The Pousaz Scholarships
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Pousaz Scholarship Programme, made possible through a grant from the Pousaz Philanthropies Foundation. Starting in September 2026, three cohorts of five Pousaz Scholars will join Oxford's Mathematical Institute to pursue an MSc in Mathematics or related subjects.
Large scale geometry and homotopical filling functions of groups - a case study by Jerónimo García Mejía
I study the large scale geometry of infinite groups and spaces, focusing on quasi-isometries, which are maps between groups or spaces that preserve the large scale geometry. Since quasi-isometries need not be continuous, distinguishing groups up to quasi-isometries can be challenging. This motivates considering invariants, that is, properties preserved under quasi-isometries.
Short stories (continued)
How to make a salad dressing, Fibonacci the marathon runner, the beauty of structure (see image). Just three of the many short films we have made over the last few weeks. The films aim to make mathematics both entertaining but also challenging, encouraging people to think and maybe make connections and realise the part maths might be quietly playing in their lives. But, course, viewers can just scroll on (after sometimes posting a comment...).
3 students working on maths on a glass board
Open day registration desk
view across the Penrose paving towards Woodstock Road
someone reading in the common room
view across the south wing major atrium
people chatting in the common room
view down through the south atrium
view across the south wing major atrium staircases
coffee cup on a whiteboard table with mathematical writing
Cafe Pi servery
Penrose paving when wet
Mathematicians seek truth, beauty and elegance, in mathematics itself and in our work with researchers studying fundamental questions in a host of other disciplines. We pursue excellence in all aspects of research, teaching and the communication of mathematics.
A student reading in the Whitehead Library at the Mathematical Institute.
The education of the mathematicians of the future is at the heart of our mission. Our wide range of courses at undergraduate and graduate level offers an outstanding training in maths and its links to other disciplines.
Student working on a research paper
Mathematical equations written on a whiteboard
Our research covers the spectrum of fundamental and applied mathematics. Our case studies and films spotlight different aspects of our research.