Generative modeling with flows and diffusions - Eric Vanden-Eijnden (New York University)
Friday 23 October, 4 p.m., Lecture Theatre 1
Friday 16th October 2026
Events in the Department
Departmental Colloquium
On the Origins of Riemann’s Hypothesis
On the Origins of Riemann’s Hypothesis - David E Rowe
Wednesday 28 October 2026, 5.00-6.00 pm, Andrew Wiles Building, Mathematical Institute, Oxford
David E. Rowe is Professor Emeritus for History of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz.
Please email @email to register to attend in person. The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.
Teaching and Learning
Short stories 1 - While my guitar
Muhammad plugs in his guitar and plays one of maths' most influential hits.
Short stories 2 - First term, first day, first lecture
First term, first day, first lecture. And so it begins. The learning thing. The quest for human understanding.
For Graduate Students
Micro-internships for Oxford students
Applications for the Micro-Internship Programme are open until 2 November 2026. The programme offers from to two to five day voluntary learning and development opportunities with a diverse range of organisations during weeks 9 and 10 of Michaelmas term.
Micro-internships are exclusively available to Oxford undergraduate and postgraduate students, from first-year undergraduates to final-year DPhil students. Browse micro-internships by sector
Image: Original poster for Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo,’ featuring artwork by Saul Bass
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Corporate fellowships and recruitment
The Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) supports exceptional doctoral students currently pursuing a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science, mathematics, physics, or statistics.
GSA Capital are holding an info/recruitment talk on 13 November from 12:00 until 13:00 (lunch and networking after with representatives of GSA) in L3.
And Morgan Stanley are hosting a meet and greet session on 20 October @12 noon in the Andrew Wiles Building (location tbc).
Other News
Song of the Week: Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-sharp minor
One of Rachmaninov's most famous pieces, this prelude, one of a set of five, was written when he was nineteen. Rachmaninov was himself a very accomplished pianist (he had very large hands which no doubt helped). He also loved fast cars and speedboats.
And for the classical music buffs among you, on 16 January 1910 no lesser a figure than Gustav Mahler conducted Rachmaninov playing his own third piano concerto at Carnegie Hall, New York.