School of Mathematics

Research degree at Leeds School of Mathematics

Project opportunities

The School of Mathematics has a number of PhD studentships, fully funded through research council grants, industry and the University, which cover payment of UK/EU tuition fees and a tax-free stipend of approximately £13,590 per annum.

With many of these studentships applicants can choose their research areas and supervisors. The School of Mathematics has a selection of research project opportunities, available for PhD students across a range of research areas. Our current list of projects and their supervisors can be seen below. 

Applied mathematics
Pure mathematics
Statistics

For further information on these opportunities please contact the Postgraduate Admissions Office. Some studentships are linked to specific projects and supervisors. You will find a list of our current opportunities on the Funded studentships page.


Applied mathematics
Pattern Formation (AND)
Supervisor: Prof Alastair Rucklidge
Mixing by Chaotic Advection (AND)
Supervisor: Dr Rob Sturman
The Instability of Magnetic Fields (AGFD)
Supervisor: Prof David Hughes
Dynamo Theory (AGFD)
Supervisor: Dr Steve Tobias
Generation of mean flows in geophysics and astrophysics
Supervisor: Dr Steve Tobias
Stability Computations Using the Evans Function (AND)
Supervisor: Dr Jitse Nietsen
Exponential Integrators (AND)
Supervisor: Dr Jitse Nietsen
Social Dynamics and Emergence of Collective Behaviours (AND)
Supervisor: Dr Mauro Mobilia
Modelling Biodiversity and Pattern Formation with Evolutionary Games (MBM)
Supervisor: Dr Mauro Mobilia
Mathematical Modelling of Ocean Tides (AGFD)
Supervisor: Dr Stephen Griffiths
Rapidly Rotating Convection (AGFD)
Supervisor: Prof Chris Jones
Dynamics of Planetary Cores (AGFD)
Supervisor: Prof Chris Jones
Spectral Element Methods for Astrophysical and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (AGFD)
Supervisor: Dr Evy Kersalé
Transport in Accretion Discs (AGFD)
Supervisor: Dr Evy Kersalé
Compact Relativistic Objects (AGFD)
Supervisor: Prof Serguei Komissarov
Bispectral Problem and Quantum Integrable Systems (IS)
Supervisor: Dr Oleg Chalykh
Nonlinear Integrable PDEs and Non-commutative Geometry (IS)
Supervisor: Dr Oleg Chalykh
Classical and Quantum Integrability (IS)
Supervisor: Prof Allan Fordy
Integrable Maps (IS)
Supervisor: Prof Allan Fordy
Universal Equations and Integrability (IS)
Supervisor: Prof Alexander Mikhailov
Integrable Difference Equations (IS)
Supervisor: Prof Frank Nijhoff
Quantum Discrete Systems and Integrability (IS)
Supervisor: Prof Frank Nijhoff
Sine-Gordon Solitons vs. Calogero-Moser Particles (IS)
Supervisor: Prof Simon Ruijsenaars
Lax Matrix and Action-Angle Map for Calogero-Moser Systems of BC_n Type (IS)
Supervisor: Prof Simon Ruijsenaars
Stochastic models of the adaptive immune system (MBM)
Supervisor: Dr Grant Lythe
Mathematical modelling of vascular endothelial growth factors and receptors (MBM)
Supervisor: Prof Carmen Molina-Paris
From haematopoietic stem cells to natural killer cells (MBM)
Supervisor: Prof Carmen Molina-Paris
Free Surface Flows (PIM)
Supervisor: Dr Oliver Harlen
Multiphase Fluids (PIM)
Supervisor: Dr Oliver Harlen
Perturbation Methods and Computer Algebra (PIM)
Supervisor: Prof Mark Kelmanson
Inverse Problems (PIM)
Supervisor: Prof Daniel Lesnic
Boundary Element Methods (PIM)
Supervisor: Prof Daniel Lesnic
Polymer Dynamics and Rheology (PIM)
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Read
Coarse-grained modelling of biological macromolecules (PIM)
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Read
The dynamics of the solar tachocline (AGFD)
Supervisor: Prof David Hughes


We also have some broader research topics in the area of pure mathematics which you can view here.


We also have some broader research topics in the area of statistics which you can view here.

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