Science Mathematics and Statistics

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Stats don’t lie: our graduates are sought after for distinguished roles in Australia and beyond.
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Most employ-able students

UNSW named AFR Most Employable University seven years in a row, 2020-2026.

Highly ranked for research

We regularly top national rankings for Mathematics, Statistics and Oceanography.
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Events

Our event program includes public lectures, outreach workshops, conferences, our Nexus Lecture Series, and more...

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Student Societies

Link in with our Student Societies and the events and initiatives they run during the year!
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Our graduates: Where do they work?

Read about the different jobs and career paths our graduates pursue after studying Mathematics and Statistics! 

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Parabola Online Magazine

Challenge your maths skills with our flagship journal, offering articles that enhance teaching and learning in senior secondary maths, covering applied maths, modelling, pure maths, statistics, and the history of maths.

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Alumni profile

World-leading statistician Lynne Billard was once denied university scholarships because she was a woman, but thanks to a rare offer from UNSW, a world of opportunity opened up.

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Our seminars

Our regular seminar program covers a broad range of topics from applied mathematics, pure mathematics and statistics. All staff and students are welcome.
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Position Available: Teaching Fellow 2027

Applications are now open for the 2027 Visiting Teaching Fellow position in the School.

Jul 09, 2026
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Congratulations to the School's new Senior Lecturers

We celebrate eight staff promoted to Senior Lecturer.

Jul 07, 2026
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Do The Maths brings joy to the next generation of young women mathematicians

Our flagship outreach event aims to inspire young women passionate and talented in maths to pursue tertiary studies and careers in mathematical areas.

Jun 30, 2026
School of Mathematics and Statistics

Position Available: Teaching Fellow 2027

Applications are now open for the 2027 Visiting Teaching Fellow position in the School.

Jul 09, 2026
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Congratulations to the School's new Senior Lecturers

We celebrate eight staff promoted to Senior Lecturer.

Jul 07, 2026
Latest

Do The Maths brings joy to the next generation of young women mathematicians

Our flagship outreach event aims to inspire young women passionate and talented in maths to pursue tertiary studies and careers in mathematical areas.

Jun 30, 2026
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Events

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It depends... bad decisions and how to avoid them

16:00 - 18:00
Join us for this special Nexus lecture by David Warton, a leading researcher in ecological statistics and Professor of Statistics at UNSW Mathematics and Statistics.
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    Postgraduate Conference 2026

    09:30 - 18:30
    You’re invited to join the UNSW School of Mathematics and Statistics for our annual Postgraduate Conference, an enriching one-day event showcasing our PhD and Research Masters students' innovative and diverse research.
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      Data Science Symposium: Statistical Analysis of Distributional Data

      09:00 - 17:00
      This one-day symposium at UNSW will present a series of recent advances in distributional data analysis and is organised in recognition of the contributions of Statistician and UNSW alumna, Professor Lynne Billard (University of Georgia). This field of research is particularly impactful for the statistical analysis of very large and/or complex datasets.
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        Study with us

        By teaching you the quantitative skills employers want, Mathematics and Statistics courses prepare you for a wide variety of careers. As the largest School of Mathematics and Statistics in Australia, UNSW offers a complete range of courses in mathematics and statistics at all levels. The School is also a leading centre for mathematical and statistical research at both the national and the international level. Our expertise ranges across wide areas of applied mathematics, pure mathematics and statistics, including financial mathematics, biomathematics and environmental statistics.

        If you’re interested in pursuing a career in maths and stats, you can learn more about our specialised departments and their teaching and research strengths; find useful resources and course information; or explore your study options by clicking on the study areas below.

        Mathematics

        Mathematics underpins all corners of science and technology. Mathematical skills are flexible and can be applied to almost any industry.
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        Data Science

        Our degrees in data science will prepare you to compile, interpret and act on data in ways that make a big impact.
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        Statistics

        The process of posing questions and then seeking to answer them by collecting and analysing suitable data is an essential component of research in a remarkably diverse array of fields.
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        Physical Oceanography

        Physical oceanography involves the measurement, modelling and prediction of processes that form the oceanic and atmospheric system. These processes range from waves and ocean currents to cyclones.
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        Research & impact

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        Biomathematics

        Biomathematics extends from the macroscopic, such as modelling the spread of a disease through a community, to the microscopic, such as determining the three-dimensional structure of proteins from knowledge of their sequence of amino acids.

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        Number Theory

        Members of the Number Theory group are interested in computational, analytic, algebraic and geometric number theory and its application to pseudorandom number generation and dynamical systems.

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        Finance and Risk Analysis

        The Finance and Risk Analysis group develops innovative statistical methods for modelling financial risk. The research interests of the Finance and Risk Analysis group cover a number of different interrelated areas including default risk modelling, asset price dynamics, and valuation of credit derivatives.

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