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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 8h

Ramón has just left us for a postdoctoral position in Cambridge (it happens occasionally), but before he departed he discussed his research into using random walks to understand physical systems. Read the case study: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/80941

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our latest roles: two researchers working closely together to model the hepatitis B virus (HBV) as part of the MiMeC chronic hepatitis B research theme led by Helen Byrne and Jane McKeating and colleagues in Oxford, and in collaboration with colleagues at GSK. Details: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/83017

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Graham Farmelo's biography of Stephen Hawking has just been published. The title of this Public Lecture is the same as Hawking's 1980 Inaugural Lucasian Lecture. Graham will explain the genesis of that talk, the splash it made and its aftermath. Details: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/82421

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is there any game that doesn't arouse the curiosity of a mathematician, however apparently simple? Here's @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

James Munro's online 'Introduction to University Mathematics' course is sent to our new undergraduates to prepare them for the start of term in October when James greets them with a big welcome and two in-person lectures. Here's the second online lecture: youtu.be/cASmou81OyY

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Among his many interests, Kurt Gödel wrote a privately circulated formal proof for the existence of God using modal logic. But it was an earlier work from 1931 that upended mathematics and logic and which still applies today. Here's Tibo to explain.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There are two compelling reasons to join us as a Hooke/Titchmarsh Research Fellow. You'll be part of a cohort of leading researchers on fellowships with whom you can share ideas. But as importantly you'll be free to pursue an independent research programme of your own. www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/82502

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our 'Introduction to University Mathematics' course provides an online primer for our new students prior to the start of their first term. Here James Munro explains how university mathematics differs from maths at high school. Here's the first lecture: youtu.be/SVNdjdpRJY0

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Challenging times. Join a research group working on rough path theory, machine learning and generative AI and related fields, part of a wider multi-university research group from Imperial College London, University College London and Oxford Mathematics. Role details: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/82495

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Machine-learning models are often fine-tuned for specific tasks from a pre-trained base model. One model might perform well on a language task, another on an image problem, and another on a different domain altogether. Here's Bethan on model merging. Read more: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81438

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For over 2,000 years scholars have marvelled at the Parthenon in Athens. The audacity, the beauty. And the architectural genius of the Greeks to introduce curves to correct optical illusions. Brilliant. Except they didn't. Here's @alaingoriely.bsky.social More: www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Jason Lotay's first lecture on hyperbolic space went down well, even allowing for YouTube joining the crowd and now counting views from the moment videos appear on your feed, even if you recoil in horror at the sight of them. So here's lecture two: youtu.be/OQ0RTmPUNQ4

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What does an Oxford mathematical biologist specialising in modelling cancer treatments do after completing their PhD? Why, go and do research at medical school, of course. Kit Gallagher, Schmidt Science Fellow at Harvard Medical School, is your man.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Millennium Prize Problems were presented by The Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) in 2000. Here's CMI's response to the recent reported settling of the Navier-Stokes problem: www.claymath.org/news/navier-... CMI is housed in the Andrew Wiles Building, home to Oxford Mathematics.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

AI is ravenous and is eating mathematicians' lunch. A long-standing problem is solved, others are in its sights. But is this more than just a problem about problems? Here's Fields Medallist James Maynard. Read the Math and AI Declaration by 25 Fields Medallists: mathandai.org

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We know Pythagoras was a mathematician, but Pink Floyd? Sarah Hart is pitch perfect in her public lecture. Watch: youtu.be/yS1DFy2SnQ0

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Every day I write (or don't write) the book. Roger Penrose on the perils of being Penrose.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Complexity isn't big in an age of simplism. But when it comes to games, complexity is in. Sergio gathers the magic.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The loneliness of the long-distance postgraduate. Mathematical biologist Jesús Ait Idir discusses life as a young research student.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The discovery of hyperbolic geometry in the 19th century was a revolution in mathematics which continues to have impact to the present day. Jason Lotay's 2nd year student lecture introduces the hyperboloid model for hyperbolic geometry. Watch now (lecture 2 to follow): youtu.be/m_5Jlquo0W4

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Oh, it's such a perfect number I want to count it with you. All part of Robin Wilson's 18-part series on the equations that add up to mathematics. Watch them all: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Apologies for mentioning the Odyssey (no, not the film), but what can Homer's oral masterpiece teach us about engaging with the general public about science? Here's @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social Oxford's Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Sometimes mathematics gives the impression it has an explanation for everything. Don't worry, it's just a phase it's going through.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it. Yes, everyone is talking about AI and we are part of the conversation. As part of @ukri.org hub, we are hiring two postdocs covering four research themes in machine learning: Find out more: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/82115

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

At the close of his sixteenth and final Dynamics student lecture, Derek Moulton gives a three-minute summary of why Dynamics is a big deal. It's a tour de 'force'. You can watch it via the link below. And here is the full course: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Our Martingale Postgraduate scholarships are now open. They offer full funding for UK students to complete PhD and MSc courses. Scholars will receive funding for the full cost of a course, including cost of living allowance. Find out more: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/82136

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

'Riffing with Roger', an Oxford Mathematics Unoriginal starring Roger Penrose. And another Roger (sort of).

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The YouTube algorithm is a loyal follower of our student lectures. It likes calculus and linear algebra, is less keen on set theory. It's a fan of Derek Moulton's Dynamics lectures, though attention dipped midway. Overslept? Dynamics Lectures 13 & 14: youtu.be/GXygFTxrAGE

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Tough choice. I'll have the Spaghetti alla Sam for main.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Being an Associate Professor at Oxford means research, your own, and with your PhDs and postdocs; it means lecturing to undergraduates; but it also means tutoring in college, in this case Hertford College, spending time talking maths with students. A perfect triptych. www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81914

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Roger Penrose is 95 today. The fire still burns bright.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We understand you're an applied mathematician developing data-centric computational methodologies, including machine learning and AI, to advance understanding of problems arising in the physical, biological, medical and information sciences. You sound perfect. Details: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81913

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It has been erroneously suggested that we are using Pluto, our feline favourite, to sneak maths into the lives of people who don't understand it. Actually, we are using maths to sneak cats into the lives of people who don't understand them.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Those of you following Derek Moulton's first year Dynamics lectures will be pleased to know that the next two lectures are up. Those of you not following Derek Moulton's first year Dynamics lectures will be pleased to know that the next two lectures are up. Watch: youtu.be/YHZCo1gb_7E

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Pi and maths in India are on the menu in the last 'Tower of Babel'. Unlike other mathematical words, Pi has a habit of being the same in many languages. Pi Day is on 14 March each year (geddit?). But if you don't want maths, there's always National Pie Day (US) or Pie Week (UK). Much too filling.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Pluto isn't doing much here. In fact he's not doing anything at all. But from his sedentary position, he is demonstrating an important piece of mathematics. Doesn't he always?

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Three years of research in 180 seconds and one slide? Brave. Our Three-minute Thesis Competition. You be the judge: youtu.be/fn9o-sUNN7c

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Equations (in seven tongues) and al-Khwarizmi are the stars of Tower of Babel Episode 8. Note from our historian: as Yassine says, al-Khwarizmi gave his name to the word 'algorithm', but the use of an algorithm to solve what we now call quadratic equations dates back to the Mesopotamians c1800 BC.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Oxford Mathematician Graeme Segal has been awarded the Chern Medal at the ICM in Philadelphia today. The medal is awarded every four years in recognition of an outstanding lifelong achievement at the highest level in the field of mathematics. Read more: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81763

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

A long time ago, in a distant land called the English summer, you'd often see, in gardens, long tubes, usually made of rubber or plastic. At the end of these tubes, hands would wave the tube about and water might - or might not - gush. Happy days.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Our undergraduate lectures start on the hour, but a seemingly unshakeable tradition means they start at five past. They finish at five to, allowing time for the next lecture to start on the hour. Which it doesn't. Here are two more Dynamics lectures: youtu.be/mCwv2_QBh7M

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

We probably don't spend much time thinking about colleagues' mathematical schooldays. Presumably they were all a bit similar, it being maths, the universal language etc. But behind each story lies language (or lack of it). And political circumstance. Here's Radek.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

If you suffer from osteoarthritis you might not look to a mathematician to help you. Join the newly created GSK-Imperial-Oxford Modelling-Informed Medicine Centre (MiMeC) and help develop mathematical models to inform intervention strategies for the condition: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81762

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Emmy Noether was a major figure in 20th century mathematics. But the challenges in her life were not only mathematical. In this acclaimed student production, her life is revisited in Emmy and her contemporaries' own words. Watch 'Noether' from 5 p.m today: youtu.be/4oMuV9XW-CQ

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A leopard may not be able to change its spots, but a mathematician can.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Come and work with Wallis Professor Max Gubinelli and the team as they carry out large-scale research into stochastic analysis of Euclidean quantum field theories and related fields. www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81768

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The Mathematical Logic group is an integral part of our mathematical life in Oxford. Its main focus is on model theory and we are looking for a two-year postdoc to join us in our research, working independently, part of the group, and with the wider research community: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81749

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

If you are in Oxford, walk across to Port Meadow, open grassland unploughed for 4000 years where cows cool their cloven hooves in the River Thames (known as the Isis in Oxford) and people wild swim alongside swans and geese. Idyllic. But we're mathematicians, so we have a question.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Oxford Mathematician @joshuabull.bsky.social is in big trouble. He failed to heed the most important warning on social media for a mathematician: Don't try to be funny.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

No, not the mathematical hand of God, but Derek Moulton providing some graphic detail in his 1st year Dynamics lectures. Lectures 7 & 8, covering motion in higher dimensions before moving on to angular momentum and constrained systems, are now free to air: youtu.be/TX5vb-BpvBs

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