Events in the Department

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 11^th (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

On Hilbert’s sixth problem: from particles to waves - Prof. Zaher Hani (University of Michigan)

May 8th (next Friday), L1

Abstract

Common Room, 5 pm today. All drinks are free.

Space, time and Shakespeare - Paul Glendinning

Wednesday 06 May 2026, 5.00-6.00 pm, L1

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. 

Today, Friday 06 March at 16:00 in L1

Anita Layton (University of Waterloo) - We are all different: Modeling key individual differences in physiological systems

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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.