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Join us for the Fitch Lecture 2026

12 May, 2026Industry and Impact

'Why Mathematics Matters – from chocolate to nuclear reactors, our economy, environment and…

School donates 35 laptops to coding charity

05 May, 2026Outreach Sustainability

The second-hand machines were due to be recycled but now have a new lease of life helping Edinburgh…

Finn Lindgren receives RSS Barnett Award 2026

28 April, 2026Staff success Statistics

The Barnett Award is awarded annually to recognise outstanding contributions to the field of…

Introduction to Mathematical Analysis wins 'Outstanding Course' Award

24 April, 2026Analysis and Probability Staff success Undergraduate

Students described Jonathan Hickman's Introduction to Mathematical Analysis course as '…

Winners of ASA DataFest26@EDI announced

17 April, 2026Statistics Student success Undergraduate Industry and Impact

Serveh Sharifi, Vanda Inacio, and Ozan Evkaya were on the organising committee for ASA DataFest – a…

Jonathan Hickman shortlisted for 'Outstanding Course' Teaching Award 2026

15 April, 2026Analysis and Probability Staff success

The Teaching Awards give students the opportunity to thank staff for their hard work, whilst…

Minhyong Kim to give Abel Lecture 2026

14 April, 2026Staff success

The Abel Prize Lectures are an annual tradition during the week-long celebration of the Abel Prize…

Applied category theory featured in Quanta Magazine

19 March, 2026Outreach Staff success Sustainability

John Baez, Maxwell Fellow in Public Engagement, and Tom Leinster, Professor of Category Theory,…

£20 million investment in Quantum Software Lab

17 March, 2026Energy Staff success Industry and Impact

This UK Government funding will accelerate the development of quantum software.

Researchers tackling extreme weather risk meet with industry leaders

10 March, 2026AI Statistics Sustainability Industry and Impact

Last week, the School hosted an academic-industry event, 'Modelling the Unprecedented:…