News and events

Better World Showcase 2019

School of Mathematics Mathematicians received awards and recognition for their outstanding projects.

Postgraduate Open Day - 27 February 2019

The next School of Mathematics Postgraduate Open Day for both taught and research programmes will be held on Wednesday 27 February 2019

Foundation of Data Science

Foundations of Data Science: Launch and Call for papers

MathsBombe Competition starts on 30 January!

MathsBombe is an online competition aimed at students in Years 12 & 13 and below (England and Scotland), S5 & S6 and below (Scotland) and Year 13 & 14 and below (Northern Ireland). Every fortnight (starting from 30 January and running until 27 March 2019) two new mathematical puzzles will be released. There are prizes for the first team to submit the correct answer for each puzzle, as well as “spot-prizes” for three teams drawn at random from all the correct solutions every fortnight.

2019 Alan Turing Cryptography Day starts on Monday 28 January

The 2019 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition is now in its seventh year! It’s an online competition run by the University's School of Mathematics.

SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering

Congratulations to Jack Dongarra who recently received the SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering.

Beyer Chair in Applied Mathematics

Applications are invited for a new Beyer Professor

Theo Mary Awarded the Gilles Kahn Prize

School International Excellence Scholarships Awarded

A number of international students in the School have just received the School International Excellence Scholarship.

Actuarial Students awarded WCA Prize

Two students on the BSc Actuarial Science and Mathematics Degree Programme received prizes for obtaining outstanding marks in last year's examinations. Both students came into the Second Year of the course having previously studied for two years at UIBE in China.

School of Mathematics academic elected as Program Director for the SIAM Activity Group on Uncertainty Quantification

Catherine Powell has been elected as Program Director for the SIAM Activity Group on Uncertainty Quantification, starting in January 2019.

2019 Alan Turing Cryptography and MathsBombe Competition - Registration Now Open!

Do you know anyone in secondary school or sixth form who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles? Or maybe you just know pupils who want to win some prizes? Registration for the 2019 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition (Year 11 and below in England and Wales, S4 in Scotland and Year 12 in N. Ireland) and the 2019 MathsBombe (Year 13 and below in England and Wales, S6 in Scotland and Year 14 in N. Ireland) is now open!

Maths Student Awarded Newly Launched RBS Scholarship

Jestin Abraham, a first year BSc Actuarial Science with Mathematics student, has won the first ever Royal Bank of Scotland Women in Statistics Scholarship at the University.

Maths staff recognised for their innovative approach to Maths and Art

An initiative involving staff from the School of Maths (Demi Allen, Charles Eaton, Helena Stage and Alex Watson along with Steven Roper (Whitworth Art Gallery)) have been nominated for a Better World Showcase award for their work with the Whitworth Art Gallery.

Maths Staff Nominated for Faculty "Better World Showcase Award"

Demi Allen together with Abigail Bown, Liz Buckingham-Jeffery, Catherine Bruce and Louise Walker have been nominated for their outstanding contribution to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Mathematics student receives prestigious Faculty award

Benxin Huang, a first year Mathematics with Finance student, has been awarded a Faculty International Excellence Scholarship.

Researchers from the School of Mathematics selected to be Turing Fellows of the Alan Turing Institute

10 new Turing Fellows from the School of Mathematics

Dr Geoff Evatt's research features in New Scientist

The Meteorite Project which involves School of Mathematics researcher Dr Geoff Evatt is currently featured on the front page of the New Scientist website and their magazine.

Enigma Machine Visits the Alan Turning Building

The Enigma machine was X-ray scanned by colleagues from the Henry Royce Institute.

Dr Neil Walton wins 2018 Erlang Prize

Congratulations to Dr Neil Walton, for winning the 2018 Erlang Prize of the Applied Probability Society of INFORMS, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.

N Brown Student Industry Challenge 2018 successfully completed

Annual Student Industry Challenge organized by our SIAM-IMA Student Chapter has taken place

School of Maths academic creates new charity – Educate Africa

Dr Saralees Nadarajah establishes a new charity to support maths education in Zimbabwe.

Mathematics represented at Science Spectacular fair

This years' Science Spectacular, an annual University-wide family science fair, took place on Saturday, 20 October 2018, in the Whitworth Building and Manchester Museum.

School of Maths Postgraduate Taught Open Day-7th November 2018

The next School of Mathematics Postgraduate Open Day for MSc programmes will be held on Wednesday 7th November 2018

Worshipful Company of Actuaries (WCA) Lecture - 4th December 2018

The Worshipful Company of Actuaries Lecture is an annual event for actuarial students in the School of Mathematics, although all students with an interest in the subject are welcome to register. This year's lecture will be delivered by Hilary Salt a Founder of First Actuarial LLP.

Winners of the Sabisu Coding Competition 2018 announced

Students of the Python course awarded prizes in a coding competition

Steven Elsworth wins second SIAM Student Travel Award

PhD student Steven Elsworth will present his work on the Rational Krylov Toolbox at the 2019 SIAM CSE meeting in Spokane

PhD student Wins Best Paper Award at Prestigious Conference

Martin Wiegand, a 3rd year student working with Dr Saralees Nadarajah's group, has won the 2018 Best Student Paper Award of The 2018 IAENG International Conference on Data Mining and Applications

N Brown Industrial Problem Solving Day

N Brown Student Challenge

Preparing for this year's Calculating Careers Fair

The 2018 Calculating Careers Fair will take place in the Alan Turing Building from 11.30am to 3pm on Wednesday 3rd October 2018.

School of Maths Postgraduate Research Open Day - Wed 24 Oct 2018

If you are interested in doing a PhD then come along to the School of Maths Postgraduate Research Open Day on Wednesday 24th October 2018 to find out more.

The Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research partners with University to open Manchester office

The Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research (HIMR) will be opening a new office in Manchester, in partnership with the University’s School of Mathematics.

Calculating Careers Fair - Wed 3 October 2018

Sixth Edition of 'In Abstract' is now Live!

The sixth edition of 'In Abstract', which highlights the Faculty of Science and Engineering's world class research, is now live.

Bits and Pieces: Secrets of a Digital World - Dr. James Grime

6.30-7.30pm, Monday 1st October 2018 (with coffee and registration from 6pm)

Norman Blackburn (1930 - 2018)

Dr Stefan Güttel has been awarded the 2018 Teaching Excellence Award

Many congratulations to Dr Stefan Güttel who has been awarded the 2018 Teaching Excellence Award

Welcoming Professor Oliver Jensen as the new Head of School

Many thanks for all the hard work from Peter and welcome Oliver as the new Head of School

Congratulations to our July Graduates!

We would like to congratulate our recent graduates, who celebrated their graduation on Thursday 19 July 2018.

2018 Making Maths at Manchester

80 A-level Students attended this year’s Making Maths at Manchester

Women in Mathematics Research

School of Mathematics’ first Women in Mathematics Research event

Behind the Scenes of Placental Research

Researchers from the School of Mathematics are working with St. Mary's Hospital on Placental Research

Research Poster Award for Dr Mawussi Zounon

Dr Mawussi Zounon won a Research Poster Award at the International Supercomputing conference

School of Maths lecturer’s article in 2017 Highlights Collection

An article by Dr Oliver Dorn has been selected for the journals 2017 Highlights Collection!

Charity Football Match Photos

Over £1,300 was raised for the Wood Street Mission charity!

School of Maths staff received the Students’ Union Awards

Dr Saralees Nadarajah received the Best Lecturer Faculty of Science and Engineering Award and Tracey Smith received the Best Support Staff Member Award from the Students’ Union.

Professor Louise Walker received Distinguished Achievement Award for PASS

Professor Louise Walker was awarded the Peer Support Distinguished Achievement Award at the 20th Annual Celebration Evening.

School of Maths Charity Football Match 26th May

School of Maths Staff play Postgrads in an eleven-a-side football match for charity.

Fifth Edition of 'In Abstract' is now Live!

The fifth edition of 'In Abstract', which highlights the Faculty of Science and Engineering's world class research, is now live.

Alan Turing Cryptography Competition 2018 Gallery Now Live

160 students joined us in the Alan Turing Building for a day of Cryptography challenges.

Manchester SIAM-IMA Student Chapter Conference 2018

The 2018 Manchester SIAM-IMA Student Chapter Conference was held Friday 20th April in the Alan Turing Building.

Interested in a fully-funded (enhanced bursary) CASE PhD project with Dyson Technology Ltd?

This project will investigate the acoustic properties of nanofibre composites and is a collaboration between the School of Mathematics and Dyson Technology Ltd.

Professor T Subba Rao (1942-2018)

Our respected colleague, fondly known as Rao here, passed away on Friday, 13 April 2018.

Prof. Nick Higham awarded Royal Society Research Professorship

Six world class scientists have been awarded Royal Society Research Professorships and our own Professor Nick Higham is one of them!

School of Maths Lecturer Leads Team in Meteorite-Hunting Trials

A University of Manchester team led by Geoff Evatt, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, have successfully completed trials in their meteorite hunting technology.

School of Mathematics PhD Students Win IMS Travel Awards

Two PhD students from the School of Mathematics have won awards from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

Prof. Françoise Tisseur to Deliver The Olga Taussky-Todd Lecture

Professor Françoise Tisseur has been selected to deliver The Olga Taussky-Todd Lecture at ICIAM Congress in 2019.

University Mathematicians Take Their Research to Parliament

Dr Elizabeth Buckingham-Jeffery and Dr Prashanth Nadukandi from the School of Mathematics presented their research to Parliament on Monday 12th March.

Applications Now Open for Manchester Master's Bursary

The University’s Manchester Master’s Bursary offers 100 bursaries each year for master’s students, worth £3,000 in funding.

Mathematicians Conduct Inventory of "Ice Sails"

Work conducted by researchers from the University of Manchester including Geoff Evatt, Matthias Heil and PhD student Amy Mallinson (in partnership with the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the University of Innsbruck) has produced the first ever analysis of Ice Sails.

School of Mathematics visited by sculpture team

Father and son sculptor team visit the School of Mathematics with their sculpture of Alan Turing.

Completing Correlation Matrices at the Bank of England

Missing data, or lack of information, is a common problem in situations where we want to analyze processes, make predictions, assess risks, etc. One example is in the insurance industry, where a correlation matrix is used in the aggregation of risk exposures required by regulations, but some of the correlations are unknown.

Careers in Statistics Fair - 14 March 2018

This year's Careers in Statistics Fair will be held on Wednesday 14 March 2018 from 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm in the Alan Turing Building.

Third Year Student Wins Actuarial Prize

Yun Yen Wong, a third year Actuarial student, won the award for her outstanding marks in the Second Year of her course.

UK Fluids Conference

The third annual UK Fluids Conference will be hosted at the University of Manchester on 4-6 September 2018

School of Maths Postgraduate Open Day - Wednesday 14th February 2018

The next School of Mathematics Postgraduate Open Day for both taught and research programmes will be held on Wednesday 14th February 2018

2018 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition starts on 15 Jan!

Do you know anyone in secondary school who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles? Or maybe you just know pupils who want to win some prizes? Registration for the 2018 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition (Year 11 and below in England and Wales, S4 in Scotland and Year 12 in N. Ireland) is now open and the competition starts on 15 January 2018!

MathsBombe Competition starts this Wednesday!

MathsBombe is an online competition aimed at students in Years 12 & 13 and below (England and Scotland), S5 & S6 and below (Scotland) and Year 13 & 14 and below (Northern Ireland). Every fortnight (starting from 10th January and running until 14th March 2018) two new mathematical puzzles will be released. There are prizes for the first team to submit the correct answer for each puzzle, as well as “spot-prizes” for three teams drawn at random from all the correct solutions every fortnight.

PhD student wins Poster Prize!

PhD student Francisco Rocha wins Poster Prize at the British Society of Rheology meeting

Fourth Edition of 'In Abstract' is now Live!

The fourth edition of 'In Abstract', which highlights the Faculty of Science and Engineering's world class research, is now live.

Congratulations to our December Graduates!

We would like to congratulate our recent graduates, who celebrated their graduation on Thursday 14 December 2017.

School International Excellence Scholarships Awarded

A number of international students have now received their School International Excellence Scholarship.

Maths students receive prestigious FSE Awards

George Godiraone and Luen Lim, undergraduates in the School of Mathematics, attended the Science and Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship Ceremony on 29 November 2017.

Emeritus Professor in the School of Maths awarded the London Mathematical Society's Polya Prize

Alex Wilkie FRS, Emeritus Professor in the School of Mathematics, has been awarded the London Mathematical Society's Polya Prize, for `his profound contributions to model theory and to its connections with real analytic geometry'.

2018 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition and MathsBombe - Open for Registration on 1 December!

Do you know anyone in secondary school or sixth form who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles? Or maybe you just know pupils who want to win some prizes? Registration for the 2018 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition (Year 11 and below in England and Wales, S4 in Scotland and Year 12 in N. Ireland) and the 2018 MathsBombe (Year 13 and below in England and Wales, S6 in Scotland and Year 14 in N. Ireland) opens on 1 December 2017!

PhD Student wins award in TakeAim Competition

Will Rowley, a Maths PhD student studying with Professor Will Parnell, won a runner up prize in the Smith Institute's TakeAim Competition.

Award for Manchester Mathematician’s Video

The video “Soap opera in the maze: Geometry matters in Marangoni flows” by Manchester Mathematician and collaborators received a Gallery of Fluid Motion Award at the 70th meeting of the American Physical Society, 19-21 November 2017.

Canonical Scattering Workshop - 2 & 3 November 2017

A workshop on Canonical wave Scattering problems will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of November 2017 in Manchester at the Chancellors hotel. This event is organised by Raphael Assier, with support from the School of Mathematics, the EPSRC and the Waves in Complex Continua research group.

School of Maths Postgraduate Taught Open Day - Wednesday 22nd November 2017

The next School of Mathematics Postgraduate Open Day for MSc programmes will be held on Wednesday 22nd November 2017

Wellcome Trust Four Year PhD Programme

Have you trained in physics, engineering, mathematics or computer science? Would you like to use your skills to tackle complex problems in biology?

School of Maths Postgraduate Research Open Day - Wednesday 25th October 2017

If you are interested in doing a PhD then come along to the School of Maths Postgraduate Research Open Day on Wednesday 25th October 2017 to find out more.

Professor David J T Sumpter to deliver DKO Public Lecture 2017

The 2017 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture will take place this year on Thursday 19th October 2017. This is a popular, exciting and annual evening event hosted by the School of Mathematics in University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester.

PhD Students Hold Annual Mathematics Research Students' Conference

PhD students from the School of Mathematics held their annual Mathematics Research Students' Conference on Friday 29th September.

Meet the Professionals - 10 October 2017

There will be a "Meet the Professionals" session for those interested in Finance and Banking on Tuesday 10 October 2017 in the Alan Turing Building (atrium).

Calculating Careers Fair - Wed 4 October 2017

International biomedical modelling workshop held in the School of Mathematics

The School hosted the first international workshop on Placental Biophysics, bringing together mathematicians, bioengineers and physiologists from eight countries.

Preparing for this year's Calculating Careers Fair

The 2017 Calculating Careers Fair will take place in the Alan Turing Building from 11.30am to 3pm on Wednesday 4th October 2017. Not sure what to expect from the Calculating Careers fair? Do you need your CV checked or are you looking for ideas of what to say to employers?

PhD Students Win Top Awards

Two School of Mathematics' PhD students have been given notable awards. Both students are supervised by Dr Saralees Nadarajah.

Manchester mathematician publishes in PNAS

Julien Landel and co-workers have shown in a recent study published in PNAS that surfactant can strongly impact the drag reduction potential of superhydrophobic surfaces, also known for their lotus effect.

Congratulations to our July Graduates!

We would like to congratulate our students who graduated today - 14 July 2017!

Postdocs' work on granular flow featured on cover of Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Dr Andrew Edwards (current postdoc) and Dr Sylvain Viroulet (Postdoc 2013-2016) have had their work on granular flow on erodible beds highlighted on the front cover of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

PhD student James Rynn wins student prize at Numerical Analysis Conference 2017

The 27th Biennial Conference on Numerical Analysis took place at the University of Strathclyde from June 27-30th 2017. The three best student presentations at the conference were recognized through prizes sponsored by the UK and Ireland section of SIAM.

Elizabeth Buckingham-Jeffery voted favourite scientist in online event

"I'm a scientist" is a national online event that gives school children the opportunity to ask questions to a panel of scientists. The aim is that the students see how science is used in everyday life and realise that scientists are normal, relatable people.

3 and 4 July 2017 – SIG Meeting on Cleaning and Decontamination

Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting of the UK Fluids Network Special Interest Group on the fluid mechanics of cleaning and decontamination on 3 and 4 July 2017 at the School of Mathematics, Frank Adams Room.

Three of our Academics short listed for Teaching Awards 2017

Three academics from the School of Mathematics were recently short listed for a Teaching Award 2017. Only a select few were short listed from approximately 7,000 academic staff across the university.

Prof Will Parnell new Editor-in-Chief of International Journal “Wave Motion"

Professor Parnell will begin his role as Editor-In-Chief of Wave Motion from the 1st July 2017.

Professor Glendinning made Honorary Professor of the University of Edinburgh

The School of Mathematics congratulates Professor Paul Glendinning on this prestigious appointment.

TODAY 12 JUNE 2017 - Pure Maths Colloquium with Professor G Cherlin

Everyone is welcome to this Pure Mathematics Colloquium this afternoon on 12th June 2017. Professor Cherlin the prestigious DKO Visiting Professor will be giving a talk entitled "twists and twistability" at 4pm in Frank Adams - Complimentary refreshments will be available.

Alumni Event at the Royal Society, London 28 June 2017

We are hosting a prestigious Alumni Event at the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG on 28 June 2017 from 6.30pm. This will be a drinks, canape and networking event together with a few interesting mathematical presentations.

Dr Saralees Nadarajah wins Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching

The School of Mathematics' Dr Saralees Nadarajah has won a Distinguished Achievement Award for Teacher of the Year 2017. This is in recognition of his remarkably high level of commitment to teaching and student support.

Lenox Green presented with Making a Difference Award 2017

Lenox Green, Administrator in the School of Mathematics has been presented with a "Making a Difference Award for Social Responsibility 2017".

Meeting 26 June 2017 Lévy processes and anomalous diffusion

This one day meeting on Levy Processes and Anomalous Diffusion will take place in the School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester.

Alan Turing Cryptography Competition 2017 Gallery Now Live

27 Schools joined us in the Alan Turing Building for a day of Cryptography challenges.

Dr Art Gower takes part in the Science Showdown 2017

The Science Showdown was a free open-mic event which took place on 30th March 2017.

5th May 2017 SIAM-IMA Student Chapter Annual Conference

On May 5th the Manchester SIAM-IMA Student Chapter will be hosting its 7th annual conference (#MSISCC17). This is a one day conference for students of the University of Manchester, primarily focused on applied and industrial mathematics

Second Edition of 'In Abstract'

The second edition of 'In-Abstract' is now live - it highlights our world class research at The University of Manchester

Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Research Fellowships

The flagship Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Research Fellowships are aimed at outstanding scientists and engineers at an early stage in their academic careers.

Conference on Diophantine Problems

The School of Mathematics will be hosting a Conference on Diophantine Problems from Monday 11 September - Friday 15 September 2017

Applied MSc Poster Presentations

On 28th March 2017, 26 MSc students took part in presenting their posters as part of their 'Transferable Skills' course.

Career in Statistics Fair 1st March 2017 - Slides now available

Thank you to all the representatives that came out to provide career advice!

Profile of an Undergraduate BP Achievement Award Winner Megan Smith

Megan Smith, a 2016 winner of a BP Achievement Award discusses the application process, her experience on placement or how this has led to further opportunities.

Current and former Postdocs featured on the cover of Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Dr Sylvain Viroulet (Postdoc 2013-2016), Dr James Baker (PhD Student 2012-2016) and Dr Andrew Edwards (current postdoc) have had their work on granular flow over obstacles highlighted on the front cover of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

CASE PhD Studentship in 'Thermo-visco-acoustic metamaterials for underwater applications'

The School of Mathematics invites applications for a CASE PhD studentship in 'Thermo-visco-acoustic metamaterials for underwater applications' starting in September 2017

School of Maths at Big Bang Fair NEC Birmingham 2017

For the third consecutive year the School of Mathematics have hosted a popular stand at this exciting Science Fair for young people. This year the event is taking place from 15 - 18 March 2017 at the NEC Exhibition Centre in Birmingham

Turing Club series of talks continues 15th March 2017 at 1pm Frank Adams 1

Come and join us for the next talk tomorrow and then at various dates over the semester. This time the title is "Mathematics of Inkjet printing"

Manchester Chapter Auto Trader Industry problem Solving Event

On Wednesday 22nd February the Manchester SIAM-IMA Student Chapter hosted an industry problem solving event in the School of Mathematics, led by Dr. Peter Appleby, a data scientist at Auto Trader.

Operationalising Modern Mathematical Epidemiology

This month Liz Buckingham-Jeffery is joining School of Maths' Dr Thomas House and Tim Kinyanjui to complete the team for the EPSRC-funded project Operationalising Modern Mathematical Epidemiology

Newspaper reports Dr Van Schaik's football probability

Manchester City have had a difficult draw this season in the FA and League Cups.

Career in Statistics Fair 1st March 2017

The Career in Statistics Fair will take place in the Foyer of Alan Turing Building on Wednesday 1st March 2017 from 1.30pm. This is an invaluable event if you want to find out more about the wide range of statistical careers available.

Gilbert Baumslag PhD Studentship in Group Theory

The School of Mathematics invites applications for a PhD studentship in the area of Group Theory, starting in September 2017.

Gregory Cherlin to be the 2017 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Visiting Professor

Professor Gregory Cherlin, of Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, USA will be the 2017 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Visiting Professor.

Dr Tom Shearer awarded Catherine Richards Prize 2016

Tom Shearer and Philip Pearce awarded prize for best article in Mathematics Today 2016

Better World Award Winners 2017

School of Mathematics staff recognised at The Better World Awards 2017

Beyer Chair in Applied Mathematics

Applications are invited for a new Beyer Professor

Four positions in Applied Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics

Appointments available in the School of Mathematics

Two positions in Pure Mathematics

Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Reader in Pure Mathematics (2 Posts)

Fielden Chair in Pure Mathematics

Applications are invited for a new Fielden Chair

New edition of popular book on MATLAB

A third edition of this popular book has recently been published

Missing iron meteorites in Antarctica

Dr. Geoff Evatt from the School of Mathematics is to be involved in the first British expedition to collect iron meteorites in Antarctica Reported on BBC News, BBC Science website and the World Service

Mathematicians selected to present work at the House of Commons

Dr Peter Johnson, Jeffrey Chu, Massimiliano Fasi and Mante Zemaityte have been short listed for the 2017 STEM for BRITAIN competition and will display their posters at the House of Commons on Monday 13th March in the Mathematical Sciences Session

Alan Turing Cryptography Competition starts on 23 January 2017!

Do you know anyone in secondary school who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles?

MathsBombe starts on 18 January 2017

MathsBombe is an online competition run by the School of Maths and aimed at students in Years 12 & 13 and below (England and Scotland), S5 & S6 and below (Scotland) and Year 13 & 14 and below (Northern Ireland). So if you know of anyone in that age group who likes puzzles and prizes, please read on ...

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.

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

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

Alan Turing Meeting - 6th June 2014

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

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

Congratulations to our December Graduates!

We would like to congratulate those students who graduated on 16 December 2016.

UK Fluids Network funds new Special Interest Group

The UK Fluids Network has just awarded 3 years of funding to launch a new Special Interest Group on the ‘Fluid Mechanics of Cleaning and Decontamination’ led by Julien Landel from the School of Mathematics.

PhD student, James Baker's, research to feature in Journal of Fluid Mechanics

James Baker (PhD Student 2012-2016) has just had his paper on "segregation-induced finger formation in granular free-surface flows" highlighted on the front cover of the Christmas Day edition of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

Teaching Panel - 7 December 2016

If you want the opportunity to find out more about teaching, now's your chance. We have representatives from Teach First, The Tutor Trust and the School of Education to answer your questions.

2016 WCA Lecture - Tuesday 6 December 2016

The Worshipful Company of Actuaries Lecture is an annual event for actuarial students in the School of Mathematics, although all students with an interest in the subject are welcome to register. The 2016 lecture will be delivered by Ian Burns (JLT Group).

Registration now open for 2017 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition and MathsBombe

Do you know anyone in secondary school or sixth form who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles? Or maybe you just know pupils who want to win some prizes? Registration for the 2017 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition (Year 11 and below in England and Wales, S4 in Scotland and Year 12 in N. Ireland) and the 2017 MathsBombe (Year 13 and below in England and Wales, S6 in Scotland and Year 14 in N. Ireland) is now open!

New Starter Omar Leon Sanchez

Welcoming Omar Leon Sanchez as Turing Fellow in Pure Mathematics

Google Streetview inside of the Alan Turing Building

FSE Innovation Challenge Success for Maths undergraduates

Team BeeCycle were awarded 3rd place in the FSE Innovation Challenge Grand Finale on 18 November 2016.

Prof Jack Dongarra Becomes a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Vladimir Fortov, president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), informed Jack Dongarra on 31 October 2016 that he has been elected a foreign member.

MMath student celebrates a win at iGEM Giant Jamboree 2016

Wei Hao Tey, MMath (Hons) Mathematics, recently travelled to Boston, USA with The University of Manchester iGem team to compete with 300 other student teams from around the world in the 14th international world championship in synthetic biology, the iGEM Giant Jamboree 2016.

New Starter Sean Prendiville

Welcoming Sean Prendiville as Turing Fellow in Pure Mathematics

Complex Beauties 2017 Calendar Now Available

Since 2011 a dedicated team led by Prof. Elias Wegert at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg have published an annual calendar with beautiful plots of complex functions.

New club for maths final year MMath and MSc Students

New Starter Julien Landel

Welcoming Julien Landel as Lecturer in Applied Mathematics

New Starter Daniel Loughran

Welcoming Daniel Loughran as a Turing Fellow

Registration for MathsBombe is now open!

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

MSc Excellence Awards 2016

Five MSc students awarded Academic Excellence Awards

In Abstract launches

A new website, which highlights the University's world class research, has launched!

New Starter Paul Sudworth

Welcoming Paul Sudworth to the School of Mathematics

Postgraduate Research Open Day - Wednesday 2nd November 2016

The next School of Mathematics Postgraduate Research Open Day will be held on Wednesday 2nd November 2016

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

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.

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.

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

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

The 2016 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture

We're delighted to announce that Dr. Hannah Fry will be our guest speaker at The 2016 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture, which will take place on Thursday 13 October 2016, 5.30-7.30pm in University Place.

Dr Saralees Nadarajah wins Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching

The School of Mathematcs' Dr Saralees Nadarajah has won a Distinguished Achievement Award for Teacher of the Year 2017. This is in recognition of his remarkably high level of commitment to teaching and student support.

Outstanding Knowledge Transfer Partnership completed

The final report of a 3-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between the Manchester-based software company Sabisu and members of the School of Mathematics and the School of Computer Science has been reviewed and graded as 'Outstanding' by a panel of independent assessors.

Monday 19th June 2017 One Day Ergodic Theory Meeting

There will be a one day ergodic theory meeting at the University of Manchester on Thursday 19th June 2017. This is part of the LMS Scheme 3 funded network of collaborative meetings involving Bristol, Exeter, Leicester, Loughborough, Manchester, Queen Mary, St Andrews, Surrey and Warwick, funded by a Scheme 3 grant from the LMS.