Department of Mathematical Sciences research

Our groups focus on particular research areas but with a strong culture of collaboration and mutual support.
98% of our research outputs were ranked as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (with 57% ‘world-leading’) in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2021).
Our groups focus on particular research areas but with a strong culture of collaboration and mutual support.
Find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, funding opportunities and how you can apply.
Learn more about our mathematical sciences courses, including entry requirements and course structure.
Find out more about our MSc courses.
Delivering excellent training and research at the interface of applied mathematics, numerical analysis, probability, and statistics.
Find out about our PhD degrees, funding opportunities and how you can apply.
We are currently advertising projects across a broad range of mathematical disciplines.
Gain advanced skills and experience needed to apply for competitive PhD programmes in the UK and overseas, and apply for a £10,000 bursary to support yourself.
Find out about our core activities and our people.
Find out what Research Centres and groups make up the Department of Mathematical Sciences.
Find a member of staff in the department.
Find out about upcoming seminars in the Department.
Explore our facilities available for teaching and research with expert support from University staff.
Find out more about the Bath - LMS Symposia which covers the full breadth of mathematics and some applications.
Our latest research news and press releases.
Maths PhD student Jennifer Power wins silver and £1,000 at a maths competition in Parliament for her work on optimising radiotherapy cancer treatments.
Mathematical research brings new understanding of crowd formation and behaviour.
Prof Dawes will join the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council on a secondment at the end of February.
A new programme aims to extract useful information from huge, complex datasets. Bath mathematicians will be building models to identify big dataset anomalies.
Lecturer and Medical Research Council University Research Fellow, Dr Ruth Bowness, is among the first members of the new UK Young Academy.
Maths professor Chris Budd receives an Award for Modelling & Data Support for his contribution to epidemiological and modelling work during the pandemic.
Find out about upcoming events in the Department
The 74th British Mathematical Colloquium will be held at the University of Bath from Monday 3 April to Thursday 6. Registration deadline: Sunday 5 March.
Join Katie Steckles on a journey through the symbols we use to communicate mathematical ideas.
Take advantage of our strong links with industry and do a placement as part of your studies.
Mathematical Sciences student Charlotte Eldred enjoyed her placement so much that she's going back for more.
Mathematical Sciences student Charlotte Ware enjoyed the business trips during her placement as a financial analyst.
Maths student Lily Hemmett learnt a great deal on placement in the fast-paced development atmosphere of Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
Find out how we're educating the public and inspiring students of all ages with our outreach activities.
We offer a range of activities to local schools, colleges and communities.
Apply now for one of our academic positions.
Advice for postdoctoral researchers about how to apply for fellowships and join the Department of Mathematical Sciences.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences aims to support an inclusive culture that values the diversity of its staff and students. We are supporters of the London Mathematical Society's Good Practice Scheme and hold an Athena SWAN Silver Award.
Teaching expertise in the Department is backed by our teams' strong involvement in research across pure and applied mathematics, statistics and probability.
For general enquiries to the Department Office, email maths-enquiries@bath.ac.uk or call 01225 386997.