News and events

Preparing for this year's Calculating Careers Fair

The 2016 Calculating Careers Fair will take place in the Alan Turing Building from 11.30am to 3pm on Wednesday 12th October 2016.

2016 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Hannah Fry will be our guest speaker at the 2016 Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture. The Lecture will take place on Thursday 13th October 2016, 6.30-7.30pm (with coffee and registration from 6pm) in Lecture Theatre B, University Place, The University of Manchester.

European exascale applications workshop

School of Mathematics, The University of Manchester, 11th and 12th October 2016

Undergraduate student picks up first prize at The Undergraduate Awards 2016

Undergraduate student announced as first prize winner in Mathematics & Physics category at The Undergraduate Awards 2016

PhD student awarded American Statistical Association Poster Presentation Award

Held in North America annually, the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) is the world's largest gathering of Statisticians. Awards are made for the development of new methodology in risk analysis or the application of existing risk methods in a novel way.

Parallel Numerical Linear Algebra Researchers Meet in Manchester

Numerical Analysis PhD student wins SIAM Student Paper Prize

Congratulations to Numerical Analysis PhD student Mario Berljafa on winning the 2016 SIAM Student Paper Prize

Julia Workshop 2016

The University of Manchester, 19th and 20th September 2016

Soapbox Science is back to Manchester!

On Saturday 23rd July 2016, 12 female scientists and mathematicians will take to their soapboxes in Piccadily Gardens, Manchester City Centre, to demonstrate and discuss their research.

Congratulations to our 2016 graduates!

We would like to extend a huge congratulations to all of our 2016 graduates, who celebrated their graduation ceremonies on Wednesday 13 July 2016.

Professor Nick Higham elected to Academia Europaea

At their meeting on 26 June, The Council of the Academia Europaea confirmed the election of new members to the four Classes of humanities; social and related sciences; exact sciences and life sciences.

SIAM Prize Win for Mathematics PhD Students

Several of our students have won a prize in SIAM’s ‘Math Matters’ contest.

National Women in Engineering Day - 23rd June

Celebrate National Women in Engineering Day at the Manchester Museum

Fully funded PhD Studentship in Numerical Analysis

An exciting opportunity is available to students interested in undertaking a Maths PhD with industrial experience. The Numerical Analysis group of The University of Manchester Maths Department, and Sabisu have launched a fully funded EPSRC CASE studentship.

Manchester Stochastic Networks Meeting

The Manchester Stochastic Networks Day on Monday 13th June is intended as an informal yet collaborative meeting between researchers interested in probability and networks both inside and outside The University of Manchester.

Undergraduate Summer Project: Modelling a graphene electromechanical device

There is an opportunity for one third or fourth year undergraduate student to work on a 12 week summer research project related to graphene-based electromechanical systems.

New Starter Ashley Hall

Welcoming Ashley Hall to The School of Mathematics

Additional fully-funded PhD studentships available

The School of Mathematics is pleased to announce the availability of three additional fully-funded PhD studentships for students starting their PhD in September 2016.

Undergraduate Summer Project: Passive Radiation Imaging

There is an opportunity for one third or fourth year undergraduate student to work on a 12 week summer research project related to passive radiation imaging for nuclear security.

Nick Higham's top five books on Applied Mathematics

Professor Nick Higham has been asked to pick his top five books on Applied Mathematics by the popular website, Five Books.

PhD student Will Rowley celebrates a win at the BAMC 2016

Congratulations to second year PhD student Will Rowley

PhD student Massimiliano Fasi selected for attendance at The Heidelberg Laureate Forum

Massimiliano Fasi, a PhD student studying at Manchester under Professor Nick Higham, has been selected for attendance at the fourth Heidelberg Laureate Forum.

Geoff Evatt talks about glaciers on the BBC news website

Manchester SIAM Student Chapter Conference 2016 Announced for the 4th May

Registration is open for Manchester SIAM Student Chapter Conference 2016 on the 4th May

The School of Mathematics at the Science Extravaganza in the Trafford Centre

The School of Mathematics will be taking part in the Science Extravaganza at the Trafford Centre on the 23rd April 2016 in celebration of Manchester as the 2016 European City of Science

New Starter Arno Fehm

Welcoming Arno Fehm as a Lecturer in Pure Mathematics

CASE PhD Studentship Available

A real-time system for clustering time series data

Mathematics Alumni Event

The School of Mathematics is hosting an event on 4th May 2016 in Manchester

Professor Françoise Tisseur appointed SIAM Fellow

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has announced the election of Professor Françoise Tisseur as one of its 2016 SIAM Fellows. SIAM Fellows are designated each year to recognize members of the community for their distinguished contributions to the disciplines of applied mathematics, computational science and related fields. The Fellows Selection Committee selects Fellows based on nominations by SIAM members.

Dr Stefan Güttel elected as SIAM-UKIE Secretary and Treasury

We are delighted to announce that Dr Stefan Güttel has been elected Secretary and Treasurer of the SIAM-UKIE Section for a 2-year period starting from April 2016.

Winner of the 2016 Interview Programme announced!

The School celebrates gold and bronze wins at SET for Britain 2016

Dr Philip Pearce, a Research Fellow in the School of Mathematics, has won first prize at the ‘SET for Britain’ competition in the House of Commons on 7th March 2016.

Loans for new MSc Students

UoM Team uncover secrets of the Solar System - the lost meteorites of Antarctica

A hidden reserve of iron-rich meteorites which could hold secrets to the formation of the Solar System may be hidden beneath the surface of the Antarctic ice sheet, according to a study by a team from The University of Manchester.

Better World Award Winner 2016

The School of Mathematics celebrates a win at The Better World Awards 2016

Public event celebrating the history of female mathematicians in Manchester

9th March 2016

Three researchers to present their work at the House of Commons

Philip Pearce, Weijian Zhang and Sam Relton have been shortlisted for the 2016 SET for BRITAIN competition and will display their posters at Portcullis House in the House of Commons on 7th March 2016

Registration now open for The Careers in Statistics Fair

The Careers in Statistics Fair, held on Wednesday 2nd March 2016, will be an invaluable event for anyone interested in finding out more about the wide range of different statistical careers available

New Starter Mawussi Zounon

Stefan Güttel appointed to SIAM journal editorial board

We congratulate Stefan, a Lecturer in Numerical Analysis, on being appointed to the editorial board of the prestigious SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing from January 2016.

2016 Interview Programme now open for applications

Applications are now open for the School of Mathematics' peer-assisted Interview Programme! Designed to ensure that students appraise their application and interviewing skills as early as possible in their university career, you can get involved no matter what year you're in!

New Starter Neil Walton

Welcoming Neil Walton as a Senior Lecturer in Actuarial Science

Postgraduate Open Day - Wednesday 17th February 2016

The next School of Mathematics Postgraduate Open Day will be held on Wednesday 17th February 2016

Workshop "Stochastic Modelling Of Transport Processes In Biolody", 30th-31st March 2016, Manchester

Stochastic Modelling Of Transport Processes In Biology, organised by Sergei Fedotov, Nickolay Korabel, Helena Stage

New £750 scholarship announced for UG 2016 starters

We are pleased to announce that a new scholarship of £750 will be paid to UK and EU undergraduates starting in September 2016. This is available for all who obtain A*(Maths)AA at A-Level or equivalent.

SIAM Travel Awards to Lausanne and Paris for PhD Students

Alan Turing Cryptography Competition 2016

Fielden Chair and Other Pure Maths vacancies

New Starter Alex Watson

Welcoming Alex Watson as a Lecturer in Actuarial Science

Registration for MathsBombe is now open!

Nick Higham is the new President-Elect of SIAM

Following the recent elections of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), we are pleased to announce that Nick Higham has been chosen as the new President-Elect.

Congratulations to our graduates!

New publication by Manchester mathematicians

Numerical Analysis Group out in force at SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra

New applied mathematics book by School of Mathematics academics

Nicholas J. Higham (Editor), Paul Glendinning (Associate Editor), David Broomhead, Oliver Jensen and Bill Lionheart, all from University of Manchester, are part of the distinguished international team responsible for "The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics" which will be published this month by Princeton University Press.

Funded PhD Case Studentship with National Grid (Available to start from January 2016)

Mathematical Baseline and error Detection Techniques for the Analysis of Unaccounted For Gas (UAG)

Martin Lotz wins inaugural best paper prize

Friends help in recovery from depression

Postdoc Wins Reynolds Poster Competition

Marcus du Sautoy to deliver the 2015 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture

Thursday 8th October 2015

Graduation 2015

New £1.75m fund to support pioneering pure mathematics

A new £1.75m fund to support visionary and pioneering pure mathematics at the University of Manchester was announced today, funded from the Estate of Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw.

Maths Lecturer explains tricky GCSE maths question.

2015 Teaching Excellence Awards

Challenges in Nonlinear Systems meeting

10th-11th September 2015

Professor Lionheart receives Wolfson Merit Award

Postgraduate Student awarded David Crighton Fellowship

Summer Internships Available

We are pleased to offer two summer internships for 3rd/4th year undergraduate students.

Maths Alumni Reception at The Royal Institution

We have great pleasure in inviting you to the School of Mathematics Alumni wine reception and networking event, to take place at the Royal Institution, on the 9th June 2015 at 6pm.

Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

PhD Studentship Available for Project "Algorithms for Large-Scale Matrix Problems".

Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme - Funding for Master's Courses

The University of Manchester is offering up to 258 scholarships for postgraduate taught master’s courses, each worth £10,000 in funding, to UK and EU students who will be starting at The University of Manchester in 2015.

Mathematician helps energy firm with its Green credentials

Calling all First Years - Win a Consulting Experience with IBM

The 2015 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition is now open!

Open to persons who are in full-time education (including home schoolers) in the United Kingdom up to and including Year 11 (in England and Wales), S4 (Scotland), and Year 12 (Northern Ireland).

LMS Women in Mathematics Day

Forthcoming Women in Mathematics Day: It All Adds Up, Celebrating Women Across the Mathematical Sciences

90% of our research has been classed as internationally excellent or world-leading.

Maths Student Bloggers

Find out more about life as a Mathematics student at the University of Manchester

The Imitation Game Cryptography Competition

The competition has now closed and winners will be notified by email.

Turing Fellowships in Mathematics

Named after Alan Turing, one of the most gifted and innovative researchers of the twentieth century (who was, of course, a member of staff of the University of Manchester), these highly prestigious fellowships are open to truly outstanding mathematicians from across the world. The fellowships are funded by a generous external donation, and are of four years duration.

Mathematical Model shows Ryder Cup Greats

New Careers Pages for Maths Students

Former Manchester Researcher Receives Householder Prize

In Memory of Professor David Broomhead

PhD Studentship Available for Project Quadratic Eigenvalue Problems in Structural Analysis

PhD Studentship Available in New Modelling Approaches for Guided Wave Vibration Techniques Applied to Hidden Tamper Detection

Maths Lecturer receives Teaching Excellence Award

Professor receives esteemed Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award

IMA Festival of Mathematics and its Applications, 3-4 July 2014

School presented with Athena Swan Bronze Award

Maths Postgraduate wins Student Presentation Prize at BAMC 2014

Lenox Green collects his OBE

The School is delighted to announce that Lenox Green has collected his OBE for Services to the Community.

Ian McNaught-Davis - Presenter who introduced Britain to the computing revolution passed away on the 10th February 2014.

Careers in Statistics

Alan Turing Building, University of Manchester, Wednesday 26 March from 1pm.

Mathematics student awarded Manchester Doctoral College Best Contribution to PGR Environment or Society Award 2014.

Manchester Postgraduate to present her work at the House of Commons

Mary Aprahamian, a postgraduate student in Numerical Analysis in the School of Mathematics, has been shortlisted for the 2014 SET for BRITAIN competition and will display her poster at the House of Commons on the 17th March 2014.

School of Maths alumna to be made a Dame: Professor Celia Hoyles awarded a DBE in the New Year's Honours List

New Year Honours for Lenox Green

PhD Student is Awarded Prestigious Internship

Registration for the 2014 edition of The Alan Turing Cryptography Competition is now open!

Professor Alex Wilkie invited to be a member of the prestigious Academia Europaea

"Feeding the Four Hundred" by Dr John Moriarty

Professor Jack Dongarra receives Ken Kennedy Award for software technologies.

Professor Maurice Priestley Commemoration Day: In Memory and in Honour of Professor Maurice Priestley (1933-2013) - Wednesday 18th December 2013

Video of 2013 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture - Lewis Carroll in Numberland

Royal Society Award for Manchester mathematician

Manchester alumna appointed Chief Executive of The Royal Meteorological Society

Strength in Numbers! It's just not cricket

Academic Visits to Schools

Bravo Beyer! Celebrating historic benefactor’s 200th birthday

Financial Modelling Post 2008: Where Next? [Seminar 3] - Empirical modelling: distributional assumptions/efficiency - 2008 crisis (stochastic models)

Monty Hall Problem: The probability puzzle that makes your head melt

Alan Turing Meeting - 6th June 2014

The 2014 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture

Titled 'Clueless Voting', the 2014 lecture will be delivered by Imre Leader.

Memorial Service for Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw

Postgraduate Research Open Day

Wednesday 21st October 2015

2015 WCA Lecture

Monday 30th November, 5pm in Theatre A of University Place