School of Mathematics

Visualising the impact of flood defenses

Floods can be overwhelming in more ways than one. A new mathematical tool developed by Professors Onno Bokhove, Mark Kelmanson and others helps visualise the impact of complex flood protection schemes

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Women in STEM

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Top 20

in the UK for Mathematics

Guardian University league tables 2020

85%

of our research activity is

‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ latest REF

Top 100

World top 100 university

QS World University Rankings 2020

Powerwall at Leeds Institute of Data Analytics

Research and innovation

We are one of the largest mathematics research departments in the UK, conducting impactful research across applied mathematics, financial mathematics, pure mathematics, and statistics.

Researchers in the School are actively involved with the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and the Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics.