The School of Mathematical Sciences invites applications for the PhD projects listed below in the Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory.
The Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory (CeCANT) encompasses a broad spectrum of research with a long and distinguished history at Queen Mary. CeCANT includes over 20 academic staff in the School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS). The centre includes a vibrant community of PhD students, fully embedded in our research culture, and has strong research connections with other centres in SMS and beyond.
The Centre also welcomes applications year-round from students with alternative sources of funding, such as self-funding, Doctoral Loans, Commonwealth scholarships, or other funding options. Contact the relevant academic to discuss projects alternatively if you are considering a PhD using funding not listed below, we encourage you to contact the relevant academic to discuss potential projects.
All the projects below are open to applicants and will be considered on a rolling basis for interview and offer:
Funding:
QMUL (Principal): apply by 29th Jan25 – start date expected before 1st May 2025.
S&E DRS Underrepresented Groups 2025/26 - apply by 29th Jan 25 - start date expected by 1st September 2025.
Project:
- Zeros of Graph Polynomials and Computational Phase transitions - Supervisor Dr Viresh Patel
S&E Faculty Studentships (EPSRC) - apply by 29th Jan 25 - start date expected by 1st Sep 2025.
S&E DRS Underrepresented Groups 2025/26 - apply by 29th Jan 25 - start date expected by 1st Sep 2025.
Projects:
- Cell complexes and resolutions from tropical cycles - Supervisor Prof. Alex Fink
- Chern classes of tropical manifolds - Supervisor Dr Felipe Rincón
- Number Theory, automorphic forms and representations, L-functions - Supervisor Abhishek Saha