School of Mathematics news

New interdisciplinary network on fertility research to launch at the School of Mathematics

14 September 2023

Experts in In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and all those interested in interdisciplinary fertility research are invited to attend a one-day event on IVF research at the Cardiff School of Mathematics.

Understanding all disease prevalence in the UK

23 August 2023

A new website provides UK prevalence estimates for all diseases

Graph depicting different waves of coronavirus

New algorithm sets parameters for waves of Covid-19

5 June 2023

Researchers say defining waves will aid understanding of the epidemic’s progression

Dr Angela Mihai elected Vice President of SIAM-UKIE

24 May 2023

Dr Angela Mihai has been elected Vice President of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Section of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM-UKIE).

Cardiff University joins Turing University Network

22 May 2023

UK-wide network launched to facilitate better connections across the data science and AI research landscape

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Using artificial intelligence to create a tsunami early warning system

25 April 2023

Real-time classification of underwater earthquakes enables earlier and more reliable tsunami alerts

Layla Sadeghi Namaghi with the winning entry

Baker’s dozen for Abacws as 13 postgraduate students represent their thesis proposals through cake creations

8 March 2023

Mathematics students have found an innovative way to communicate their research proposals by swapping abstracts for vanilla extracts.

Game on: Cardiff University Professor shares love of STEM with local children at Bargoed library games day

8 March 2023

Children from the local area took over two of the library’s floors, in a mammoth celebration of games.

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Inspiring young people to live a life scientific

6 March 2023

University experiments, workshops and demonstrations delivered as part of city’s science festival

Portrait of a young man wearing glasses, a navy shirt and a grey t-shirt. Behind him is a white board upon which mathematical equations are written in black ink.

Doctoral student to present research to MPs in Westminster

20 February 2023

Tim Ostler will compete in STEM for BRITAIN competition as part of British Science Week

Cardiff Mathematics Reader Dr Rhyd Lewis paves the way for more sustainable industry

8 February 2023

Reader in Mathematics at Cardiff University Dr Rhyd Lewis has come up with a waste saving solution for industry.

Gareth Pierce bursary

8 February 2023

School of Mathematics student one of three inaugural bursary winners

Pupils in year 8/9 in a maths workshop organised by Further Maths Support Programme Wales.

Codebreaking down barriers: maths PGR students lead immersive conference for schools

7 February 2023

The visiting school students were treated to a range of fun and immersive activities to draw their attention both to the history and to the modern applications of maths in their lives.

'Conversations with friends' how one comment resulted in Cardiff mathematician’s ground-breaking journey-mapping algorithm

3 February 2023

Dr Rhyd Lewis has created a new journey-mapping algorithm for smartphones.

PhD student Layla Sadeghi Namaghi presenting her research

Cardiff Mathematics Director of Research spearheads inaugural Retreat for Women in Applied Mathematics

2 February 2023

The Retreat for Women in Applied Mathematics took place in January at the International Centre for Mathematical Research in Edinburgh.

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Children’s University rolled out more widely in Cardiff

8 December 2022

Pupils from all backgrounds will be able to earn a Passport to the City

2022 WET Weather workshop takes place at Gregynog Hall

27 October 2022

The 2022 WET Weather workshop at Gregynog Hall brought together different scientific disciplines as well as sectors to demonstrate their understanding, research focus and methods when working on weather extremes, particularly within the context of climate change.