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Department of Mathematics
Remembering Paul Busch.
It is with great sadness that the Department of Mathematics announces the death of Paul Busch, Professor of Mathematical Physics, at the age of 63 after a brief illness. Paul was a renowned expert on the foundations of quantum mechanics, whose recent work contributed considerably to our understanding of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
Paul was widely respected as an eminent researcher, a kind and thoughtful colleague and an approachable teacher. He will be greatly missed.
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Welcome to the Department of Mathematics at the University of York.
We are a community of mathematicians from all over the world, engaged in world-class research and committed to excellence in teaching with a special emphasis on small groups and a friendly atmosphere. If you would like to find out more about our activities, take a look around our website or get in touch via maths-enquiries@york.ac.uk.
Professor Niall MacKay
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Posted on Friday 27 July 2018
Professor Dusa McDuff, who was a lecturer in the department earlier in her career and after whom our Masters Students Centre is named, has been awarded the Royal Society's prestigious Sylvester Medal, its principal annual prize in mathematics. We offer her our congratulations!
Posted on Thursday 14 June 2018
Congratulations to our post-doc David Simmons on the award of a 2018 Royal Society University Research Fellowship.