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Eratosthenes accurately measured the size of the Earth using mathematics in the third century BC.

Mathematics provides the structure for creative thought

School of Mathematics

Welcome to the School of Mathematics

We are one of the largest and most prestigious mathematics departments in the UK, with an international reputation for our teaching and research excellence.

We cover the areas of applied and pure mathematics, as well as statistics and financial mathematics where we have close teaching and research links with Leeds University Business School.

We have 74 academic and academic-related staff, in excess of 70 postgraduate students and 17 postdoctoral fellows.

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Latest news

14 March 2012

Grant success

Professors David Hughes and Chris Jones have recently been awarded a 3-year...

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14 November 2011

Honoured in Bulgaria

Professor Barry Cooper received an honorary degree from the University of...

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Forthcoming events

31st Mathematics Teachers and Advisers Conference

26 June 2012

Teachers and university staff alike are given a rare opportunity to exchange valuable experiences and re-invigorate their perspectives on the ever-changing world of mathematics education.


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University Mathematics in Perspective, 26th Residential Course for Sixth Form Students

27 June 2012 - 29 June 2012

This three-day residential course provides an introduction to student life and mathematics at the University of Leeds.


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SEDI 2012 in Leeds

1 July 2012 - 6 July 2012

The 13th Symposium of SEDI, Study of the Earth's Deep Interior, a Committee of IUGG, will be held in Leeds, United Kingdom from July 1 to 6, 2012.

 


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The 31st Leeds Annual Statistical Research Workshop: New Statistics and Modern Natural Sciences.

3 July 2012 - 5 July 2012

The Leeds Workshop is a well established annual statistical meeting and was founded 30 years ago by Kanti Mardia. These workshops usually extend over three days with input by one or more invited speakers.


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