Following a competitive selection process, Moritz will be taking up the interim position from July 1 2026. We are pleased to announce that Moritz Linkmann has been appointed Interim Head of School. He will be replacing Bernd Schroers, who has taken up the role of Interim Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Science and Engineering. You may know Moritz from his previous role as Director of the Graduate School.Moritz started his career at the University of Vienna, Austria, as a pure mathematician with interests in differential geometry and number theory. He moved towards fluid dynamics by completing a PhD in Theoretical Physics at Edinburgh in 2016, investigating the self-organisation of turbulence through a combination of analytical theory and numerical simulation. Moritz joined the School of Mathematics as faculty in 2020 and is now Co-Director of the new Centre for Plasma Theory. His research combines computational methods for solving partial differential equations, numerical stability analysis, and machine learning principles with analytical approaches including asymptotic and functional analysis, dynamical systems theory, and statistical physics. His current interests include magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, magnetoconvection, turbulence in polymer-laden flows, and an increasing focus on plasma turbulence. Tags Staff success This article was published on Monday 6 July 2026
