Meet the Department
Get to know the academics who help shape the Department of Mathematics – their specialisms, inspirations and much more.
Meet the Department 9 March 2020
For International Women’s Day 2020, we caught up with our very own Professor Louise Walker about her experience as a woman in mathematics. What is your role within the University? I am a Professor at the University; my focus is on teaching and scholarship, mainly geared towards teaching and maths education. This means that I […]
Meet the Department 20 September 2019
In this series of blogs, we chat to the academics you’ll meet, be taught by and work with during your time in the School of Mathematics. In this post, we catch up with Professor of Applied Mathematics Jitesh Gajjar and ask about his research in Applied Mathematics. Who or what first inspired your interest in […]
Meet the Department 30 May 2019
Meet Dr Christina Charalambous, a statistician with particular interests in the application of statistics in health, who explains her research and what it’s like to work at Manchester.
Meet the Department 12 February 2019
Get to know Dr Catherine Powell, a Reader in Applied Maths and Numerical Analysis, who discusses her research and tells us what it’s like to work at the University.
Meet the Department 3 January 2019
We catch up with Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow Dr Faustin Adiceam, asking him about his research in pure mathematics and the early days of his academic career.
Meet the Department 12 November 2018
We speak to Professor Kody Law, Chair in Applied Mathematics, about his research and what he gets up to when he can tear himself away from his work.
Meet the Department 10 October 2018
In this interview we chat to Dr Christopher Frei, a Lecturer in pure mathematics, who discusses his recent move to Manchester and how he’s settling into his new role.
Meet the Department 5 September 2018
In this series of blogs, we chat to the academics you’ll meet, be taught by and work with during your time in the School of Mathematics. In this post, we catch up with Lecturer in Statistics Dr Ian Hall. We asked him about his work and what he gets up to when he can tear […]
Meet the Department 17 May 2018
In this new series of blogs, we chat to the academics you’ll meet, be taught by and work with during your time in the School of Mathematics. In this post, we catch up with Lecturer in Pure Mathematics Tuomas Sahlsten. We asked him about his work and what he gets up to when he can […]
Meet the Department 4 April 2018
In this new series of blogs, we chat to the academics you’ll meet, be taught by and work with during your time in the School of Mathematics. In this post, we catch up with Chair in Statistics Professor Korbinian Strimmer. We asked him about his work and what he gets up to when he can […]