There is a specific requirement to broaden students’ knowledge and understanding of the Mathematical Sciences. This broadening will ensure that students understand their own research as part of the wider Mathematical Sciences, appreciating the variety of questions, objectives, and ways of thinking there are; and it will also familiarise students with different ideas so they can make the surprising links across mathematics which are the basis of some of the most fruitful advances.

To have had some teaching experience is likely to benefit your career, especially if you intend to continue in academia, where academic jobs increasingly expect some teaching experience, but also more generally as it should help you to develop your communication skills.

From Roger Bacon in the thirteenth century to Roger Penrose in the twenty-first, Oxford has been critical to the development of mathematics.

Are you interested in pushing the boundaries of mathematical research and developing novel ideas and techniques to solve problems? If so, apply for a PhD (or DPhil as it's known in Oxford) in Mathematics, and find out more about our research groups.