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PhD Applied Mathematics

University of Essex

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    University of Essex

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    08-OCT-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Our PhD Applied Mathematics provides you with the opportunity to study areas such as: dynamical systems pattern formation chaos theory ordinary and partial differential equations Hamiltonian systems stability theory computational neuroscience complex systems complex networks nonlinear waves You are also invited to contact our School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science to discuss other potential research areas. Our staff are strongly committed to research and teaching. They are world leaders in their specialisms, with their papers published in international journals such as Scientific Reports, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS ONE, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, Semiconductor Science and Technology, and Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. Our School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science is genuinely innovative and student-focused. Our research groups are working on a broad range of collaborative areas tackling real-world issues. Our data scientists carefully consider how not to lie, and how not to get lied to with data. Interpreting data correctly is especially important because much of our data science research is applied directly or indirectly to social policies, including health, care and education. We do practical research with financial data (for example, assessing the risk of collapse of the UK's banking system) as well as theoretical research in financial instruments such as insurance policies or asset portfolios. We also research how physical processes develop in time and space. Applications of this range from modelling epilepsy to modelling electronic cables. Our optimisation experts work out how to do the same job with less resource, or how to do more with the same resource. Our pure maths group are currently working on two new funded projects entitled ''The Calabi problem for smooth Fano threefolds'' and ''Stability of Brunn-Minkowski inequalities and Minkowski type problems for nonlinear capacity''. We also do research into mathematical education and use exciting technologies such as electroencephalography or eye tracking to measure exactly what a learner is feeling. Our research aims to encourage the implementation of ‘the four Cs' of modern education, which are critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. We offer an MSD and MPhil in this subject, and both part-time and full-time research study are available. You can also start this course in either October, January or April.

Application deadline

11/09/2026

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 20,625per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Essex

University of Essex

  • University League Table

    30th

  • Campus address

    University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Mathematics

    58th out of 65 23

  • Entry standards

    / Max 236
    118 50%

    42nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    58th

    23

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.28 82%

    17th

    23

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