Alain Goriely
@alaingoriely.bsky.social
Professor of Mathematical Modelling at Oxford University and Gresham Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London
Derek is the best
Oxford Mathematics@oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · yesterdayThose of you following Derek Moulton's first year Dynamics lectures will be pleased to know that the next two lectures are up. Those of you not following Derek Moulton's first year Dynamics lectures will be pleased to know that the next two lectures are up. Watch: youtu.be/YHZCo1gb_7E
It has been erroneously suggested that we are using Pluto, our feline favourite, to sneak maths into the lives of people who don't understand it. Actually, we are using maths to sneak cats into the lives of people who don't understand them.
📣 Preprint alert! We developed a framework to uncover Coherent Structures in flows on dynamic surfaces—revealing dynamic attractors, repellers and deformation directions in nematic vesicles, pancreatic spheroids, and beating zebrafish hearts. @sreejithsanthosh.bsky.social biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Pluto isn't doing much here. In fact he's not doing anything at all. But from his sedentary position, he is demonstrating an important piece of mathematics. Doesn't he always?
📢 We’re hiring in APPLIED MATHEMATICS at the OXFORD UNIVERSITY Mathematical Institute. We seek candidates using modern theoretical and computational methods to study physical, biological, medical and information sciences. Deadline: 28 Sept. Info: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81913 #AppliedMath
Associate Professor (or Professorship) in Applied Mathematics | Mathematical Institute
maths.ox.ac.uk
Fresh off the press. We study tension-induced wrinkling in thin elastic sheets with two circular holes. We show how breaking symmetry changes the onset, orientation, and long-range propagation of wrinkles, with implications for thin-film mechanics and cellular mechanosensing. doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...
Wonderful initiative. Very close to my heart. I look forward to seeing how it evolves.
Philip Ball@philipcball.bsky.social · 4w agoHaving collaborated with the Marginalia Review of Books for some time now on various projects, I have just become their Senior Fellow of Scientific Integration and Natural Philosophy. The title sounds rather grand, but I'll try to unpack it. 🧵 marginaliareview.substack.com/p/announcing...
Martin and Yuji are the best.
Oxford Mathematics@oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · last mo.Oxford Mathematicians Martin Bridson and Yuji Nakatsukasa have been recognised in this year's @londmathsoc.bsky.social (LMS) awards. Martin (left) wins the Polya Prize while Yuji has been awarded the Whitehead Prize. More about Martin and Yuji: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81707
James is the best.
Oxford Mathematics@oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · last mo.James Maynard has been appointed new Regius Professor of Mathematics in Oxford. One of the outstanding talents in mathematics today, James is currently Professor of Number Theory in Oxford. He will succeed Andrew Wiles, our inaugural Regius Professor. www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81648
Great collaboration with Milan and Stanford finally out. We introduce a whole-brain multiphysics model coupling amyloid-β dynamics and cerebral blood flow, showing how vascular hypoperfusion can trigger and sustain Alzheimer’s disease pathology. 🧠 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
A whole-brain model of amyloid beta accumulation and cerebral hypoperfusion in Alzheimer’s disease
Accumulation of amyloid beta proteins is a defining feature of Alzheimer’s disease, and is usually accompanied by cerebrovascular pathology. Evidence …
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James Maynard has been appointed new Regius Professor of Mathematics in Oxford. One of the outstanding talents in mathematics today, James is currently Professor of Number Theory in Oxford. He will succeed Andrew Wiles, our inaugural Regius Professor. www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81648
Patrick is the best!
Oxford Mathematics@oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · last mo.Listing awards can feel self-congratulatory but it gives us an excuse to showcase our people. The excellent Patrick Farrell has won SIAM's Germund Dahlquist Prize: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81664 PS: didn't someone say all awards are rubbish but that didn't mean they wanted to win them any the less?
Derek is the best
Oxford Mathematics@oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · last mo.If you're being drained by a heatwave, you may not feel very dynamic. But Derek Moulton is always dynamic & in lectures 3 & 4 from his first year Dynamics course he's all over 1D energy landscapes & linear stability. We'll show the full course in coming weeks. Stay cool. Watch: youtu.be/oOZ-I9OBv9g
Another wonderful book! Highly recommended.
Steven Strogatz@stevenstrogatz.com · last mo.My new book! Written w my pal Alex Townsend, it's about the math behind enormous systems (medical scans, AI, etc.) and what happens when they outgrow our ability to understand them. Pre-order at @barnesandnoble.com for 25% off -> www.barnesandnoble.com/w/big-math-s... @littlebrown.bsky.social
Great Stuff. Well done Ramon.
Ramón Nartallo-Kaluarachchi@rnartallo.bsky.social · 2mo agoI was really pleased to be invited to speak at #BrainNet2026 last month in Stockholm. The video of my talk has been made available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLV-... Thanks again to the organisers and all the attendees for a great workshop!
I was really pleased to be invited to speak at #BrainNet2026 last month in Stockholm. The video of my talk has been made available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLV-... Thanks again to the organisers and all the attendees for a great workshop!
Ramón Nartallo-Kaluarachchi - Nonequilibrium physics of brain network dynamics
YouTube video by BrainNet
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What signals organise the global layout of the neocortex? Come to poster #2558 #OHBM2026 on Wednesday 13h45 or Thursday 14h45 to chat about folding, geometry, mechanics and genes! @k4tj4.bsky.social @julien-lefevre.bsky.social
I had a chance to meet the legendary Murray. He was a good dog. RIP.
Steven Strogatz@stevenstrogatz.com · 2mo agoOur beloved dog Murray had a calm and happy ending with us yesterday morning. Eating bacon and hamburger with great pleasure until the anesthesia made him sleepy and he lay his face down and dreamed of chipmunks. We were petting him and telling him what a good boy he is.
XL for excellence not extra large. Max shall be known as MaxXL from now on. Congratulations. Well deserved.
Oxford Mathematics@oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 2mo agoOxford Mathematician and Wallis Professor Max Gubinelli has been awarded the 2026 XL Medal for Mathematics by Accademia Nazionale Delle Scienze, Italy's National Academy of Science. John Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 to 1703. www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81469
Super nice work
Science Magazine@science.org · 2mo agoNew research in Science reveals that the Venus flytrap's snap is triggered by a rapid softening of the epidermal cell walls, uncovering the physical mechanism behind this remarkable movement. Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4fXQ9sn
A great collaboration where we explore one of the central mysteries of Alzheimer's disease. We show that coupling brain activity to toxic protein production explains the vulnerability of the entorhinal cortex.
Christoffer G. Alexandersen@cgalexandersen.bsky.social · 2mo ago🧠 New paper out in 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 Why does tau pathology often begin in the entorhinal cortex in Alzheimer’s disease? We show that brain-wide gradients of neuronal activity and amyloid-β may make this region particularly vulnerable to tau pathology. academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
Does water and soft matter matter for active matter? A small but mighty matter.
Hadrien Oliveri@hadrienoliveri.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨 Paper: Active matter physics views living systems as open, out of equilibrium, and emergent. In a perspective on plant morphogenesis 🌱we discuss how such features arise from tissue hydromechanics, and how to model them. Thank you for your attention to this active matter. shorturl.at/IKKRt
Three years researching and teaching as part of the Mathematical and Computational Finance Research Group. And you get to walk across the wonder that is the Penrose tiling (pictured) every morning. Details: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81491
The World Cup is almost here and everyone has an opinion about likely winners. But being mathematicians, we have insisted on looking at the data, and we think we have found the secret to predicting results. @joshuabull.bsky.social is our analyst in the studio.
