Research

Research in the School of Mathematics extends across several areas, notably Analysis and Differential Equations, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, Operational Research and Statistics. Each field has its own highly active research group, which collaborates with leading academic researchers throughout the world.

The School offers a lively postgraduate environment, with a large community of postgraduate researchers working in all its specialist areas. In addition to the substantial funds it attracts from the Research Councils and European Union, the School receives significant awards from the Leverhulme Trust, the Ministry of Defence, the Wellcome Trust, GlaxoSmithKline, and Proctor and Gamble.

Our research demonstrates clearly the impact mathematical sciences has on everyday life. With a GPA of 3.08 we are ranked as 19th in the UK, and 9th for the percentage of research that is 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'.

Quality level	4	3	2	1	UC
Overall	18.0%	72.0%	10.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Outputs	20.0%	65.0	15.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Impact	26.7%	73.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Environment	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Another distinctive feature of the School is that 100% of our research was rated as ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ for its impact in terms of its reach and significance. We are truly interdisciplinary in nature, and have provided solutions to contemporary issues such as data security and hospital waiting times.

Our researchers are committed to finding new benefits to their work by engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations with a number of other disciplines. Examples of this include research into convection of the Earth's mantle and inverse problems in brain imaging.

During the REF period our research income has increased by over 290% and we've invested significantly to support research capacity and ensure sustainability.

Research in the School is supported by the University's Advanced Research Computing facility (ARCCA), one of the largest academic computational resources in the UK as well as High Performance Computing (HPC) Wales.

Case studies

Using Maths to Save Lives

Our new mathematical models are reducing waiting times in hospitals to save lives.