Research spotlights

Here you will find out more about some of the ground-breaking research taking place in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at 黑料不打烊.

Bader charge analysis

Our advanced algorithms are used worldwide, underpinning computational material design

Getting it right

Transforming educational assessment with comparative judgement

Dispensing with dewetting

Mathematical modelling of microscale and nanoscale thin films improves manufacturing processes

Thermo Scientific Orbitrap

Enhancing the speed and sensitivity of a world-leading mass spectrometer

The quantitative skills deficit

Improving policy and practice in HE mathematics and statistics support to enhance learning worldwide

More Mathematics research

Mirror partners

This project investigates the observation that many geometric objects seem to come in pairs called 'mirror partners'.

A photograph of an internal wave generated in the Strait of Gibraltar

Long oceanic ring waves seen from space

A study is being carried out into ring-shaped oceanic waves which have been detected by satellite oberservations, using a combination of analytical and numerical methods.
A computer visualisation of the likely path of a microorganism cell

Movements of microbes

This research predicts the movements of microbes, such as Chlamydomonas and bacteria like E. coli, as they navigate their natural habitats.
Geometric objects

Birational maps between varieties

The project is about classifying geometric objects called 鈥淔ano varieties鈥�. The study of Fano varieties appears in many contexts in pure mathematics, with applications in Geometric Design, Theoretical Physics and beyond.

Computer visualizations of human brain fibre tracking and human calf fascicle tracking

Analysing brain and muscle

Developing novel statistical methods and tools using Diffusion Tensor Imaging data to analyse brain diseases and disorders, as well as musculoskeletal conditions.