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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 '…

A photo of Jonathan Hickman receiving his award

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…

Logo reads, "DATAFEST@EDI"

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…

A photo of the teaching awards logo printed across a display board

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…

A photo of Minhyong who is looking up at the camera from the stairwell of the Bayes Centre. In the background is a white spiral staircase.

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,…

This image explores how AI can be for sustainability efforts. It was created by Dada Projects as part of the Visualising AI project launched by Google DeepMind.

£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.

created by Bakken & Baeck as part of the Visualising AI project launched by Google DeepMind.

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:…

Pete Rutherford from Aon giving a PowerPoint presentation

Torben Sell finalist for Inward Investment Impact Award 2026

02 March, 2026Energy Staff success Sustainability Industry and Impact

The academic-industry collaboration between Torben Sell and Aquallite Data Ltd. has been…

SKEA logo and award title text

Potential new MSc in Statistics with Artificial Intelligence

17 February, 2026AI Statistics

We would like to hear your views on a potential new postgraduate opportunity in Statistics with…

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Winners of fifth Edinburgh Undergraduate Operational Research Challenge announced

16 February, 2026Industry and Impact Optimization and OR Student success Undergraduate

The OR Challenge is jointly organised by the School of Mathematics in collaboration with HiGHS and…

A photo of the inning team and judges. They are standing in a line while holding up their certificates.