To celebrate International Women in Mathematics Day (May 12), Mathematrix is hosting a pizza lunch where we will watch ‘Journeys of Women in Mathematics’,  a powerful 20-minute film by the International Mathematical Union showcasing the experiences of women mathematicians worldwide. 

The film follows three mathematicians from India, Cameroon, and Brazil from their home institutions to the (WM)² international meeting, showing their research and what it’s like to be part of the global maths community.

Begun in 2022 due to the cancellation of the ICM in Russia, the Department mini-ICM returns to celebrate our invited speakers at the International Congress to be held in Philadelphia in July

This year’s event will be on Monday May 11th (week 3) in L2, in the Mathematical Institute. The talks should be widely accessible, so do come along to hear about the work of our colleagues.

2.35 pm Patrick Farrell: Computing multiple solutions of systems of nonlinear equations with deflation. Chair: Mike Giles

Space, time and Shakespeare - Paul Glendinning

Wednesday 06 May 2026, 5.00-6.00 pm, L1

Shakespeare’s work provides a snapshot of how people made sense of the world around them: how they solved problems (how large is an opposing army?) and how they navigated a complex environment (does the sun rise in the east?).

We warmly invite you to join us for the upcoming Joint Event of the International Workshop, taking place from Monday 16 to Friday 20 March 2026. This joint one-week PDE event comprises the Workshop on Stability Analysis for Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations across Multiscale Applications (on Monday–Thursday) and the 15th Oxbridge PDE Conference (on Thursday–Friday).

The conference will take place at Pembroke College. 

The third annual Oxford Women and Non-Binary People in Mathematics Day (OxWIM Day) ran very successfully on the 28th of February in the Andrew Wiles Building. This year’s theme was ‘Shaping Success’ and explored the many ways underrepresented genders can define their own success within a mathematical career. 

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Wednesday 11 March, 5 pm.

Computers have long been useful for studying mathematical problems. But recently computer techniques have been used to prove new theorems in geometry, specifically related to the study of gravity through Einstein's theory of General Relativity. This talk will describe these developments and what they might mean for the future.

Jason Lotay is Professor of Mathematics here in the Mathematical Institute.

Written by Esme Somerside Gregory and devised by Oxford student theatre company Cartesian Productions, "Noether" chronicles the life of Emmy Noether, a female, Jewish mathematician working in 20s/30s Germany.

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