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School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences  (MACS)

School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Welcome

Philippe de Wilde
"MACS is a flagship School of Heriot-Watt University, leading in research and research-led teaching. Its departments cover three areas - mathematics, actuarial mathematics and statistics, and computer science. For our students, MACS offers strong research and postgraduate courses and a wide range of high quality undergraduate courses. It has top research and excellent teaching ratings and is a lively international centre for leading-edge developments and exciting new courses. Our departments are rated well above average in the National Student Survey". Professor Philippe De Wilde, Head of School.

About Us

The departments of Mathematics and Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics are part of the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences, a joint research institute in the Edinburgh Research Partnership collaboration between Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh Universities. The Department of Computer Science has expanded in recent years, and is involved in many state-of-the-art initiatives and research projects.

Edinburgh castle

The School is situated in Heriot-Watt's main campus in Scotland's capital city - if you've visited Edinburgh, you'll know that it really is a great place to live with its unmatched selection of cultural activities. There are around 140 staff and 1,000 students in MACS. About 200 students are working towards a Masters Degree, and another 70 are preparing for a PhD.

The School occupies two adjacent buildings on the campus, the Earl Mountbatten (EM) and Colin Maclaurin (CM) buildings. The School office is in EM1.24 and is open 9.30am - 4.30pm.

Focus on the Future

Heriot-Watt has launched an ambitious strategy to place the university at the forefront of research and research-led education in the UK and internationally. One of the key areas, named "Financial Risk and Actuarial Modelling, Edinburgh" (FRAME), sees a major expansion of our School. This has led to the creation of a number of new jobs for which applications are invited. These are Chair in Actuarial/Financial Mathematics and seven positions for Lecturers/ Senior Lecturers/ Readers in Actuarial or Financial Mathematics .
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