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Meet our alumni – Nicholas
Making it count 19 February 2021
Nicolas Brusby is from Doncaster and graduated five years ago in 2016 after studying both the Maths BSc MSc here in Manchester. Nicolas has gone on to have a successful career with Rolls Royce after completing their graduate scheme. Hi Nicolas, thank you so much for giving up your time for our blog – can […]
Meet our alumni – Hannah
Making it count 15 February 2021
Hannah Levell from Newcastle-under-Lyme, graduated from the Department of Mathematics in 2018 and is putting her degree into practice by training to be an accountant at PwC. Hi Hannah, can you tell us about what you studied at the University of Manchester? I studied Mathematics with Financial Mathematics. The majority of my modules were maths […]
The giving side of Alan Turing
Welcome to Maths 20 November 2019
Discover the generous nature of mathematics genius Alan Turing, who helped others less fortunate throughout his life – including sponsoring a Jewish boy fleeing Nazi oppression.
Meet our academics – Jitesh Gajjar
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 […]
Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw and maths at Manchester
Welcome to Maths 22 August 2019
Read all about the extraordinary life of Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, a woman who did so much for maths, Manchester, the advancement of women and so much more.
Preparation for my MSc Journey
Student experience 22 July 2019
This blog post was written by School of Mathematics MSc student Kimberly Hanson in May 2019. Mentally Most institutions, especially those outside the UK, offer Masters programmes that span over 2-3 years. Making the decision to start a one year course was not an easy one, especially when I knew I would have less time […]
Meet our academics – Dr Christiana Charalambous
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.
The James Lighthill Building – the history behind the name
Welcome to Maths 13 May 2019
Discover the fascinating story of mathematician James Lighthill – an influential figure in aeroacoustics who has a building named after him at The University of Manchester.
Term 2
Student experience 9 May 2019
Read the latest blog entry from School of Mathematics undergraduate Emily Todd as she discusses her relief after receiving some satisfactory results.
PhD Student Q&A
Student experience 18 March 2019
PhD student Elliot McKernon holds a Q&A session with Finnish third-year PhD student Ulla Karhumaki about her research and the impact of world politics on mathematics.