The University of Melbourne's School of Mathematics and Statistics is one of Australia's leading mathematics and statistics schools. The School offers a wide range of subjects to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Research prospectus
Faculty of Science researchers conduct diverse and varied research in our state-of-the-art facilities. Our scientists are global leaders in their fields, finding solutions to the biggest issues we face today.
The research within the School of Mathematics and Statistics covers areas of pure and applied mathematics and statistics. A broad school with an international reputation, we have research foci in Algebra, Continuum Modelling, Discrete Mathematics, Geometry and Topology, Operations Research, Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Physics, Stochastic Processes, Statistics, and Data Science.
Explore our research prospectus to find out what projects our leading academics are investigating.
Learn more about our research
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Research Groups
The School of Mathematics and Statistics has a very active research component. Read more about the research conducted here, and the researchers involved.
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Research Centres
The School of Mathematics and Statistics is associated with several research centres.
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Seminars
Upcoming seminars based on research by staff at the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
Connect with us
If you would like to study with us, or discuss opportunities for collaboration or helping to fund our work, see below for how to get in touch.
Study with us
Join over 10,000 students at the Faculty of Science with a range of honours, graduate, and research degrees. Visit Study with us – graduate research for information and enquiries about graduate studies.
Collaborate with us
The Faculty of Science invites interested organisations who would like to explore collaborative research or use our developed technologies. Please get in touch with our Business Development team to discuss.
Frances Guyett
Director, Business Development, Physical Sciences
Research, Innovation & Commercialisation | The University of Melbourne
Incorporating UoM Commercial Ltd and the School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Phone: +61 417 535 617
Email: frances.guyett@unimelb.edu.au
Support us
Our generous benefactors make our work possible. Visit Support Mathematics and Statistics to find out how you can support our leading research and help change the lives of future generations by funding science scholarships.
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Academic Staff
Teaching and research staff in the School of Mathematics and Statistics
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Professional Staff
Administrative, technical and support staff in the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
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Honorary Staff
Honorary appointees in the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
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Postgraduate students
Students undertaking PhD, MPhil and MSc qualifications in the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
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Visitors
Current, upcoming and previous academic visitors to the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
Upcoming events
Seminar series
View upcoming seminars and subscribe to seminar notifications.
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Alumni
The School of Mathematics and Statistics has valuable professional and personal contacts through its alumni network.
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Outreach programs
Find out about our outreach events and programs for school students and teachers with special interests in mathematics and statistics.
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Mathematics and Statistics Vacation Scholarships Program
Providing selected students with a supervised introduction to research in mathematics or statistics.
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Intensive statistics courses
Courses in statistical methods, open to anyone. Participants come from academia, business, industry and government.
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Equity & Diversity feedback form
The School is committed to an inclusive and safe environment for all our staff and students. Comments or concerns related to Equity & Diversity in our community can be submitted here.
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STAMPS
STAMPS is the Statistics and Mathematics Postgraduate Society. Our purpose is to sustain a sense of community amongst postgrads in our school.
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MS Walkers Mentoring Program
MS Walkers is an informal mentoring program for female academics and PhD students within the School of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Melbourne.
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Mathematical Research Institute MATRIX
A research institute running programs where world-leading researchers in the mathematical sciences, as well as experts from business and industry, can come together to collaborate.
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Statistical Consulting Centre
Provides statistical services to business, industry, government and the academic world.
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Satellite sites
Links to organisations and groups with close ties to the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
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Melbourne-Peking Virtual Research Hub for Mathematics and Statistics
Promotes collaboration between The University of Melbourne and Peking University in the fields of teaching and research in mathematics and statistics.
Support Mathematics & Statistics
Our generous benefactors make it possible for us to recognize the achievements of our talented students, support development of early career researchers and make surprising fundamental research discoveries.
This builds the foundation for our future stars, continuing excellence in the mathematical sciences to benefit its broader application in just about every aspect of life. We invite you to be one of our valued philanthropists to support our people and work.
Mathematics and statistics are at the core of discovery and understanding in all areas. Fundamental research and education in mathematics and statistics provides for the foundation that underlies future innovation.
The University of Melbourne's School of Mathematics and Statistics is a world-leader in its field, and has achieved this status through the high quality of its research and teaching programs. We offer a wide range of subjects to undergraduate and postgraduate students and are involved in all aspects of community life that impact on the discipline and its applications.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and outreach to the community, and we welcome opportunities for engagement with individuals and groups both within and outside academia.
We are a broad School with an international reputation covering areas of pure and applied mathematics and statistics. We have research foci in Algebra, Continuum Modelling, Discrete Mathematics, Geometry and Topology, Operations Research, Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Physics, Stochastic Processes, Statistics, and Data Science.
We offer an undergraduate program as a major, primarily through the Bachelor of Science and concurrent Diploma in Mathematical Sciences, a research training and coursework Master of Science degree, as well as PhD training. The School runs a Mathematics and Statistics Learning Centre that looks after the large number of undergraduate students taught by the School.
The School has a growing number of academic staff, including postdoctoral research fellows. Several members of staff are Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science and/or been awarded prestigious Fellowships and Awards. The School hosts two ARC Centres of Excellence, an ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre, and has several ARC Laureate, Future and DECRA Fellows.
The School is a partner in the collaborative research centres: Melbourne Integrative Genomics and the Melbourne Centre for Data Science. We are home to the Statistical Consulting Centre that engages with industry to provide high quality statistical consulting. We have a strong external and international focus, and started the first international research institute/research station in Australia, MATRIX, to run research-intensive, residential programs addressing key mathematical challenges.
We invite you to explore what the School of Mathematics and Statistics has to offer.
Professor Howard Bondell
Head of School