School of Mathematics and Statistics Research Excellence
The School of Mathematics and Statistics receives results for the Research Excellence (REF2021) submission.
School news
St Andrews Statistician wins Young Biometrician Award for 2021
Dr Richard Glennie has been awarded the Young Biometrician Award for 2021 for his work on capture-recapture models.
Vacancy for Chair/Reader in Statistics
The University of St Andrews is seeking to enhance its research strength in Statistics by appointing a new Chair in Statistics. Closing Date: 26 March 2021.
Vacancies for Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) and Lecturer in Computational Mathematics/Statistics
The School is advertising for 2 positions for Computational Mathematics/Statistics. Closing date 23 March 2021.
Vacancy for Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Statistics
The School is advertising for a 4-year Associate Lecturer (Education Focused). Closing date 3 March 2021.
Royal Astronomical Society Prize for Solar Theorist
Professor Ineke De Moortel has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society 2021 Chapman medal for her seminal work on the nature of waves in the solar atmosphere.
Professor wins Royal Society of Edinburgh Lord Kelvin Medal
Professor Alan Hood has been awarded the 2020 Lord Kelvin Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for his work in theoretical and computational solar physics.
Professor wins prize for work on fractal geometry
Professor Kenneth Falconer has been awarded the London Mathematical Society’s Shephard Prize 2020 for his many original and profound results in fractal geometry.
International History of Mathematics Conference - postponed until July 2021
'People, Places, Practices' is the major quinquennial joint conference of British, Canadian and American Societies for the History of Mathematics which will be held in St Andrews from 12 July to 14 July 2021.
Solar theory professor wins prestigious European prize
Professor Eric Priest has been awarded the Senior Prize of the European Solar Physics Division of the European Physical Society for outstanding work in solar theory.