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In taking your PhD in mathematics with the University of Brighton, you are joining a research culture that focuses on developing and applying theory and methods to help solve real world problems.

This drives and informs the research through three themes:

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• Computational methods

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• Discrete mathematics

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• Statistics and operational mathematics.

We also welcome mathematics and statistics PhD students with interdisciplinary projects, offering a wealth of close interaction with the university's science departments. We have had many successful PhDs that connect with areas such as biology (e.g. big data analysis) and computing (e.g. visualisation).

We have a strong reputation in these areas, which is strengthened by collaborations with many UK and international academic institutes (e.g. University of Liverpool; Durham University; Royal Holloway, UK; University of Rome, Italy; University of Montepellier, France) and industrial partners (e.g Hurstwood Park Neuroscience Centre, Haywards Heath, UK; Southern Water, UK; and Poste Italiane, Napoli, Italy).

Many of our graduates with a PhD in Mathematics, Statistics or Operational Research from the University of Brighton stay within a research and educational setting, predominantly by securing post-doctoral research positions or lecturing roles within various UK institutes, but also by transitioning into mathematics teaching in schools.

Key information

As a mathematics and statistics PhD student at Brighton, you will benefit from:

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• a supervisory team comprising two or sometimes three members of academic staff. Depending on your research specialism you may also have an additional supervisor from another school, another research institution, or an external partner from government or industry.

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• desk space and access to a desktop PC, either in one of the postgraduate offices on the 6th floor of the award-winning Cockcroft Building, or within the adjacent Huxley Building.

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• access to a range of electronic resources via the university’s Online Library, as well as to the physical book and journal collections housed within the Aldrich Library and other campus libraries.
• use of various state-of-the-art research facilities on the Moulsecoomb site.