Matters of the Moment

Come and  celebrate International Women’s Day with us on Wednesday 08 March 2023. Join us for a coffee morning and charity book swap

The second series of our short films, ‘Me and My Maths’, is now running on our social media with even higher viewing figures than the first series. You can watch a compilation of the first four films via the video below. 

Starring: Kylie and Chloe, Andrea, Doyne, and Kate Wenqi.

Me and My Maths. Short films about people who also do maths.

Tomorrow is International Day of Women and Girls in Science and the History of  Science Museum in Oxford is putting on an afternoon of entertainment to highlight and celebrate.

We want everyone at the Mathematical Institute to feel supported in their mental health and wellbeing, and have therefore committed to training all staff in student facing roles, and those with supervisory or line management responsibilities, on Mental Health Awareness.  

The Student Bulletin, which goes to undergraduates and masters students every Friday afternoon and is excellently edited by Haleigh Bellamy, has a feature titled 'Pet of the Week'. This is an obvious inprovement on 'Song of the Week' and to make sure it is representative of all pets in the department, Haleigh would like you to nominate your pet for inclusion. Just email @email and if selected you will be copied in to that week's Student Bulletin.

As we approach the 10^th anniversary of the Andrew Wiles Building (AWB), the Art Committee and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee are commissioning a photography series to celebrate the wonderful people that study and work in the Mathematical Institute.

As you know, the Andrew Wiles Building is 10 in October. From its conception, the idea was to have maths embedded in the design, from the North and South crystals to the arithmetic progression of the columns in reception. However, the most striking example, of course, is the Penrose tiling which has trended on and off on mathematical social media for most of the ten years.

If you were wondering why nearly 600 girls aged between 13 and 17 were in the building for three days last week then welcome to It All Adds Up.

The Estates Services Travel team are due to carry out removal of unused or unclaimed bicycles across the ROQ (excluding internal bicycle stores).

Over the coming weeks, all bicycles will have a removable tag placed on them. If your bicycle is tagged, please do not be concerned, simply remove the tag and dispose of appropriately. The bicycles that still have a tag on them by early February will be removed and taken away.