A year in Industry with Jasmine Wild
Making it count 23rd February 2021
We talk to final year student Jasmine about how taking advantage of our placement scheme can help develop your skills and launch your career after you graduate… Hi Jasmine, thank you for joining us on the Maths Blog! You finished your year in industry last summer, where did you go and what did you do? […]
Meet our alumni – Nicholas
Making it count 19th February 2021
Nicolas Brusby is from Doncaster and graduated five years ago in 2016 after studying both the Maths BSc MSc here in Manchester. Nicolas has gone on to have a successful career with Rolls Royce after completing their graduate scheme. Hi Nicolas, thank you so much for giving up your time for our blog – can […]
Meet our alumni – Hannah
Making it count 15th February 2021
Hannah Levell from Newcastle-under-Lyme, graduated from the Department of Mathematics in 2018 and is putting her degree into practice by training to be an accountant at PwC. Hi Hannah, can you tell us about what you studied at the University of Manchester? I studied Mathematics with Financial Mathematics. The majority of my modules were maths […]
Meet our students – Tom
Student experience 30th November 2020
In this student blog we catch up with Tom, who helps us understand more on tackling blended learning as a student. Hello! My name is Tom, I’m a third year undergraduate student of Mathematics here at Manchester, as well as a guitarist and programmer. Like everyone, the way I interact with the university and my […]
Welcome to our postgraduate offer holders
Welcome to Maths 10th July 2020
Congratulations on your offer! We hope that you choose to take up you place with us in the autumn. We realise the prospect of going to university while there are still uncertainties about the future can be unsettling, but we want to reassure you that we are taking every precaution to ensure your safety and […]
Meet our alumni – Joshua
Student experience 8th June 2020
In this alumni blog we catch up with previous Department of Mathematics student, Joshua Hawkhead. What is your name, where are you from? Joshua Hawkhead. Originally from Barnsley, now living in Wakefield. When did you graduate from the University? 2011 Can you tell us about what you studied at the University of Manchester? BSc (hons) […]
Maurice Priestley
Welcome to Maths 1st June 2020
In this historical feature we explore Maurice Priestley (1933-2013) and his influential work. Professor Maurice Priestley, was a highly regarded figure in the field of time series analysis. He made outstanding contributions to the spectral analysis of non-stationary time series and density estimation. His book “Spectral Analysis and Time Series” (1982) has become a standard […]
Phyllis Nicolson
Welcome to Maths 26th May 2020
In this historical feature we explore Phyllis Nicolson (1917-1968) and her influential work. Phyllis Nicolson (née Lockett), most well-known for her work on the Crank-Nicolson method, received her BSc (1938), MSc (1939) and PhD (1946) in Physics from the University of Manchester before taking up a research fellowship at Cambridge University for three years. After […]
Max Newman
Welcome to Maths 11th May 2020
In this historical feature we explore Max Newman (1897-1984) and his influential work. Max Newman was the first person in Britain to contribute to modern topology. He made a significant contribution to the British success in deciphering German messages and he was a particularly effective academic manager. MHA Newman’s early work was in Cambridge where […]
Joan Walsh
Welcome to Maths 28th April 2020
In this historical feature we explore Joan Walsh (1932-2017) and her influential work. Joan Walsh is known for her contribution to the development of Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing at the University of Manchester and in the UK more generally. She also had a major impact on undergraduate teaching at the University of Manchester. After […]