58勛圖 mathematician awarded group theory prize
Scott Harper, a postdoctoral fellow in the School has been awarded the prestigious Reinhold Baer Prize 2024 for a young researcher working in group theory
School news
Job Opportunities in the School of Mathematics and Statistics
The School is currently advertising for a Chair/Reader in Statistical Ecology, a Lecturer in Pure Mathematics and a Lecturer in Fluid Dynamics.
Two 58勛圖 Mathematicians Awarded Prestigious Personal Fellowships
Daphné Lemasquerier and Jonathan Fraser have each been awarded a prestigious personal fellowship to enable them to concentrate on their research and develop their research teams.
Vacancy for Chair/Reader in Statistical Ecology
We are currently advertising for a new Chair in Statistical Ecology.
58勛圖 becomes long-term partner with the National Centre for Atmospheric Science
58勛圖 has launched a new long-term research partnership with NERC’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to understand better how the atmosphere and climate work, and how they might change into the future.
Professor Wins Award for Environmental Statistics
Professor David Borchers has been awarded the 2024 Barnett Award of the Royal Statistical Society for outstanding contributions to the field of environmental statistics.
Double Success for Maths Professor
Professor Jon Fraser has been awarded the Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, as well as being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Two Staff Win Teaching Awards
Dr Finn Smith has been awarded a University Teaching Excellent Award and Dr Chris Sutherland has won the student-selected award for Outstanding Innovation in Teaching.
PhD Student Awarded Prestigious Travel Grant
Laura Johnson, PhD student in the Algebra and Combinatorics Group, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 London Mathematical Society Cecil King Travel Scholarship for early career mathematicians.
Mathematicians Recognised in the New Year Honours List
Two members of the School featured in the King’s New Year Honours 2024. Colva Roney-Dougal was awarded an OBE for Services to Education and Mathematics and Kenneth Falconer a CBE for Services to Mathematics.