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A simulation of infections through time and space
A simulation of infections through time and space, developed during Lydia's project.
18 July 2022

More than a right or wrong answer: how mathematical modelling aids our understanding of biological problems

Undergraduate maths student Lydia Wren teamed up with mathematical biologist Dr Alex Best on an undergraduate research placement. Together, they ran simulations to apply novel parameters to a classic model of infectious disease.
A mixture of magnetic and acoustic waves inside a spot on the Sun
28 January 2022

Sunspot three times the size of Earth provides a major advance in stellar physics

A major new breakthrough that could help scientists more accurately understand the effect of magnetic fields on the oscillations of stars, has been made by researchers at the University of Sheffield.

Person holding a syringe
3 August 2021

How augmented clinical trials are accelerating a vaccine for tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an endemic infectious disease that affects many of the world's poorest populations. By using the latest techniques in mathematical modelling, augmented clinical trials could help researchers develop an affordable vaccine.
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Students design expanded careers support for maths undergraduates

The plans have been designed by a team including undergraduate students James Christian, Lewis Bulled and Margo Sulek.

22 August 2022
A rainbow pride banner hanging from a pole, which reads, "An LGBT+ inclusive university".

Q+A: Dr Mark Yarrow on the LGBT+ Student Group

In Autumn 2020, the School of Mathematics and Statistics created a new LGBT+ Student Group. Its founder, Dr Mark Yarrow, explains more.

12 August 2022
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University of Sheffield celebrates its impactful research

We are proud that 96 per cent of Mathematics and Statistics research is rated in the highest two categories in the REF 2021, meaning it is classed as world-leading or internationally excellent. Our impact submission is rated sixth nationally.

12 May 2022
The sun

Researchers unravel the science behind jets of plasma on the sun

Prof Robert Erdélyi is part of an international research team which has unravelled science behind the jets of plasma - the fourth state of matter consisting of electrically charged particles that occur almost everywhere in the sun’s chromosphere.

11 March 2022 | Published by the Department of Science and Technology - India
Liver tissue under a microscope

Sheffield researchers awarded £1.4m to study how organs form

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have been awarded £1.4million to study how organs control their shape and form as our body grows.

17 February 2022