News
Mathematical ethics - Dr Tom Leinster writes in New Scientist
Dr Tom Leinster has had a full-page opinion piece published in New Scientist this week, about the ethics of mathematicians working for government agencies.
Prof. Iain Gordon wins EUSA 2014 Teaching Award
Congratulations to Professor Iain Gordon for winning the Edinburgh University Student Association's 2014 Van Heyningen Award for Teaching.
Happy 85th birthday, Sir Michael
Sir Michael Atiyah, OM, FRS, FRSE celebrated his 85th birthday on 22nd April. Sir Michael has been a member of the School since 1997, following appointments at Cambridge, Oxford and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. ...
School wins new Centre for Doctoral Training
The School of Mathematics is proud to announce that it will be hosting one of the 22 new Centres for Doctoral Training. The Maxwell Institute Graduate School in Analysis and its Applications will offer a PhD programme to 60 students.
Whittaker Colloquium
This year's Whittaker colloquium will be given by Professor János Pintz from Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics.
Two new Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
The School congratulates Professors Ben Leimkuhler and Jacques Vanneste on their elections to the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
QS World University Rankings 2013/2014
The University of Edinburgh is number 17 in the world. The School of Mathematics is number 31 in the world.
New grants awarded
The School of Mathematics would like to congratulate James Maddison and Martin Kalck on their recent grant success. James Maddison has been awarded a NERC New Investigator Award worth over £330,000 for the project "Implementation ...
Mathematical Beauty and Neurology
Sir Michael Atiyah has coauthored a paper establishing that the brain perceives mathematical beauty in the same way as any other beauty.
Alumna 80th birthday celebration
On Monday 20th January the School of Mathematics was proud to host a celebration of the 80th birthday of alumna Patricia Hiddleston (née Wallace). Patricia graduated in 1956, the only woman in her class and the only person ...
