News
December 2025
Professor Federico Ardila joining QMUL in January 2026
Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
11 December 2025Prof. Federico Ardila will be joining the School of Mathematical Sciences, QMUL in January 2026 as part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering Talent scheme. Ardila is a Colombian mathematician whose work in matroid theory lies at the intersection of combinatorics with geometry, algebra, topology, and applications. Apart from his ... [more]
October 2025
Welcome to Our New Postdocs
Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
6 October 2025We welcome a bumper cohort of postdocs to the Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory this year. For this post, we asked them to introduce themselves and say a bit about their mathematical journey to QMUL and what they will be getting up to during their time here. Himanshi ... [more]
Applied Algebra and Geometry Network Meeting Report
Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
2 October 2025The School of Mathematical Sciences hosted the twenty-second meeting of the Applied Algebra and Geometry Network on Monday 15 September with a large contingent from the Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory participating. Queen Mary postdoc Dante Luber shared his thoughts after the meeting. What were your general impressions of ... [more]
September 2025
EPSRC Grant Success: "Zeros, Algorithms, and Correlation for Graph Polynomials" led by Viresh Patel
Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
16 September 2025An EPSRC standard grant has been awarded to Viresh Patel (Project Lead) and Mark Jerrum (Project Co-lead) for the project "Zeros, Algorithms, and Correlation for Graph Polynomials". Read on to find out more about their plans. This project is at the interface of theoretical computer science, mathematics and statistical physics. ... [more]
February 2025
A Night of Science and Engineering: exploring Tomorrow's World at Queen Mary
Faculty of Science and Engineering
24 February 2025Queen Mary University of London's third annual Night of Science and Engineering brought together leading industry partners, researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public for an evening of discovery, innovation, and collaboration. Held in the historic Octagon venue on 20 Feb, this year's event, themed 'Tomorrow's World', showcased groundbreaking research that is ... [more]
Welcome to Tyler Kelly
Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
19 February 2025Tyler Kelly joined the Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory as a Professor of Pure Mathematics in January 2025. Tyler works in mirror symmetry; an exciting research area with roots in pure mathematics and theoretical physics. We asked him about his mathematical career and interests Tell us about your academic ... [more]
Abhishek Saha gives invited lectures at Building Bridges Summer School on Automorphic Forms
Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
4 February 2025Abhishek Saha, Professor in the Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory, was an invited lecturer at the Building Bridges: 6th EU/US Summer School and Workshop on Automorphic Forms and Related Topics held in Luminy on 2-13 September 2024. The Building Bridges conference is an international biennial event designed to ... [more]
December 2024
Meeting of the LMS joint research network Tropical Mathematics and its Applications
Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
4 December 2024An afternoon of talks on Tropical mathematics and its applications was held at Queen Mary University of London on Wednesday 13 November 2024. The speakers were Rob Silversmith (Warwick), Victoria Schleis (Durham/IAS) and Basile Coron (QMUL). Several member of the Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory participated in this meeting ... [more]
September 2024
Retirement of Professor Bill Jackson
Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
23 September 2024Bill Jackson retired from QMUL this year having been Professor of Mathematics here for more than 20 years. Bill is an expert in graph theory - the mathematics of abstract networks. In particular he is a leading figure in the field of graph rigidity. We caught up with him to find ... [more]
May 2024
Postgraduate Research Day 2024
Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
16 May 2024On Friday 10 May the School of Mathematical Sciences hosted a PGR day to celebrate the research undertaken by our PhD students. Throughout the day we heard talks from third year PhD students on their research topics including 'Mutation accumulation dictates cancer-immune coevolution', 'The quantum geometry of the quantum double' and ... [more]
March 2024
A Night of Science and Engineering: Queen Mary showcases cutting-edge research and innovation
Faculty of Science and Engineering
3 March 2024Queen Mary University of London held its second annual Night of Science and Engineering last evening at the university's Octagon venue. The event brought together over 200 leading industry partners, researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public, for an evening of exploration, engagement, and celebration of Queen Mary's Faculty of Science and ... [more]
New video celebrating Queen Mary's outstanding science and engineering
Faculty of Science and Engineering
1 March 2024A new video has been released featuring academic staff, post doctural research assistants and PhD students talking about the amazing science and engineering that they undertake at Queen Mary University of London and how this is underpinned by our diversity and core values. [more]