School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research

School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research

The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research is home to mathematics, the world’s oldest continuously-studied academic discipline. All the subjects we teach have an important history and exciting future.


Our students engage with ideas at the frontiers of pure and applied mathematics, logic and stochastic processes, led by the School’s world-class academic staff.


We collaborate widely, partnering with researchers in many disciplines including ecology, geophysics, linguistics, music and psychology.


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Coming Events

Jun25Seminar Mosaic Mind Games: Visualising Categorical Data

Speaker: Prof Antony Unwin (University of Augsburg, Germany)
Date: Tuesday 25th June 2013
Time: 02:10 PM
Venue: Cotton Club, Cotton 350 More »

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Latest News

23 Apr 2013 - 14:31Success for MSc Student
Success for MSc Student Simon Anastasiadis recently finished his MSc study in Statistics and Operations Research with distinction. At the end of 2012 he applied for PhD study at several prestigious US ... More »
23 Apr 2013 - 09:40MSOR Lecture on Erupting Rocks and Dusts - at Waikato University
MSOR Associate Professor Mark McGuinness will deliver one of the 10x10 Lecture Series presentations on "Erupting Rocks and Dusts" at the University of Waikato on 22 May. The 10x10 Lectures are a series ... More »

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Felix Barber

Victoria student gets ticket to Cambridge

Felix Barber is the only New Zealander this year to be awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, to study at a postgraduate level at the University of Cambridge.

New from Science

SCIE 201  Energy, Society and the Future
SCIE 302  Revolutions in Science
SCIE 401  Climate Science and Decision Making

Simon AnastasiadisSuccess for MSc Student

Simon Anastasiadis recently finished his MSc study in Operations Research with distinction. Later this year he starts a PhD at Stanford University.


Maths Quest

MSOR is a sponsor for the Maths Quest school poster competition, helping celebrate NZ's Year of Mathematics.