Events in the Department

In this Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture Marcus du Sautoy unpacks how we make art, why a creative mindset is vital for discovering mathematics, and how a fundamental connection to the natural world intrinsically links the two subjects. 

21 May, 5.30pm. Please email Dyrol (@email) to register to attend in person.

Tuesday 13 May 2025:

• See the car on the Penrose tiling and speak to the Engineers
• Hear what it’s like to work in F1 from Giacomo Tortora, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team’s Engineering Director
• At 3pm, Giacomo Tortora will give a talk including job opportunities. Followed by free pizza and refreshments.

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Please join us today for a fireside chat between PQShield founder and visiting professor, Ali El Kaafarani, and Sami Walter, associate at Oxford Sciences Enterprises (OSE). 

Ali is the founder and CEO of PQShield, a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) company.  

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Our next Public Lecture (see item above) stars  Gábor Domokos, discoverer of the Gömböc. So, as a taster, here is Sam Howison explaining what exactly Gábor was up to.

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture - Natural tilings: from hard rock to soft cells - Gábor Domokos

Wednesday 30 April 2025, 5-6pm, L1

A double bill of big hitters for this annual lecture from the Department of Computer Science.

Leo De Moura (Amazon Web Services)- Formalizing the Future: Lean’s Impact on Mathematics, Programming, and AI 

Kevin Buzzard (Imperial College) - Will Computers prove theorems?

6 May, 14:30, Lecture Theatre 1, Mathematical Institute

Tanniemola Liverpool's recent Public Lecture is now online.

The next Public Lecture on 30 April will feature Gábor Domokos, the 'father' of the Gömböc.

Fridays@4  is this week Fridays@1 in L1 with lunchtime pizza.

Torkel Loman (Oxford Mathematics) - The behaviours of noisy feedback loops and where (in parameter space) to find them

Alastair McCullough, pictured (Computer Science) - Tech, Coffee, and the Regulation of Truth: An Enterprise Barista's Story

L1, today, Friday 14 March

Start your day with delicious pancakes this Tuesday, March 4th.

Breakfast Special: Bacon & Maple Syrup Pancakes


All Day Treats: Banana & Chocolate Sauce Pancakes; Fruit Compote & Whipped Cream Pancakes

Hugo Duminil-Copin's recent Public Lecture is now available to watch. 

General consent is that it was as good as any public lecture we have had in the last few years.