Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

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Mathematical Institute

The Andrew Wiles Building, home of the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford and featuring the Penrose tiling at its entrance, completed in 2013.
Established	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Head of Department	James Sparks[1]
Students	1,400[1]
Location	Woodstock Road, Oxford 51°45′38″N 1°15′46″W / 51.7606°N 1.2629°W / 51.7606; -1.2629
Postal code	OX2 6GG
Operating agency	University of Oxford
Website	www.maths.ox.ac.uk
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Location in Oxford city centre

The Mathematical Institute is the mathematics department at the University of Oxford in England. It is one of the nine departments of the university's Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division.^[2] The institute includes both pure and applied mathematics (Statistics is a separate department) and is one of the largest mathematics departments in the United Kingdom with about 200 academic staff.^[1] It was ranked (in a joint submission with Statistics) as the top mathematics department in the UK in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.^[3] Research at the Mathematical Institute covers all branches of mathematical sciences ranging from, for example, algebra, number theory, and geometry to the application of mathematics to a wide range of fields including industry, finance, networks, and the brain. It has more than 850 undergraduates and 550 doctoral or masters students.^[1] The institute inhabits a purpose-built building between Somerville College and Green Templeton College on Woodstock Road, next to the Faculty of Philosophy.