Mia Beard
DPhil Student in Differential Geometry and Theoretical Physics
College Lecturer in Mathematics, Worcester College
Councillor and Trustee, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Beard, Mia. "On the Parallels Between Minimal Surfaces and Einstein Four-Manifolds." arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.14972 (2025).
Scholarships:
- Martingale Scholar (2025-2029)
- Mathematical Sciences Master’s Scholarship, Worcester College, University of Oxford (2024-2025)
Awards:
- David Wilton Award for Excellence, University of Plymouth (2024)
College teaching:
- Introductory Calculus, Worcester College (College Lecturer in Mathematics)
Departmental teaching:
- Teaching Assistant, Geometry of Surfaces (Part B)
- Marker, Differentiable Manifolds (Part C)
My research interests lie in differential geometry and Riemannian geometry, with a focus on calibrated geometry and the study of special Lagrangians and Cayley submanifolds, and Einstein manifolds. I am interested in the geometric and analytic structures underlying manifolds with exceptional holonomy and how they connect with string theory, twistor theory, and wider mathematical physics.