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Basic courses

  • Advanced Computational Methods in Statistics (STATS)
    Tutor: Dr N. Kantas, Imperial (2020-2021)
    (See 'Advanced Courses' for an advanced version of this course.)
  • Algebraic Curves (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor Nicholas Shepherd-Barron, KCL (2015-2016)
  • Algebraic Topology (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor Luke Hodgkin, KCL (2009-2010 / 2010-2011 / 2011-2012) Abstract [PDF 19KB]
  • Analytical Methods (APPLIED)
    Tutors:
    Dr Helen Wilson, UCL Maths (2007-2008 / 2008-2009 / 2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015)
    Professor Rod Halburd, UCL Maths (2018-2019)
    Dr Nick Ovenden, UCL Maths (2009-2010 / 2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2019-2020 / 2021-2022 / 2022-2023 / 2023-2024 / 2024-2025)  
  • An Introduction to the Finite Classical Groups (PURE)                                                                                Tutor: Dr Nick Gill, Open University (2024-2025)
  • Applied Bayesian Methods (STATS)
    Tutors:
    Dr Shaun Seaman, UCL Stats (2007-2008 / 2008-2009 / 2009-2010)
    Dr Jing-hao Xue, UCL Stats (2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015 / 2015-2016 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019)
    Dr Petros Dellaportas, UCL Stats (2016-2017 / 2019-2020 / 2021-2022 / 2022-2023 / 2023-2024 / 2024-2025) Applied Bayesian Methods Abstract [PDF 17KB]
  • Bio-Mathematics (APPLIED) [PDF 2,622KB] Abstract [PDF 19KB]                                                                                              Tutor: Dr Stephen Baigent, UCL Maths (2007-2008 / 2008-2009 / 2009-2010 / 2010-2011 / 2011-2012)

   (See 'Advanced Courses' for an advanced version of this course.)                                                                                                    Tutor: Professor Cho-Ho Chu, QMUL (2007-2008 / 2008-2009 / 2009-2010 / 2012-2013)

  • Class Field Theory (PURE)
    Tutor: Dr Mahesh Kakde, KCL (2016-2017 / 2017-2018)
  • Complex Systems Dynamics (APPLIED)
    Tutors:
    Dr Hannah Fry, UCL Maths (2011-2012 / 2013-2014)
    Dr Vasiliki Evdoridou, OU (2018-2019)
  • Dynamical Systems (APPLIED)
    Tutors:
    Professor David Arrowsmith, QMUL (2007-2008) with Dr Rainer Klages, QMUL (2008-2009)
    Dr Rainer Klages, QMUL (2009-2010)
    Dr Wolfram Just, QMUL (2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015)
    Professor Franco Vivaldi, QMUL (2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019)
  • Finite Elements (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Matthias Maischak, Brunel (2013-2014 / 2014-2015)
  • Finite Simple Groups (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor Robert Wilson, QMUL (2007-2008 / 2008-2009 / 2009-2010) 
  • Geometric Measure Theory (PURE)
    Tutor: Dr Toby O'Neil, OU (2016-2017)
  • Graph Theory  (PURE)
    Tutors:
    Professors Graham Brightwell and Jan van den Heuvel, LSE (2007-2008) with Dr Jozef Skokan (2008-2009 / 2009-2010 / 2010-2011)
    Professor Jan van den Heuvel and Dr Jozef Skokan (2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014)
    Professor Jan ven den Heuvel and Dr Peter Allen (2014-2015 / 2015-2016)
    Dr Peter Allen, LSE (2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019 / 2019-2020)
    Professor J. Boettcher, LSE (2021-2022)
    Professor Jan van den Heuvel / Dr Yani Pehova (2022-2023)
    Professor Peter Allen, LSE (2023-2024 / 2024-2025)
  • Homological Algebra
    Tutor:  Professor Markus Linckelmann, QMUL (2019-2020 / 2022-2023 / 2023-2024)
  • Introduction to Boundary Integral Equations (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Timo Beckte, UCL (2016-2017)
  • Introduction to Elliptic Operators and the Index Theorem (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor Michael Singer, UCL (2016-2017)
  • Introduction to Random Topology
  • Lagrangian Torus Fibrations (PURE) 
    Tutor: Dr Jonny Evans, UCL (2018-2019)
  • Lie Group Actions on Manifolds (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor Jurgen Berndt, KCL (2016-2017)
  • Measure Theory
    Tutor: Dr Robert Simon, LSE (2018-2019 / 2019-2020 / 2021-2022 / 2022-2023 / 2023-2024 / 2024-2025)
  • Measure-thereotic Probabilty (STATS)
    Tutors:
    Professor Nick Bingham, Imperial (2007-2008 / 2008-2009 / 2009-2010 / 2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015 / 2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019)
    Professor Alexander Gnedin, QMUL (2019-2020 / 2021-2022 / 2022-2023 / 2023-2024 / 2024-2025)
  • Minimal Surfaces (PURE)
    Dr Giuseppe Tinaglia, KCL (2015-2016)
  • Models (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Oliver Kerr, City (2007-2008 / 2008-2009 / 2009-2010 / 2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015 / 2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019 / 2019-2020 / 2021-2022)
  • P-adic analysis (PURE)
    Tutor: Dr Shu Sasaki, KCL (2010-2011/2011-2012)
  • Pseudo-differential operators and applications to PDEs 
    Tutor: Dr Claudia Garetto, QMUL (2022-2023 / 2023-2024) Pseudo-differential operators and applications to PDEs Abstract [PDF 12KB]                                                                         
    Tutor: Professor Michael Ruzhansky, QMUL (2024-2025)                             
  • Representation Theory (PURE)
    Tutors:
    Dr Anton Cox, City (2012-2013)
    Dr M Linckelmann, City (2013-2014 / 2014-2015)
    Dr Matthew Fayers, QMUL (2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018)
    Dr John Bray, QMUL (2018-2019)                                                                                                                                                  (An advanced version of this course has also been offered, please see 'Advanced Courses'.)
  • Representation Theory of Compact Lie Groups
    Tutor: Professor Michael Singer, UCL (2019-2020)
  • Representation Theory of p-adic Groups
    Tutor: Dr James Newton, KCL (2019-2020)
  • Statistical Modelling and Estimation (STATS)
    Tutors: Professor Steven Gilmore, QMUL (2007-2008/2008-09)
    Dr Heiko Grossmann, QMUL (2009-2010 / 2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015) Abstract [PDF 20KB]
  • Stochastic Processes (STATS)
    Tutors:
    Professor Valerie Isham, UCL Stats (2007-2008 / 2008-2009)
    Dr James Nelson, UCL Stats (2009-2010 / 2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015 / 2015-2016 / 2016-2017)
    Dr Codina Cotar, UCL Stats (2012-2013)
    Professor Maria De Iorio, UCL Statistics (2017-2018)
    Dr Ardo van den Hout, UCL Statistics (2018-2019 / 2019-2020)
    Dr Terry Soo, UCL (2021-2022 / 2022-2023 / 2023-2024 / 2024-2025)
  • Symmetry Methods for Differential Equations (STATS)
    Tutor: Professor Peter Clarkson, Kent (2015-2016 / 2018-2019 / 2022-2023 / 2024-2025) Abstract [PDF 66KB]
  • Theory or Linear Models (STATS)
    Tutor: Professor Steven Gilmour, KCL (2018-2019 / 2019-2020)                                                                                                        Tutor: Dr Kalliopi Mylona, KCL (2021-2022 / 2022-2023 / 2024-2025)
  • Theory of Minimal Surfaces (PURE)
    Tutor: Dr Giuseppe Tianglia, KCL (2014-2015)

 

Advanced courses

  • Advanced Computational Methods (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Matthias Maischak, Brunel (2008-2009)
  • Advanced Computational Methods in Statistics (STATS)
    Tutors:
    Dr Axel Gandy, Imperial (2008-2009 / 2009-2010 / 2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015 / 2015-2016)
    Dr Nikolas Kantas, Imperial (2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019 / 2019-2020 / 2022-2023 / 2023-2024)
    Dr Deniz Akyildiz, Imperial (2024-2025)
  • Algebraic cycles of with applications to motives
    Tutor:  Dr Owen Patashnick, KCL (2023-2024)  Abstract [PDF 92KB]
  • An Introduction to Ergodic Theory and Topological Dynamics
    Tutor: Dr R. Yassawi, OU (2021-2022) Abstract [PDF 92KB]
  • An Introduction to Birational Geometry
    Tutor: Professor Paolo Cascini, Imperial (2021-2022)
  • Aperiodic Order
    Tutor: Professor Uwe Grimm, OU (2014-2015)
  • Applications of Differential Geometry to Mathematical Physics (2008-2009 / 2010-2011 / 2012-13)
    Tutors: Professor Andrew Hone, and Dr Steffen Krusch and G Brown, Kent Abstract [PDF 41KB]
  • Arithmetic Statistics (PURE)
    Tutor: Dr Christopher Keyes, KCL (2024-2025)
  • Bayesian Hierarchical Models (STATS)
    Tutor: Dr Leondardo Bottolo, Imperial (2014-2015)
  • Boundary Integral Elements (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Timo Betcke, UCL (2014-2015)
  • Calibrated Geometry and Geometric Flows 
    Tutor: Dr J. Lotay, UCL (2016-2017)
  • The Classical Moment Problem (PURE)                                                                                                                                              Tutor: Professor A. Sodin, QMUL (2017-2018)
  • Cohomology of Groups (PURE)                                                                                                                                                          Tutor: Professor Brita Nucinkis, RHUL (2017-2018 / 2019-2020)
  • Complex Analysis
    Tutor: Professor Rod Halburd, UCL Maths  (2011-2012 / 2013-2014 / 2015-2016)                                                        Abstract [PDF 67KB]
  • Constant Mean Curvature
    Tutor: Dr Giuseppi Tinaglia, KCL (2011-2012)
  • The Cremona Group (PURE)                                                                                                                                                                Tutor: Professor Nicholas Shepherd-Barron, KCL (2017-2018)
  • Cryptography and Mathematics 
    Tutor: Professor Norman Biggs, LSE (2008-2009 / 2010-2011) Abstract [DOC 57KB]
  • C* Algebras (PURE) (See 'Basic Courses' for a basic version of this course.)                                                                             Tutor: Dr Xin Li, QMUL (2017-2018 / 2018-2019)
  • Design of Experiments (STATS)
    Tutor: Dr Steven Gilmour, Dr Kalliopi Mylona and Dr Vasiliki Koutra, KCL (2024-2025)                                                                    
  • Differential Equations with Delay and Applications to Mathematical Biology (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Jacques Furter, Brunel (2014-2015 / 2016-2017) Abstract [PDF 19KB]
  • Distribution and Fourier Transforms 
    Tutor: Professor Yuri Safarov, KCL (2011-2012 / 2013-2014)                                                                                                Abstract [PDF 46KB]
  • Dynamical Functional Equations and their Applications (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Ben Mestel, OU (2016-2017)
  • Dynamical Systems in Cosmology (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Christian Boehmer, UCL Maths (2014-2015 / 2016-2017)
  • Elements of Functional Data Analysis
    Tutor: Dr A. Duncan, Imperial (2021-2022)
  •  Elliptic Operators and Index Theorem (PART 2) (PURE) (see Part 1 under Basic Courses)                                                     Tutors:                                                                                                                                                                                                Professor Simon Scott, KCL (2017-2018)
    Professor Qiwei Yao, LSE 
  • Enumerative Combinatorics                                                                                                                                                                Tutors:                                                                                                                                                                                          Prof Peter Cameron, St Andrews (2013-2014)                                                                                                                                  Dr A. Fink, QMUL (2015-2016)
  • Euler and the History of Mathematics
    Tutors: Professor Jeremy Gray and Dr June Barrow-Green, OU (2014-2015)
  • Explicit Inertial Langlands Correspondence for GL (2) (PURE)
    Tutor: Dr Lassina Dembélé, KCL (2024-2025)
  • Factor Models in Time Series (STATS)
    Tutor: Dr Matteo Barigozzi, LSE (2014-2015 / 2015-2016)
  • Finite Classical Groups 
    Tutor: Dr Nick Gill, Open University (2013-2014)
  • Fundamentals of Differential Algebra
    Tutor: Dr Markus Rosenkranz, Kent  (2012-2013) Abstract [PDF 101KB]
  • Geometry of Modular Curves (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor Sarah Zerbes, UCL (2015-2016 / 2016-2017)
  • Groups of Finite Cohomological Dimension
    Tutor: Prof. F. Johnson, UCL (2021-2022)
  • High Dimensional Statistics (STATS)
    Tutor: Dr Yanbo Tang, Imperial (2024-2025)
  • Hiperbolic Conversion Laws
    Tutor: Dr M. Scherecker, UCL (2021-2022)
  • History of Geometry in the 19th Century                                                                                                                                Tutors: Professor Jeremy Gray and Dr June Barrow-Green, OU (2013-2014)
  • History of Mathematics                                                                                                                                                                      Tutor: Professor June Barrow-Green, OU (2017-2018)
  • Homological Algebra (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor Markus Linckelmann, City (2016-2017)
  • Hyperkshler Manifolds
    Tutor: Dr N. Kurnosov, UCL (2021-2022)
  • Industrial Mathematics
    Tutors: Drs Robert Leese and John Allwright, Smith Institute/KTN (2009-2010)
  • Integrability
    Tutor: Dr Benjamin Doyon, KCL  (2012-2013)
  • Interfacial Fluid Mechanics (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr M. Pradas, Open University (2015-2016)
  • Internal Fluid Dynamics (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Professor Frank Smith, UCL (2016-2017)
  • Introduction to Geometric Analysis on Manifolds
    Tutor: Professor Ovidiu Munteanu, UCL (2019-2020)
  • Introduction to Spherical and Euclidean Buildings (PURE)
    Tutor: Dr Jeroen Schillewaert, Imperial (2014-2015)
  • Introduction to the Spectral Theory of Hankel and Toeplitz Operators (PURE)
    Tutor: Dr Alexander Pushnitski, KCL (2014-2015)
  • Invariant Theory of Finite Groups
    Tutors: Dr Jim Shank and Professor Peter Fleischmann, Kent (2009-2010)                                                                 Abstract [PDF 20KB]
  • Inverse Problems
    Tutors:                                                                                                                                                                                                Professor Yaroslav Kurylev, UCL Maths and Professor Simon Arridge, UCL Maths (2009-2010 / 2013-2014)                                  Dr B. Jin, UCL Computer Science (2015-2016) Abstract [PDF 26KB]
  • Kernel methods in machine learning and statistics (STATS)
    Tutors: Dr Nikolas Nusken / Dr Marina Riabiz, KCL (2022-2023 / 2023-2024)                                                                                  Tutor: Dr Nikolas Nusken, KCL (2024-2025)     
  • Lie Group Actions on Manifolds (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor J. Berndt, Kings (2015-2016)
  • Likelihood and Asymptotic Theory for Statistical Inference                                                                                                            Tutor: Dr Nancy Reid, Toronto and UCL Stats (2012-2013)                                                                                            Abstract [PDF 70KB]
  • Mathematical Methods of Quantum Mechanics (APPLIED)                                                                                                                Tutor: Professor Rod Halburd, UCL (2024-2025)
  • Mathematical Topics in General Relativity (APPLIED)                                                                                                                        Tutor: Dr Juan Antonio Valiente-Kroon, QMUL (2013-2014 / 2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019 / 2019-2020 / 2021-2022 / 2022-2023 / 2023-2024 / 2024-2025) 
  • Mechanics of Solids and Fracture (2008-2009)                                                                                                                                  Tutor: Professor Sergey Mikhailov, Brunel                                                                                                                            Abstract [DOC 27KB]
  • Minimal and Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces (PURE)                                                                                                                  Tutor: Dr Jean Legacé and Dr Stephen Lynch, KCL (2024-2025)
  • Model Theory
    Tutor: Dr Ivan Tomasic, QMUL (2009-2010 / 2018-2019)
  • Modular Forms (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor Fred Diamond, KCL (2012-2013), with Dr Sameer Murthy (2014-2015)
  • Modular Forms and representation of GL2
    Tutor: Dr Robert Rockwood, KCL (2023-2024)                                                                                                               Abstract [PDF 67KB]
  • Modular Group and Automorphic Forms                                                                                                                                         Tutor: Dr William Harvey, KCL (2008-2009 / 2010-2011)
  • Non-Linear Free Surfaces
    Tutor: Professor Jean-Marc Vanden-Broeck, UCL (2010-2011 / 2012-2013 / 2015-2016 / 2018-2019 / 2022-2023)
    Tutors: Dr Joaquin Rodrigues Jacinto, UCL Maths and Dr Chris Williams, Imperial (2017-2018)
  • Non-Linear Free Surface Flows with Gravity and Surface Tension (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Professor Jean-Marc Vanden-Broeck, UCL  (2024-2025) 
  • Numerical Analysis of the Helmholtz Equation
    Tutor: Professor Jeffrey Galkowski, UCL (2023-2024)                                                                                                              Abstract [PDF 11KB]
  • Numerical Methods for Elliptic Partial Differential Equations (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Professor Stephen Langdon, Brunel (2024-2025) 
  • Numerical Relativity (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Katy Clough, QMUL (2024-2025) 
  • Objective Bayesian Analysis
    Tutors:                                                                                                                                                                                                Dr Cristiano Villa, Kent (2016-2017)
    Dr Ana Loureiro, Kent (2017-2018)
  • The Probabilistic Method (2009-2010 / 2012-2013)
    Tutor: Dr John Talbot, UCL Maths 
  • Reductive Groups
    Tutor: Professor N. Shepherd-Barron, KCL (2021-2022)
  • REML Estimation and Linear Mixed Models                                                                                                                                      Tutors: Dr Robert Thompson and Dr Sue Whelan, QMUL (2008-2009 / 2010-2011)
  • Representation Theory (2008-2009/2010-2011as an advanced course, 2012-2014 as a basic course)
    Tutors:                                                                                                                                                                                               Dr Anton Cox, City (2008-2012)                                                                                                                                                         Dr M Linckelmann, City (2013-2014) 
  • Semiclassical Analysis
    Tutor: Dr. Galkowski, UCL (2021-2022)
  • Spectral Theory 
    Tutor: Professor Leonid Parnovski, UCL Maths (2009-2010)
  • Spectral Theory for Operatives and Matrices                                                                                                                                    Tutor: Professor Brian Davies, KCL (2012-2013)                                                                                                             Abstract [PDF 42KB]
  • Statistics in Practise
    Tutors: Dr Niall Adams, Imperial (2009-2010) 
  • Statistical Mechanics
    Tutor:                                                                                                                                                                                                  Professor Christian Beck, QMUL (2009-2010)                                                                                                                                    Dr O. Bandtlow, QMUL, and Dr A. Baule (QMUL) (2015-2016)
  • Statistical Pattern Recognition (STATS)
    Tutor: Dr Giovanni Montana, Imperial (2014-2015 / 2015-2016)
  • Symmetry Methods 
    Tutor: Professor Peter Clarkson, Kent (2010-2011 / 2012-2014 / 2018-2019)
  • Symmetries, Conservation Laws and the Variational Complex (APPLIED)
    Tutor: Dr Jing Ping Wang, Kent (2014-2015)
  • Syzygies and Homological Algebra
    Tutor: Professor Francis Johnson, UCL Maths (2009-2010)
  • The Hardy-Littlewood Method (PURE)
    Tutor: Professor Igor Wigman and Dr Steve Lester, KCL (2024-2025)     
  • The Mathematical Theory of Compressible Viscous Flows
    Tutor: Dr Ewelina Zatorska, UCL Maths (2019-2020)
  • Topics in Probabilistic Number Theory
    Tutor: Dr Steve Lester and Professor Igor Wigman (2023-2024)                                                                                             Abstract [PDF 67KB]
  • Topics in the Design of Experiments
    Tutors:                                                                                                                                                                                                Dr Barbara Bogacka, QMUL (2009-2010) and Dr Steve Coad, QMUL (2018-2019/2019-2020).
    Dr Steve Coad (2021-2022)
  • Topological Arakelov Theory 
    Tutor: Professor Francis Johnson, UCL Maths (2011-2012)
  • Topology, Geometry and Dynamics on Higher-order Networks (APPLIED)                                                                                      Tutor: Professor Ginestra Bianconi, QMUL (2024-2025)                                                                                                                  
  • Tropical Geometry (PURE)
    Tutor: Dr M. Manjunath, QMUL (2015-2016) 
  • Value of L-functions
    Tutors: Dr Luis Garcia, UCL (2019-2020)

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