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About the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics

Find out more about our School, the home to all mathematics, statistics and physics degrees at Newcastle University.

Exploring mathematics, statistics and physics

We explore our disciplines in two ways. We explore each subject as a stand-alone, specialist subject in its own right. We also explore the great overlaps and interactions between them.

Our expertise in modelling, analysis and computation plays a key part in advancing disciplinary understanding. It enables important discoveries in other areas such as clinical trials and industrial statistics.

Our expertise plays a key part in advancing disciplinary understanding and enabling important discoveries in other areas.

Our areas of expertise

Statistics

In statistics, our broad research programme covers applied statistics and medical statistics. We're particularly interested in the fields of:

  • Bayesian statistics
  • biostatistics
  • statistical bioinformatics
  • stochastic systems biology
Physics

Our physics research spans experimental and theoretical interests. It covers:

  • emerging technology and materials
  • astronomy and astrophysics
  • astrophysical and geophysical MHD
  • quantum matter
  • cosmology and quantum gravity
Applied mathematics

Our current research in applied mathematics is concentrated in:

  • astrophysical and geophysical MHD
  • quantum matter
  • cosmology and quantum gravity
  • mathematical biology and archaeology
Pure mathematics

We've a long and distinguished history in pure maths ranging through:

  • complex analysis
  • geometric and combinatorial group theory
  • homological algebra
  • algebraic geometry
  • algebraic topology
  • quantum groups
  • quantum computation
  • operator algebras
  • representation theory
  • ring theory
  • operator theory
  • topological homology

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