Department of Mathematics

💐 Applications for the 2026 Emmy Noether Fellowships are open!

Grants of up to £10,000 are open to mathematicians with current or recent caring responsibilities.

Deadline: Mon 27 Apr

Further details and to apply ➡️https://www.lms.ac.uk/grants/lms-emmy-noether-fellowships

Departmental Colloquium: Prof Aad van der Vaart (Delft in the Netherlands) On the Bernstein-von Mises theorem

The next Maths Department Colloquium will take place on Wed, 11 March 2026 at 4pm, Huxley 311.
The lecture talk will be given by Prof Aad van der Vaart (Delft in the Netherlands): On the Bernstein-von Mises theorem.
www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20458...

£3m funding for breakthrough research to ‘transform antibiotic discovery’ Researchers in Imperial’s Fleming Initiative have been awarded new funding through a global programme to help transform the discovery of new an...

£3m new funding for breakthrough research to transform antibiotic discovery received by Researchers in Imperial’s Fleming Initiative. One of researchers is Prof Mauricio Barahona.
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Podcast: Muhle-Karbe on the maths behind broker selection - Risk.net Imperial College’s mathematical finance head introduces new tool to measure slippage and trade quality

Professor Johannes Muhle-Karbe on maths behind broker selection.
Click the link below to read the article and listen to the podcast. You can also find the podcast given by Jack Jacquier.
www.risk.net/cutting-edge...

Interactive mathematics: a strategic visit by Insmi to IRL Abraham de Moivre - October 2025 visit to explore possibilities for further collaboration.
www.insmi.cnrs.fr/en/cnrsinfo/...

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Applications for Applications for Senior Research Software Engineer (Probabilistic AI Safety) are invited. Deadline: 4 March 2026.
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Applications for Senior Research Software Engineer (Probabilistic AI Safety) are invited. Deadline: 5 March 2026.
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Congratulations to Dr Dante Kalise who has been elected as Program Director of SIAM's Control & Systems Theory Activity Group for the next two years.

Imperial experts Dr Sam Brzezicki and Dr Dante Kalise predict The Traitors final!
View analysis on Imperial instagram video:
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Six academics from Maths Department have been appointed Fellows by the National Academy for Mathematical Sciences, as part of an initiative to put mathematics at the heart of national life and policy making. Congratulations!

You are warmly invited to attend inaugural lecture given by Prof Michele Coti Zelati. The event will take place on 18 March 2026 AT 17:30 in Lecture theatre G16, Sir Alexander Fleming Building.
www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20252...

#imperialcollege #imperialmathematics #imperialmathsoutreach #mathsoutreach #greatscientistworkshops | Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London From Saturday 29th November to Saturday 6th December, funded by the British council in India, Dr Sam Brzezicki travelled to schools in Bubaneshwar and Ranchi in India as part of the British Council i...

Dr Sam Brzezicki's outreach mission to India as part of the British Council in India GREAT young scientist workshops event. www.linkedin.com/posts/depart...

Departmental Colloquium: Prof Philippe Rigollet (MIT) The mean-field dynamics of Transformers

The next Maths Department Colloquium will take place on Wed, 28 January at 4pm, Huxley 213.
The lecture talk will be given by Prof Philippe Rigollet (MIT): The mean-field dynamics of Transformers.
www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20339...

DeepSeek’s self-correcting AI model aces tough maths proofs www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hackstarter 2026 applications are now open!
Imperial students and staff can apply for funding, expert support and access to the Advanced Hackspace to turn early-stage ideas into working prototypes.
Deadline: 12 January 2026
Apply here: imperialhackspace.com

Screening: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani

You are welcome to join us for a special screening of The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani, a captivating documentary celebrating the life and work of the first woman to win the Fields Medal.
Friday, 16 January 2026 | start at 6pm | Huxley 340
ima.org.uk/28238/screen...

Imperial researchers awarded European grants Three Imperial academics have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants recognising their research in energy materials and storage and pure ma...

Congratulations to Professor Ana Caraiani who is one of the recipients of ERC Consolidator Grants 2025 for her project on: Igusa stacks and the Langlands program. Value of grant: 1,999,760.00 euro.
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Are you researching climate science and solutions at Imperial?

Take part in the Climate Research Showcase!

Present your research, host a workshop and connect with climate experts from across college working to advance multidisciplinary climate research and action.

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Professor Kevin Buzzard had been quoted in the New Scientist in the article "The biggest controversy in maths could be settled by a computer"
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The Core of Fermat’s Last Theorem Just Got Superpowered | Quanta Magazine By extending the scope of the key insight behind Fermat’s Last Theorem, four mathematicians have made great strides toward building a “grand unified theory” of math.

Dr George Boxer and Professor Toby Gee are mentioned and Professor Ana Caraiani is quoted in "Wired Japan" in the article Proof announced brings mathematics one step closer to completing the "grand unified theory" .

Originally published on Quanta Magazine: www.quantamagazine.org/the-core-of-...

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Applications for Research Associate in Applied Mathematics are invited. Deadline: 8 December 2025.
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Applications for Research Associate in Applied Mathematics are invited. Deadline: 9 December 2025.
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Applications for Borland Fellowship in Mathematical Physics are invited. Deadline: 6 January 2026.
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How to win Traitors (using game theory) - Imperial Natural Sciences blog Following the dramatic series finale of Celebrity Traitors, Dante Kalise from the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College unpicks the treacherous tactics used in the game. He explains how the Tr...

Dr Dante Kalise did amazing job explaining: How to win "Traitors" using game theory in the interview with Imperial media team blogs.imperial.ac.uk/natural-scie...

Applications are now open for the 2025-26 Nanyang Technological University-Imperial Collaboration Fund.

Applications close 16th January 2026.

For more information, please visit our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-servic...

All Imperial undergraduate students are invited to participate in the FoNS Make-A-Difference competition 2026!

Teams of students from all Faculties, will have the unique opportunity to showcase their creativity.

🗓️ Launch event 14.00, 12 November 🗓️

www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20148...

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Application for Research Associate in Algebraic Geometry are invited. Deadline: 24 November 2025.
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Application for Research Associate in Rough Path Theory for Applications are invited. Deadline: 14 November 2025.
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We’re hiring!
Join Imperial's Department of Mathematics as an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Stats or Math Finance.
We have several posts available, so apply by 30 Nov 2025!
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"As we celebrate the centenary of Klaus Roth's birth, a Silesian born academic, let us be reminded of UK's first Fields Medallist not only for the excellency of his contribution to number theory but also for the man he was, having devoted his entire career to teaching Mathematics at Imperial College London inspiring hundreds of students through his legacy"

Roth's niece, Cléa Daridan, said on 100th anniversary of his birth:

Read more about Klaus Friedrich Roth ⬇️
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