News
Keep up to date with the latest news from the Department of Mathematics.
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Mathematics student reaches Countdown quarter-finals
14 Aug 2019
PhD student James Haughton has so far won eight games on the popular TV quiz show.
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Prof Louise Walker awarded Principal Fellowship of the HEA
25 Jul 2019
Professor Walker becomes only the second person in the Faculty to be recognised in this way.
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Dr Yang Han wins Distinguished Achievement Award for teaching
24 Jul 2019
Dr Han was recognised for her outstanding performance and significant contribution.
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Manchester hosts Women in Mathematics Research event
15 Jul 2019
The School of Mathematics hopes the event will inspire young women to pursue studies in maths.
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'Puzzles for Today' set by Manchester academic Dr Geoff Evatt
15 Jul 2019
Dr Geoff Evatt of the School of Mathematics has been setting puzzles for BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.
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Alan Turing will be face of new £50 note
15 Jul 2019
Alan Turing will be the next face on the £50 note the Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, announced today (Monday, 15 July).
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Graduation Day at School of Maths
12 Jul 2019
This week, the School of Mathematics celebrated Graduation Day.
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Mathematics professors awarded prizes by the London Mathematical Society
1 Jul 2019
The School of Mathematics is delighted to announce that Professor Nicholas Higham and Professor William Parnell have both been presented awards by the...
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Manchester hosts SIAM UKIE National Student Chapter Conference 2019
25 Jun 2019
The eighth SIAM UKIE National Student Chapter Conference took place on June 10 and 11.
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Commemorative plate for Sir Horace Lamb donated to the University
17 Jun 2019
The silver plate was originally given to Sir Horace Lamb by his former students in 1929.
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Dr Saralees Nadarajah wins 2019 Students' Union Award
9 May 2019
Dr Saralees Nadarajah was presented with the 'Most Supportive Staff Member' award at the 2019 Students' Union Awards.
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Young students attend Alan Turing Cryptography Day 2019
8 May 2019
Almost 200 students attended the 2019 Alan Turing Cryptography Day to solve complex puzzles and challenges.
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Mathematics staff and students win Making a Difference awards
7 May 2019
Saralees Nadarajah and Martin Wiegand were presented with Making a Difference awards at the 2019 ceremony.
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Applied Mathematics students present posters
3 May 2019
Students in Applied Mathematics (MSc) have presented their posters as part of their 'Transferable Skills' training.
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Françoise Tisseur elected as SIAM UKIE Section President
2 May 2019
Professor Françoise Tisseur has been elected as the new SIAM United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Section President.
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Yuqing Zhang wins ICIAM Travel Award
29 Apr 2019
PhD student Yuqing Zhang has been awarded financial and travel support to attend The 9th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
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PhD student receives IMS Hannan Graduate Travel Award
26 Apr 2019
Martin Wiegand, a PhD student supervised by Saralees Nadarajah, has been awarded the 2019 IMS Hannan Graduate Travel Award.
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School of Mathematics Professor elected Foreign Member of the Royal Society
23 Apr 2019
Professor Jack Dongarra has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society.
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3D modelling identifies nutrient exchange in the human placenta
17 Apr 2019
New three-dimensional imaging of the human placenta has been developed to help understand the reasons for fetal growth restriction – a condition ...
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PhD student receives IMS New Researcher Travel Award
10 Apr 2019
PhD student Yuanyuan Zhang has been awarded the 2019 IMS New Research Travel Award.
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Extension of EPSRC Fellowship 'NEMESIS'
1 Apr 2019
The Development of Novel High-Performance Advanced Microstructured Materials and their Associated Continuum Models.
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Manchester students compete at London cybersecurity event
6 Mar 2019
Students from the Schools of Computer Science and Mathematics competed at this year's Cyber 9/12 Challenge.
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Meteorite-Hunting Team returned with a Haul
1 Mar 2019
The meteorite-hunting team led by our own Geoff Evatt previously tested their 'metal detecting' technology and has now returned from a recent trip ...
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iCASE PhD project supported by IBM
28 Feb 2019
Project Title: Adaptive Numerical Algorithms for the Forward Propagation of Uncertainty in Time-Dependent CFD.
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Better World Showcase 2019
8 Feb 2019
School of Mathematics Mathematicians received awards and recognition for their outstanding projects.
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Foundation of Data Science
4 Feb 2019
Foundations of Data Science: Launch and Call for papers
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SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering
15 Jan 2019
Congratulations to Professor Jack Dongarra who is to be awarded the SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering.
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Maths student awarded newly launched RBS Scholarship
10 Jan 2019
Jestin Abraham, a first year BSc Actuarial Science with Mathematics student, has won the first ever Royal Bank of Scotland Women in Statistics ...
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Theo Mary awarded the Gilles Kahn Prize
18 Dec 2018
The Gilles Kahn prize was awarded to the School of Mathematics' Theo Mary for his PhD thesis Block Low-Rank multifrontal solvers: complexity, ...
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School International Excellence Scholarships awarded
13 Dec 2018
A number of international students in the School of Mathematics have just received the School International Excellence Scholarship.
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Actuarial students awarded WCA Prize
12 Dec 2018
Two students on the BSc Actuarial Science and Mathematics received prizes for obtaining outstanding marks in last year's examinations. Both students ...
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Catherine Powell elected as Program Director for the SIAM Activity Group on Uncertainty Quantification
11 Dec 2018
Catherine Powell has been elected as Program Director for the SIAM Activity Group on Uncertainty Quantification, starting in January 2019.
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Mathematics student receives prestigious Faculty award
3 Dec 2018
Benxin Huang, a first year Mathematics with Finance student, has been awarded a Faculty International Excellence Scholarship.
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Maths staff nominated for Faculty "Better World Showcase Award"
30 Nov 2018
Demi Allen together with Abigail Bown, Liz Buckingham-Jeffery, Catherine Bruce and Louise Walker have been nominated for their outstanding ...
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Maths staff recognised for their innovative approach to Maths and Art
30 Nov 2018
An initiative involving staff from the School of Maths (Demi Allen, Charles Eaton, Helena Stage and Alex Watson along with Steven Roper (Whitworth Art...
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Researchers from the School of Mathematics selected to be Turing Fellows of the Alan Turing Institute
28 Nov 2018
10 new Turing Fellows from the School of Mathematics
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Dr Geoff Evatt's research features in New Scientist
22 Nov 2018
The Meteorite Project which involves School of Mathematics researcher Dr Geoff Evatt is currently featured on the front page of the New Scientist ...
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X-ray imaging reveals the secrets inside the Enigma machine
19 Nov 2018
Scientists working at The University of Manchester have shone new light on the Enigma machine used by the German military in World War Two and cracked...
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Dr Neil Walton wins 2018 Erlang Prize
15 Nov 2018
Congratulations to Dr Neil Walton, for winning the 2018 Erlang Prize of the Applied Probability Society of INFORMS, the Institute for Operations ...
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Enigma Machine visits the Alan Turning Building
15 Nov 2018
The Enigma machine was X-ray scanned by colleagues from the Henry Royce Institute.
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N Brown Student Industry Challenge 2018 successfully completed
12 Nov 2018
Annual Student Industry Challenge organized by our SIAM-IMA Student Chapter has taken place
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School of Maths academic creates new charity – Educate Africa
8 Nov 2018
Dr Saralees Nadarajah establishes a new charity to support maths education in Zimbabwe.
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Mathematics represented at Science Spectacular fair
5 Nov 2018
This years' Science Spectacular, an annual University-wide family science fair, took place on Saturday, 20 October 2018, in the Whitworth Building and...
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Winners of the Sabisu Coding Competition 2018 announced
25 Oct 2018
Students of the Python course awarded prizes in a coding competition
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National mathematical institute partners with University to open Manchester office
25 Sep 2018
The Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research (HIMR) will be opening a new office in Manchester, in partnership with the University’s School of ...
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Remembering Norman Blackburn, former pure maths professor
3 Sep 2018
Norman Blackburn, formerly Fielden Professor of Pure Mathematics at The University of Manchester, died on 24 May 2018, aged 87, after a short illness.
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Dr Stefan Güttel awarded 2018 Teaching Excellence Award
2 Aug 2018
Congratulations to Dr Stefan Güttel, who has received the 2018 Teaching Excellence Award.
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Professor Oliver Jensen welcomed as new Head of School
30 Jul 2018
Many thanks to Peter Duck and a warm welcome to Oliver Jensen as the new Head of School.
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Congratulations to our July maths graduates
19 Jul 2018
Congratulations to our recent School of Mathematics graduates, who celebrated graduation on Thursday, 19 July.
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2018 edition of Making Maths at Manchester takes place
11 Jul 2018
80 A-level Students attended this year’s Making Maths at Manchester to work on challenging maths problems.
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