Applied Mathematics Cardiff University

Award	Attendance	Study	Duration	Start	Domestic fees	International fees
PhD, MPhil	On-Campus	Full-time, Part-time	1 - 5 years	October, January, April, July	find out	find out

Course overview

The programme aims to offer knowledge and expertise for a career in the academic world, or to pursue a variety of other opportunities in which a strong mathematical background is important. Past students are on the staff of universities in the UK and abroad, and senior statisticians and managers in industry and business.

Available research areas

number theory
functional analysis and spectral theory of ordinary and partial differential operators
calculus of variations and partial differential equations
numerical analysis
theoretical and computational fluid dynamics
operator algebras and non commutative geometry
algebraic topology
algebraic geometry
combinatorics
quantum field theory and statistical mechanics
conformal field theory and vertex operator algebras
image processing
operational research
time series analysis
probability theory and statistics.

Distinctive features

Lively research environment, extensive seminar programme.
Conference and workshop support, including annual Welsh Mathematics Colloquium.
Optional participation in undergraduate teaching, including HEA accreditation.
Colloquia are held regularly and each research group has a weekly research seminar.
The School hosts and participates in frequent workshops organised by WIMSC research clusters, with which the research groups are associated.
The many collaborative projects with groups in other institutions in the UK and abroad, bring a steady stream of distinguished visitors to the School.