Applying mathematical science to global problems
We occupy a distinctive position in the mathematical sciences community in terms of variety of applications of core mathematics research to other sciences, such as:
- applied and medical statistics
- biology, medicine, neuroscience and pharmacology
- data assimilation and modelling of Earth observations
- dynamics and numerical modelling of atmosphere and ocean
- polymer science.
The importance of our work on the Mathematics of Weather and Climate was recognised by the award of our EPSRC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematics of Planet Earth. This is a joint initiative with Imperial College that provides PhD training in the mathematical and computational techniques needed to understand, predict and quantify risk and uncertainty for extreme weather and climate change.
The research of our Data Assimilation group - the largest in Europe - ties together not only the main themes in meteorology (weather, climate and earth observation) but reaches across into mathematics, statistics and beyond.
Other groups with an interdisciplinary focus include Statistics, Applied Statistics, Mathematical Biology, Complex Fluids and Theoretical Polymer Physics groups.
Our work with other disciplines is strongly underpinned by fundamental research in core mathematics. This includes research in areas such as algebraic and analytic number theory, applied and computational complex analysis, nonlinear partial differential equations, numerical analysis and computational modelling, operator theory, spectral theory, stochastic analysis and theoretical probability.