The Mathematics & Statistics course combines the strengths of the traditional Mathematics degree with the ability to pursue probability and statistics in depth. Our Mathematics students have a strong academic record, particularly over the past two decades. Around 50% have gained First Class honours in their finals.
You’ll be taught by a range of Mathematics tutors at Mansfield – situated within a few minutes’ walk of the Mathematical Institute, the Statistics Institute and the Radcliffe Science Library.
Our team of Mathematics tutors at Mansfield have a wide range of specialisms and research interests.
Stipendiary Lecturer in Mathematics
Stipendiary Lecturer in Mathematics
Dr Carlucci completed his DPhil in Mathematics in Oxford, working in Algebraic Geometry under the supervision of Professor Balázs Szendrői. Before coming to Oxford, he graduated from Sapienza University in Rome, spent a year at UPMC in Paris, and then several months at the University of Warwick.
Supernumerary Fellow in Mathematics
Supernumerary Fellow in Mathematics
Research Area: Category Theory and Applications
Topics of interest include the study and classification of Contextuality in Quantum Computing, the Topos theoretic approach to foundations of Quantum Physics, applications of the concept of Partial Evaluations within Categorical Probability, Higher Category Theory and Computer Science as well as the use of Local State Monads in modelling computational processes which have access to a Quantum Register.
Additionally, Carmen has a keen interest in Mathematical Teaching and Outreach and has developed extensive experience, ranging from highschool to graduate level courses.
Janet Dyson Fellow and Professorial Fellow in Industrial Mathematics
Janet Dyson Fellow and Professorial Fellow in Industrial Mathematics
Ian Griffiths’ interests lie in a broad range of fluid dynamical challenges, from water purification strategies to the manufacture of glass for computer tablet screens to the modelling of Covid-19 transmission. His approach is to use a blend of modelling, asymptotic, and numerical techniques to enable predictions to be made for the behaviour of such physical systems, and in particular, to give insight into their optimal operating strategies. Ian collaborates with a range of scientists from many disciplines as well as industries, including: global domestic appliance brand Beko; leading vacuum-cleaner company Dyson; fabric and performance solutions company W.L. Gore and Associates; chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck; food and beverage industry Nestlé; specialist glass company Schott AG; filtration company Smart Separations; and Government organizations including Defra and the Welsh Government.
Professorial Fellow in Mathematics and its Application
Professorial Fellow in Mathematics and its Application
Stipendiary Lecturer in Physics
Stipendiary Lecturer in Physics
Andrei Constantin is a Stephen Hawking Fellow in Theoretical Physics. After his doctorate at the University of Oxford he moved to Uppsala as a postdoctoral researcher and then returned back to Oxford. His research lies at the interface of string theory, algebraic geometry, and machine learning and focuses on developing mathematical and computational tools to study string theory and its implications for particle physics, cosmology and quantum gravity.
Non-stipendiary lecturer in Mathematics
Non-stipendiary lecturer in Mathematics
Torin is a second year DPhil student in Applied Mathematics working in collaboration with global domestic appliance brand Beko plc, using mathematical modelling to understand microplastic fibres in washing machines.
He graduated top of his cohort from the University of Birmingham in July 2022, with a First Class (Hons) MSci degree in Mathematics. Torin's Masters dissertation was titled "Mathematical Modelling of Rotary Jet Spinning", studying the viscoelastic fluid properties of a rapidly rotating and curving liquid jet.
Professorial Fellow in Mathematics
Professorial Fellow in Mathematics
My research interests are in Combinatorics, which is a branch of Pure Mathematics.
Lecturer in Pure Mathematics
Lecturer in Pure Mathematics
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"Mansfield college seemed to have a friendly vibe. So my process of choosing a college was partially based on vibes – but also I did narrow it down systematically: I started with all of the colleges which offer my course, and ruled out any that were too far away from my department or the city centre, and that didn’t offer accommodation for all four years, and then looked at which ones had a library open 24/7 to students."
Most of our successful candidates have A star grades in both Mathematics and Further Mathematics A-levels – or a high grade in the International Baccalaureate – by the time they arrive in Oxford. Likewise, some have school-leaving qualifications from outside the United Kingdom, with high grades.
However, not everyone has had the same opportunity to study as much mathematics at school level, but it is still possible to meet the Oxford requirements. You’re still very much encouraged to apply – you’ll have to work hard to catch up before arriving to study at Oxford, but the ability to work independently will then be a great advantage at university.
Check the Oxford requirements on the Maths Department website
We accept candidates from a wide variety of educational backgrounds and always make allowance, in the admissions process, for the amount of help candidates have received with their preparation. We’re looking for candidates with academic potential and motivation, who have the necessary perseverance and are able to think for themselves.
All applicants sit a test. The form of the test may vary from year to year:
Check specimen tests with sample solutions on the Maths Department website
If you’re shortlisted, you’ll have one interview at Mansfield and an interview at another college. The majority of your interview at Mansfield will be spent talking about mathematics, and you’ll be asked to work through two or three problems while explaining your thinking.
We expect to have to give some help with these and we want to see how quick you are to take a hint, how well you understand the material you’ve learnt at school or college, and whether you can think for yourself and absorb and use new ideas. We’re looking for potential, rather than a large mass of accumulated knowledge.
University of Oxford Mathematics & statistics course page Mathematical Institute Department of Statistics How to apply
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