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Breakthrough in matrix multiplication

published Monday, 12 December 2011

Andrew Stothers, a Mathematics PhD graduate from the University of Edinburgh, is being praised for finding a fundamental breakthrough in matrix multiplication.

3 Lectureships in Mathematics

published Thursday, 8 December 2011

Applications are invited for three lectureships in Mathematics. Deadline 23^rd January 2012.

More information, and how to apply

University hosts Senior Maths Challenge

published Monday, 28 November 2011

The University of Edinburgh hosted the regional final of the UKMT Senior Team Maths Challenge, with the winning team going on to compete in the national final in London.

Napier Medal and G.B. Gadgil Prize

published Thursday, 27 October 2011

On 14th October 2011, the School was delighted to be able to host four members of the Gadgil family; Mr. B.B. Gadgil, Mr. Anand Gadgil, Dr. Nitin Telang and Dr.

Edinburgh mathematics undergraduate on the arXiv

published Friday, 14 October 2011

Congratulations to Nick Edelen, a 4th year mathematics undergraduate, who has posted a paper A conservation approach to helicoidal surfaces of constant mean curvature in R^3, S^3 and H^3 on the arXiv, the main mathematics repository for research papers. The paper is th

Forensic statistics in the Guardian

published Monday, 3 October 2011

Colin Aitken, professor of forensic statistics, speaks in the Guardian about why he hopes the Appeal Court will reconsider a recent ruling on the use of Bayesian statistics in court.

Letters to the Prime Minister from UK mathematicians

published Wednesday, 21 September 2011

A letter to the Prime Minister signed by 25 leading UK mathematicians warns of the damage caused to the UK economy by the way EPSRC manages mathematical funding - an example of a negative impact factor.

Public lecture: How To Gamble If You Must

published Monday, 5 September 2011

The university is hosting a public lecture today to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of The Reverend Thomas Bayes, an eminent statistician and former student of The University of Edinburgh

Exam results

published Wednesday, 3 August 2011

If you have a conditional offer of a place to study with us and have not met the conditions of the offer please contact our college admissions office to discuss your situation.