Tree of Kindness and Cash for Kids9 December 2021As the festive season approaches, the School is encouraging staff and students to take a moment to share their thoughts and well wishes and contribute to the Schools ‘Tree of Kindness’.
Models and methods for analysing forensic DNA profiles discussed in new paper18 October 2021Professor Peter Green and honorary professor Julia Mortera have published an article in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C, Applied Statistics, on inference about complex relationships using peak height data from DNA mixtures.
Promotions in the school21 July 2021We are delighted to announce that Arne Kovac and Misha Rudnev have been promoted to Associated Professor, and Tim Burness, Diki Porter and Nina Snaith have been been promoted to Professor.
LMS prize awarded to Viveka Erlandsson5 July 2021Congratulations to Dr Viveka Erlandsson, who has been awarded the Anne Bennett Prize from the London Mathematical Society.
Congratulations to Emma Bailey28 June 2021Congratulations to Emma Bailey, Heilbronn Fellow at Bristol, who will be starting a Viterbi Endowed Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Lynne Heather Walling, 1958 - 202115 June 2021Dr. Lynne Walling, Director of the Institute of Pure Mathematics in the School of Mathematics of the University of Bristol, died on 28 May 2021. Roughly a month before, she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. On the evening of Monday 10 May, after having seen a consultant on that day, she called a friend and said, "I'm gonna die. It sucks. I don't have much time. I want a party on Friday.'' She passed away on a Friday morning two weeks later at her Ashley Down home, surrounded by her friends and her pets.
Congratulations to Demi Allen8 June 2021Congratulations to Demi Allen, Heilbronn Fellow, who has accepted a 3 year Zeeman Lectureship at the University of Warwick starting this summer. The Zeeman Lectureships are named after Sir Christopher Zeeman, FRS, founding Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick.
Congratulations to Ben Barrett18 May 2021Congratulations to Benjamin Barrett, Heilbronn Research Fellow, who has accepted a position at Nomura Bank in London starting this summer.
Congratulations to David Hume7 May 2021Congratulations to David Hume who has been awarded a 5-year EPSRC Fellowship.
Congratulations to Gene Kopp27 April 2021Congratulations to Gene Kopp, Heilbronn Fellow, who has accepted a visiting postdoctoral position at Purdue University from next Autumn and an assistant professor position at Louisiana State University starting in Autumn 2022.
Welcome to Mathew Gajda27 April 2021A warm welcome to Mathew Gajda who has recently joined the Heilbronn events team as Events Administrator.
Congratulations to Rhiannon Dougall22 April 2021Congratulations to Rhiannon Dougall, Heilbronn Fellow, who has accepted an Assistant Professorship at Durham University from next Summer.
Maths Alumni Event Goes Virtual31 March 2021On Tuesday 9 March 2021, the School of Mathematics welcomed back some of their alumni to talk to current students about their experiences since graduating.
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Statistical Science18 February 2021The School of Mathematics is seeking to make an appointment in statistical science at the level of Lecturer (analogous to Assistant Professor), Senior Lecturer, or Associate Professor, depending on the experience of the successful candidate.
£20 million funding boost for the Heilbronn Institute21 January 2021A £20 million investment to champion innovation and nurture the greatest minds in mathematical sciences across the UK has been awarded to the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research.