Matters of the Moment

Building work is building on the site next door and the most obvious visible change is the new two-route alongside the South of the AWB.

If you are wondering what a 'spoil heap' refers to, then extensive research says it is refuse material from an evacuation. 

Oxford Mathematics graduate student Geoffrey Mboya recently gave an interview to the University's Diversity & Inclusion team about his work with the Mfano Africa mentorship programme. Here it is

The third compilation of our one-minute films is now on YouTube featuring mathematical biology, number theory and geometric group theory. They have been very successful on social media and we will be filming a second series at the beginning of next term. If you are interested, please contact Dyrol.

"Somehow, two hours of maths has become complete chaos."

"This is genuinely fun."

"How likely is it that we’ll be allowed to bring in a Samsung smart fridge to the MAT?"

Just some of the feedback from the first episode of our MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test) 2022 Livestream with MC James Munro.

Aspiring students can watch the first episode (below) any time and subsequent episodes live on Thursdays at 5 pm UK (and any time after).

Thank you payments were made last Thursday (into wages, pensions, or hardship funds depending on your choice).

A warm welcome to Alex Gibbs who started as apprentice in  Human Resources on Monday. You'll find Alex in S0.12.

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Professor Hanqing Jin. This is a two-year, fixed-term position, and the post-holder will be based here at the Mathematical Institute in the world-leading Oxford Octa Lab in Digital Economics.

When: 21-27 August 2022

The Clay Mathematics Institute is pleased to offer faculty and research fellows in the Mathematical Institute the opportunity to convene a small working group with colleagues and collaborators in the week 21-27 August 2022, on a research topic of compelling current interest in any branch of fundamental mathematics. It is anticipated that a working group may involve up to four visitors to Oxford.

Here's a challenge. The Cafe feedback form is now available on the Estates Services catering page. Judging by some of the comments we have had there is much some of you would like to say.

Seriously, please give it a go to help us push to make the cafe better for next term.

With 'Me and My Maths' we are showing the sort of people who do maths round here, the sort of maths they do and what they get out of it. 

In Episode 2 we meet Jason who is a geometer working in multiple dimensions, Wojciech (with Delta) who is a mathematicial logician and Ghita who looks at financial modelling. The films are one-minute each though as someone pointed out the whole length of the film is 3.14 minutes. Deliberate of course.

PS: 'Me and My Math' if you are outside the UK. Or 'My Maths and I' as a purist might prefer.