Help shape how the University communicates with staff

Following a University-wide communications survey in January 2025, the Internal Communications team is inviting staff to take part in follow-up discussion groups or share their views through a short, anonymous questionnaire during July. The aim is to gather more nuanced feedback that will help shape how the University communicates with staff in the future.

Finance Officer

This role presents an exciting opportunity to join the Mathematical Institute, a thriving academic department with an outstanding reputation for its teaching and research. As Finance Officer, you will be responsible for leading the Accounts Payable, Expenses and Receivable functions of the department, including the management of two Finance Assistants.  You will report to the Deputy Finance Manager.

Responsible modelling

Erica Thompson's recent Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture is now available if you want to drop in.

The entanglement membrane in 2d CFT: reflected entropy, RG flow, and information velocity
 Jiang, H Mezei, M Virrueta, J Journal of High Energy Physics volume 2025 issue 6 (12 Jun 2025)
Wed, 06 Aug 2025
17:00
Lecture Theatre 1

From Theorems to Serums, From Cryptography to Cosmology … and The Simpsons - Simon Singh

Further Information

Join science writer Simon Singh on a whistle-stop tour through two decades of his bestselling books. 'Fermat’s Last Theorem' looks at one of the biggest mathematical puzzles of the millennium; 'The Code Book' shares the secrets of cryptology; 'Big Bang' explores the history of cosmology; 'Trick or Treatment' asks some hard questions about alternative medicine; and 'The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets' explains how TV writers, throughout the show’s 35-year history, have smuggled in mathematical jokes.

Please email @email to register to attend in person.

The lecture will be broadcast on the Oxford Mathematics YouTube Channel on Wednesday 27 August at 5-6pm and any time after (no need to register for the online version).

The Vicky Neale Public Lectures are a partnership between the Clay Mathematics Institute, PROMYS and Oxford Mathematics. The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.

Short stories

We made a film about knots which received a lot of feedback (from boy scouts and retired sailors rather than mathematicians). So we made a follow-up. Over to you Sergio.

[Knots]

Kate Wenqi Zhu wins a Leslie Fox Prize

Kate has been awarded a second prize in the IMA Leslie Fox Prize in Numerical Analysis for her research paper and presentation of the paper. She was one of six finalists out of a large number of submissions. 

A first prize was awarded to James Foster who was previously a PhD student and postdoc here in Oxford Mathematics. 

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