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Until the middle of the 20th century number theory was considered to be pure mathematics and without applications. Now it is the basis of secret codes and internet security. Without it you couldn't use a credit card safely online.

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Mathematics provides the structure for creative thought

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.

Forthcoming seminars

Wed 22nd May, 2013
Robert Marsh
Reflection groups, cluster algebras and signed graphs
Thu 23rd May, 2013
Sanju Velani
Metric Diophantine approximation: the Lebesgue and Hausdorff theories

Please see our seminars page for more details.

Positions available

Lecturer in Pure Mathematics, Grade 7/8
Reference: MAPMA0055 at jobs.leeds.ac.uk

Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher in Mathematical Immunology
Research: Fixed term 36 months; 2 posts available
Reference: MAPMA0052 at jobs.leeds.ac.uk

School of Mathematics: EPSRC CASE Bloom Scholarship

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