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Aperiodic order

Aperiodic order

Uwe Grimm's research into the mathematics behind quasicrystals.

Pharmacoepidemiology

Pharmacoepidemiology

Heather Whitaker's work on the groundbreaking self-controlled case series (SCCS) method developed at the OU, which provided the first substantive evidence to discredit the link between MMR and autism.

Spintronics

Spintronics

Andrey Umerski's predictions on quantum tunneling changed hard disks forever.

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Student stories

Read about some of our students and graduates who are using their OU studies to do great things.

Infinite spider's web

Complex dynamics

Spider's webs: the beautiful new fractal structure discovered by Phil Rippon and Gwyneth Stallard while studying systems of complex numbers that evolve over time.

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The School provides a friendly and flexible working environment and is proud to support the Good Practice Scheme - Advancing women's careers in university mathematical sciences departments.

Athena Swan - Bronze Award

Good Practice Scheme - Advancing women's careers in university mathematical sciences departments.

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Seminars and Events

Tuesday, Oct 22nd 2019, 306 Alan Turing

Peter Borg, University of

Chvátal's Conjecture and the Holroyd-Talbot Conjecture

Tuesday, Oct 22nd 2019, 306 Alan Turing

Peter Borg, University of Malta

Chvátal's Conjecture and the Holroyd-Talbot Conjecture

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