 2027, on the campus of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.  The two-week school is designed for about 55 advanced international graduate students. We are pleased to provide travel and accommodation support for all selected participants.  

You can find the programme website here

MPLS Researcher Training & Development courses for Michaelmas term are now available to book.

DPhil students and postdoctoral researchers can choose from a wide range of sessions designed to develop research and professional skills, support career development and provide practical tools and approaches to help at every stage of their research journey.

Image: Lee Miller - Model with Lightbulb

Bernadine, Joanne, Fern,  Martha (later of the 'Dancing in the Street' Martha and the Vandellas fame) and Shirley were the Fascinations, probably long forgotten. But Song of the Week never forgets.

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