School of Mathematics

Dr Daniel Read
Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

I coordinate the whole admissions process, including everything from assessing UCAS applications to confirmation of offers once your exam results are known.  If you visit the school for an open day or post application event, it is likely that you will meet me (or my assistant, Dr Matthew Daws).

Admissions is only a part of my work; I also spend time on both teaching and research.  My particular research interest is in the dynamics of polymeric fluids, found in many places, from industrial plastics to living cells.  Polymers are long, string-like molecules which get all tangled up with each other - this gives polymeric fluids interesting elastic properties when they flow.

Outside work, I spend time dealing with my large family (4 children!), and also playing guitar at our local church.

Dr Matthew Daws
Assistant Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

I help the Admissions Tutor with his work throughout the admissions cycle, so you might get an email from me, or hear a talk from me when you visit the School.

I also spend time on teaching and research.  My research interests are in Algebra and Analysis-- I study abstract mathematical structures which behave a little like numbers (so the rules of addition and multiplication hold) and have a notion of distance (so you can talk about objects continuous changing).  Such ideas have diverse applications, from Quantum Physics to how Google searches the Internet, but I am mostly interested in the theoretical foundations.