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Mathematical Sciences AN INTRODUCTION
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is one of the leading research units in the country, with interests in a wide range of areas in pure mathematics, applied mathematics and theoretical physics, as well as statistics and probability. The Department has excellent facilities for postgraduate studies. All research students have their own workspace with a network linked computer. We also offer many research seminar series in which students actively participate.
DEGREE TYPE
RESEARCH DEGREES
YEARS
CAMPUS
PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
3.5FT / 6PT
Durham City
1FT
Durham City
YEARS
CAMPUS
MSc
Master of Science (Research)
For further information on our research degrees see www.durham.ac.uk/mathematical.sciences/postgrads
DEGREE TYPE
TAUGHT DEGREES
MSc
Mathematical Sciences
1FT
Durham City
Particles, Strings and Cosmology
1FT
Durham City
MSc
One measure of the vibrancy of our research is the number of postgraduate students we attract.
For further information on our taught courses including full entry requirements see www.durham.ac.uk/courses
DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHT
KEY RESEARCH AREAS
Thomai Tsiftsi (pictured below), one of our PhD students in Statistics, has won the SET for Britain competition. It is a high-profile competition that attracts many applications each year. Thomai is one of 30 early career researchers across the UK to be chosen to present their work to the House of Commons.
Pure Mathematics
Numerical Analysis Group
Research areas include: • Algebra
Research areas include:
• Geometry
• Fluid Mechanics
• Topology.
• Mathematical Biology
Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics The Centre for Particle Theory is a joint venture between the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Department of Physics, and has an international reputation for its research into particle physics. Research areas include: • Quantum Field Theory and Integrable Systems and Topological Solitons • String Theory and Gravity.
• Dynamical Systems
• MHD • Numerical Modelling and Analysis • Partial Differential Equations. Statistics and Probability Group Research areas include: • Complex Stochastic Systems • Development of Large-scale Applications for the Sciences and Industry • Foundational and Methodological Statistics • Statistics and Applied Probability.