项目介绍

2021年8月10日

Overview

Mathematics research at UCL is flourishing with significant funding from EPSRC, ERC, the Royal Society and industry. The department is a member of the UCL Institute of Origins, Centre for Inverse Problems, and CoMPLEX (Centre of Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology); it hosts the Clinical Operational Research Unit and has 20 postdoctoral researchers including the Clifford Fellow. The London School of Geometry and Number Theory is run by UCL in partnership with King’s College London and Imperial College London. Students benefit from our leading role in the inter-university London Taught Course Centre for PhD Students in the Mathematical Sciences.

Research areas

• Geometry and Number Theory
• Pure Mathematics

More information can be found on the department website: London School of Geometry and Number Theory MPhil/PhD

About this degree

In the first year a broad mathematical training is offered across the three participating institutions. The emphasis is on topics in geometry and number theory and will consist of topics modules and interface lectures, a computer programming course, seminars, lectures from both the London Taught Course Centre (LTCC) and the Taught Course Centre and two mathematical mini projects of between 15,000 and 50,000 words each.

Towards the end of their first year, Home/EU students will choose a project and supervisor from one of the two institutions indicated on their original offer, and enrol at the college of their primary supervisor where they will complete their mathematical research thesis of 100,000 words. Overseas students will have already been assigned to a supervisor/institution during their recruitment and will move to that institution at the start of year two.  All LSGNT CDT students will continue to have access to, and attend events at, all three institutions (UCL, King’s and Imperial) during the entirety of their PhD programme.

In the third or fourth year, students will have the opportunity to spend up to three months either on an industrial placement or in a mathematics department outside London. The Heilbronn studentship gives the student the opportunity to spend two months per year during their PhD working at the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research.

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change.

Additional costs

For more information on additional costs for prospective students please go to our estimated cost of essential expenditure at Accommodation and living costs.

Accessibility

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble accessable.co.uk. Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support & Wellbeing team.

Funding

Our LSGNT studentships are all fully funded, including fees, a stipend and a grant to cover travel expenses to attend conferences/workshops. For 2018/19 we have funding for 14-15 studentships, funded by the EPSRC, UCL, Imperial College London and King’s College London.

Scholarships relevant to this department are displayed below.

CSC-UCL Joint Research Scholarship

Value:Fees, maintenance and travel (Duration of programme)Eligibility:OverseasCriteria:Based on academic merit

UCL Research Opportunity Scholarship

Value:UK rate fees, a maintenance stipend, conference costs and professional development package (3 years)Eligibility:UKCriteria:Based on both academic merit and financial need

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

Careers

The first intake of students to the CDT was in 2014. Recent UCL Mathematics graduates have taken up academic posts at universities such as UCL, Sheffield, Kyoto and California State; others have joined the financial services industry at companies such as Barclays Capital, Schroders, Deloitte, ABN Amro and J P Morgan; and others have become mathematics teachers and computer programmers. Some students have taken summer secondments, with two recent ones at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

Employability

Many students go on to careers in financial services in the City, and in innovation and technology. Many others proceed to postdoctoral research and academic careers. The LSGNT CDT has several industrial partners including Satellite Applications Catapult, Schlumberger, Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, the Bank of England, Morgan Stanley and G-Research.

Networking

Students interact closely with their peers from all three institutions within the CDT (UCL, Imperial and King’s) and those universities within London via the LTCC, as well as other UK universities including Bath, Cambridge and Oxford. Students attend seminars both within and outside the departments of all three institutions and are exposed to a vigorous conference programme. Students also interact with the CDT’s industrial partners, the Bank of England, Morgan Stanley, Schlumberger, Satellite Applications Catapult and G-Research.

Why study this degree at UCL?

The training that we offer will differ from a traditional UK PhD in pure mathematics in a number of respects, and particularly in the first-year mathematical training that will take place across the three institutions.

The LSGNT has an ethos of working and learning together in a friendly and supportive environment. The collaborative spirit established in the first year will be maintained by a number of mechanisms including cross-college supervision teams, junior seminars, working groups, and other activities such as a new LSGNT colloquium, and intensive workshops.

Department: Mathematics

What our students and staff say

Staff review

“In a joint venture, UCL recently received EPSRC funding for a Doctoral Training Centre, called the London School of Geometry and Number Theory, and I am involved in several aspects of this programme. London is the perfect place for a number theorist: we have a regular joint number theory seminar with King’s and Imperial (and sometimes with Paris!), there is funding for visitors, and we get many applications from excellent PhD students. I also love teaching at UCL, as we get many students who are very bright, enthusiastic and fun to work with. “

PROFESSOR SARAH ZERBES

London School of Geometry and Number Theory MPhil/PhD
LecturerStudent review

“[I chose UCL] because the LSGNT programme includes a first year consisting of courses and projects, during which you can choose your supervisor and re…”

EMILY MAW

London School of Geometry and Number Theory PhD

Application and next steps

Applications

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

This programme requires two references. Further information regarding references can be found in our How to apply section.

Application deadlines

All applicants31 December 2020

For more information see our Applications page.

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