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Kit, who has recently finished his DPhil in Mathematical Biology here in Oxford Mathematics and is now at Harvard Medical School, received the award for his work while in Oxford. As a fellow he will apply mathematical modelling to liquid biopsies – simple blood tests that detect tiny fragments of DNA released by cancer cells.

Patrick and Heather have been made Fellows of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Patrick is made fellow for his contributions to algorithms and software for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. Heather is recognised for her outstanding contributions to the development of new topological and algebraic methods and their applications to mathematical biology.

Oxford Mathematicians Patrick Farrell and Heather Harrington have been made Fellows of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Oxford Mathematician Torin Fastnedge has won the Gold Medal for Mathematical Sciences at the 2026 STEM for BRITAIN poster competition held in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Torin was among 20 researchers in mathematics presenting their work to politicians and a panel of expert judges.

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

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.

The Academy for the Mathematical Sciences has announced its first cohort of fellows, 100 in total from across academia and teaching, science communication and business. Twelve of those fellows are from Oxford, spread across four departments, reflecting the reach and importance of mathematics. 

Alison (second from left), Professor of Probability in Oxford and President of the recently created Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, has been recognised with a Doctor of Science (DSc) from Heriot-Watt University.

Kira Patel, now a 4th year mathematics undergraduate, won the prize for the best Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Vacation Internships poster at the EPSRC Poster Event on November 6th. Kira's poster title was 'A viscous catenary in glass tube manufacture'. She was supervised by Peter Howell.

Image: Bertha Morisot - The Cheval Glass

The Knowledge Exchange (KE) Hub for Mathematical Sciences led by our own Chris Breward has been named Knowledge Exchange (KE) Team of the Year 2025 at the KE Awards held in Salford last week.