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Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics

Welcome to DPMMS 

 

The Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics (DPMMS) (including the Statistical Laboratory as a sub-department) conducts teaching and research across a wide range of pure mathematics, probability and statistics.   DPMMS currently hosts over 100 Academic and Research Staff and around 80 PhD students over three Pavilions as part of the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. 

News & Events

Read more at: DPMMS Departmental Colloquia, Thursday 10 October 4pm, MR2

DPMMS Departmental Colloquia, Thursday 10 October 4pm, MR2

Oscar Randal-Williams, Functions with no critical points.

Read more at: Congratulations to Julia Wolf

Congratulations to Julia Wolf

awarded an EPSRC Open Fellowship.

Read more at: Congratulations to Richard Samworth

Congratulations to Richard Samworth

selected for the 2025  IMS Grace Wahba Award and Lecture

Read more at: Congratulations to Julian Sahasrabudhe and Joni Teräväinen (starting 1 Jan 2025)

Congratulations to Julian Sahasrabudhe and Joni Teräväinen (starting 1 Jan 2025)

on both being awarded ERC Starting Grants..

Read more at: Congratulations to John Aston

Congratulations to John Aston

appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research from 1st September 2024

Read more at: Congratulations to Macarena Arenas

Congratulations to Macarena Arenas

who is the recipient of a Vicent Caselles Foundation Award.  This is a prize awarded to young Spanish scientists in recognition of the excellence of their mathematical findings.

 

Read more at: Congratulation to Julian Sahasrabudhe

Congratulation to Julian Sahasrabudhe

awarded a Whitehead Prize for his outstanding contributions to Ramsey theory

Read more at: Senior Academic Promotions

Senior Academic Promotions

Congratulations to Perla Sousi promoted to Professor of Probability (Grade 12), Varun Jog promoted to Professor of Information Theory and Statistics (Grade 11) and Qingyuan Zhao promoted to Professor of Statistics (Grade 11).

Read more at: Congratulations to Jack Thorne

Congratulations to Jack Thorne

jointly awarded a 2024 Clay Research Award

Read more at: Congratulations to John Aston

Congratulations to John Aston

elected as Fellow of the Royal Society 

Read more at: Congratulations to Oscar Randal-Williams

Congratulations to Oscar Randal-Williams

elected as Fellow of the Royal Society 

Read more at: Congratulations to Julia Wolf

Congratulations to Julia Wolf

awarded a 2024 Pilkington  Prize

Read more at: Congratulations to Andrew Thomason

Congratulations to Andrew Thomason

jointly awarded the 2024 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research

Read more at: Congratulations to Jason Miller

Congratulations to Jason Miller

awarded an ERC consolidator grant

Read more at: Congratulations to Oscar Randal-Williams

Congratulations to Oscar Randal-Williams

elected to the Sadleirian Professorship of Pure Mathematics from 1 January 2024

Read more at: Congratulations to Jack Thorne

Congratulations to Jack Thorne

elected to the Kuwait Professorship of Number Theory and Algebra from 1 January 2024

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Probability
Julian Ransford (Cambridge)
Number Theory Seminar
Ruiqi Bai (Cambridge)
Differential Geometry and Topology Seminar
Ailsa Keating (Cambridge)
Formalisation of mathematics with interactive theorem provers
Mirek Olšák (University of Cambridge)

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