Mathematical Sciences
Head of Department Professor Tony Rawlins
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is committed to excellence in research and teaching. In the 2011 National Student Survey, the department was ranked 10th in the UK (and second in London) in overall student satisfaction. We are a vibrant and friendly department for undergraduate, postgraduate and research students with a well established reputation for student achievement and success.
Academic staff are internationally recognised for their high quality research output in a number of areas of modern mathematics. Within our active teaching and research environment there are many postgraduate research opportunities, and our research degrees are highly successful at providing state of the art preparation for future successful career opportunities.
Undergraduate courses
The Department offers a wide range of stimulating BSc/MMath courses in areas of applications of Mathematics relevant to the needs of graduates seeking good career prospects or Postgraduate studies. Read more...
We are currently offering up to 10 Scholarships annually for UK Undergraduate students. Further information...
Postgraduate courses - MSc, MPhil, PhD
Delivered and supervised by subject-area experts, our Postgraduate courses are informed directly by our research activity and are challenging, yet rewarding - helping you to develop your academic skills and future employability prospects. Read more...
EPSRC doctoral studentships are available for deserving candidates for doctoral studies in mathematical sciences at Brunel. The studentship covers fees as well as a bursary for UK citizens and fees only for EU citizens. Please contact Ms Frances Foster (phdmaths@brunel.ac.uk) for further information on these studentships.
Learn more about our research excellence
Research Groups
- Applied Analysis
- Combinatorics
- Computational Mathematics
- Continuum Mechanics
- Mathematical Physics
- Operational Research and Risk Modelling
- Statistics




