Welcome to SMSAS
We work in a wide range of mathematical sciences, with research and teaching in Actuarial Science, Mathematics and Statistics.
We teach Honours degrees in all three disciplines, with some joint degrees available. We have taught postgraduate programmes in Actuarial Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and we have a full graduate research programme up to PhD in all disciplines.
The School is a part of the Faculty of Sciences.
News
Two new Postgraduate qualifications
MSc in Finance, Investment & Risk
The School will be offering this new programme from September 2010. This is a flexible qualification providing career opportunities in a broad range of roles in finance, investment and insurance.
MSc in Mathematics and its Applications
The new MSc in Mathematics and its Applications is now open for on-line applications. Note that £1,000 scholarships are available for 2010 Kent graduates who register for postgraduate study at Kent.
2009 Merit List
The 2009 Merit List has now been published.
2009 Graduation Party
On 16 July SMSAS held a party for all 2009 graduates and prize winners. Despite weather warnings the event took place in the Cornwallis Quad. Pictures of the proceedings can be seen here.
Part-Time MSc Scholarships
Two new part-time MSc Scholarship opportunities in Mathematics are now available. Please follow this link for further details
PhD Studentships
PhD studentships are available to start September 2010.
For more information, see
http://www.kent.ac.uk/IMS/postgraduate/studentships.html
Royal Institution Mathematics Masterclasses for Kent Sixth Formers
On six Saturday afternoons this term, starting with 31st October, some of Kent's brightest young mathematicians taking AS/A-Level will be visiting the University campus to take part in a series of Masterclasses supported by the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
The classes will be led by experts in different areas of mathematics, both from the University's School of Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Science and from elsewhere, the aim being to stretch the mathematical imaginations of young people who are fascinated by the subject.
The first class of the series is being taken by James Grime, from the Millenium Mathematics Project, Cambridge, who will be talking about the Enigma machine and codebreaking.
All classes will be held in the Maths Lecture Theatre in the Cornwallis, 2-4 p.m. on Saturday afternoons.
For further details, please contact Dr Andy Hone.
Junior Chess Club
The Canterbury Junior Chess Club is aimed at children aged 10-16 years old. The new club is being run by Owen Lyne (School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science - SMSAS) and John Dore (School of Physical Sciences - SPS) and meets fortnightly on Saturday afternoons from 2pm to 4pm in the Peter Brown room, Darwin College. The dates for the Spring term are:-
- 16 January
- 30 January
- 13 February
- 20 February
- 6 March
- 20 March
In Summer 2010 the dates will be Saturdays:
- 8 May
- 15 May
- 22 May
- 29 May
These club meetings and training sessions form part of the SMSAS commitment to schools liaison/community outreach and engagement activities. Staff and students with children in the appropriate range, who have a basic knowledge of the rules, are very welcome to bring them along - please contact Owen Lyne (O.D.Lyne@kent.ac.uk) or John Dore (j.c.dore@kent.ac.uk) for further details.