Mia Beard
MSc, BSc
Pronouns
She / Her
Status
Postgraduate Student
DPhil Student in Differential Geometry and Theoretical Physics
College Lecturer in Mathematics, Worcester College
Councillor and Trustee, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
Research groups
Address
Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Recent publications
On $U(1)^{n-2}$-Invariant Special Lagrangian $n$-Folds
Beard, M (23 Feb 2026) On the Parallels Between Minimal Surfaces and Einstein Four-Manifolds
Beard, M Journal of Geometry and Physics 105801-105801 (01 Feb 2026) Prizes, awards, and scholarships
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)
Teaching
College teaching:
- Introductory Calculus, Worcester College
- Fourier Series and PDEs, Worcester College
Departmental teaching:
- Teaching Assistant, Geometry of Surfaces (Part B)
- Marker, Differentiable Manifolds (Part C)
Research interests
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.