PhD opportunities in the Department cover a wide range of Mathematics and Statistics research including Analysis and Geometry, Combinatorics, History of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Medical Statistics, Multivariate Statistics and Bayesian Statistics.

We welcome applicants for full-time (campus based) and part-time (distance) PhD study in Mathematics and Statistics. For more information, see the guide for applicants.

PhD students benefit from a lively research environment with a full programme of seminars (many recorded for distance students); extensive university training and career development opportunities and support to join an appropriate learned society.

• Full-time campus-based student benefits include: dedicated work-space and computer; £1250 annual allocation for training and conference attendance; possibility of extension of studentship for up to 6 months.
• Part-time distance-study student benefits include: phone, internet and email support from experienced supervisory team; visits to Walton Hall campus for induction and training; support for training and conferences.

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Research projects for October 2013

* indicates suitable for part time study.

Pure Mathematics

Ben Mestel		Renormalization for asymmetric dynamical systems
Gwyneth Stallard and Phil Rippon		Rates of escape under iteration of analytic functions
Jozef Siran		Regular maps with external symmetries
Jozef Siran	*	Large vertex-transitive graphs of given degree and diameter, and small vertex-transitive graphs of given degree and girth
Robert Brignall		The construction of infinite antichains
Toby O'Neil		Dimensions of visible sets

Applied Mathematics

Andrey Umerski	*	Theory of Spin and Charge transport in Nanostructures
Ben Mestel		Consumer-based storage in power networks
Ben Mestel	*	Computer-assisted proofs in dynamical systems
Michael Wilkinson	*	Particles and waves in turbulent fluids

History of Mathematics

June Barrow-Green	Euclid’s Elements in English
June Barrow-Green	The development of dynamical systems theory in the USSR

Statistics

Álvaro Faria	Real time forecasting and monitoring of high frequency data
Catriona Queen	Forecasting and monitoring traffic network flows
Chris Jones	Choosing from the Menu of Distributional Families

If you are considering applying for full- or part-time study for a research degree, we encourage you to seek informal advice from the Department first, preferably by email, before submitting an application.

Contacts: MCS-Mathematics-Enquiries or Ben Mestel (Mathematics) and Alvaro Faria (Statistics).