Why study at Edinburgh?

A postgraduate degree in mathematics can lead to your choice of career paths. Our graduates go on to successful careers in academia, industry and banking. We will teach you the skills required for carrying out excellent research and an extensive range of transferable skills training courses are available from the University's Institute for Academic Development (IAD). All our PhD students receive training in transferable skills in one of three streams, based on your preference – teaching, outreach or industry.

Research in the School is undertaken in a wide variety of areas of the mathematical sciences, including pure, applied, statistics, operational research as well as mathematical physics and PhDs are available in all of these areas. Further information about the research areas is available here. The School has also recently introduced a PhD in Mathematical Education. 

We remain committed to maintaining and improving the quality of our teaching provision, including the related administrative procedures. Within the school there is a wide range of research areas and many seminars and colloquia are run throughout the academic year. A range of graduate courses, organised through the Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre (SMSTC) are attended by PhD students during the first 6 months of their degree. 

For information about the application process, please visit the PhD Student Applications page here. 

There is information about funding opportunities on the Funding Opportunities page here. 

• Travel Directions to the School of Mathematics
• Further information about the history of the School of Mathematics

The University of Edinburgh is a historic institution founded in 1583, and is a world-leading centre of academic excellence. Our alumni include Charles Darwin and James Clerk Maxwell.

Life at Edinbugh - https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/student-life

The University of Edinburgh promotes Equality & Diversity. For more information please see the Equality & Diversity website.