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Mathematics research and PhD programmes

Our research active academics are involved in cutting-edge research covering a range of topics including applied analysis, computational mathematics, continuum mechanics and mathematical physics, financial mathematics, operational research and applied statistics.

We address problems of real biological or engineering importance and investigate the underlying mathematical and phenomenological processes. There is strong emphasis on the development of innovative analytic, asymptotic, computational and hybrid methods. Our research also focuses on random matrix theory, quantum information theory, mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics, mesoscopic disordered systems, statistical mechanics, graph theory, matroid theory, and infinite dimensional Riemannian geometry, algebraic geometry and orthogonal polynomials. In addition, our department hosts research in the development of probabilistic methodologies and their applications to real-world systems, including laying the mathematical foundations of Machine Learning approaches. 

Research opportunities for students 

Research students are welcomed to Brunel as valued members of our thriving, research-intensive community. Browse PhD opportunities below and find out about the funding available for students.

Research in Mathematics 

Find people, projects, groups and publications in Mathematics and read more about related research to this area. 

Independent assessment of our research quality (REF 2021)

Research workshops, conferences and seminars

Research groups in Mathematics

Browse our research projects