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The University of Edinburgh: Computational Applied Mathematics

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department School of Mathematics
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Taught

Summary

Mathematical models and computational methods are at the heart of the technological and scientific advances that are shaping our world. The Computational Applied Mathematics MSc provides its students with the strong foundations needed to contribute to these advances and become science and technology leaders. It equips them with vital skills in mathematical and statistical modelling, numerical methods, machine learning and high-performance computing.

There is also high demand for computational modellers and data scientists. This programme concentrates on the overlap and synergy between these fields.

Links with Industry

The School of Mathematics has connections with a wide number of industrial partners, organisations, charities and government departments. As an MSc student in the School you will be able to engage with these external organisations through regular employability events, careers workshops, and our annual analytics challenge (whose recent partners have included Edinburgh Airport, the Data and Marketing Association, and SaxaVord Space Port). There are also opportunities to undertake a dissertation project with an external partner.

Recent partners for industry-based dissertations in the Computational Applied Mathematics MSc include:

  • UK Space Launch Services

  • Bays Consulting

  • Viapontica AI

MSc

Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 22nd in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

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