World class research and impacts
The School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences is one of the largest and most successful of its kind in the UK, with over 250 staff, including 80 full-time and associate academic staff and 120 research staff, supported by over £40M in current research contract funding, and with over 60% of our research rated Internationally Excellent or World Class in RAE 2008. The School hosts major international research centres, including the NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, key parts of the NERC National Centre for Atmospheric Science, and the University's Walker Institute for Climate System Research. We run a consultancy arm, our Statistical Services Centre, and a spinoff company from our Centre for the Mathematics of Human Behaviour. Read more...
Beatrice Pelloni, our Head of Mathematics and Statistics (Research), named one of the world's leading female mathematicians earlier this year. Read Beatrice's blog at UKRC ...