Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Research in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is scientifically impressive and internationally valued. Main research areas are mathematical analysis, stochastics, inverse problems and statistics. The Department work together with the several other universities and many sector research institutes in Finland and abroad.
Mathematics is at the heart of questions about the world. Mathematical and statistical methods are increasingly important in various fields of research and technology. They can be used to model and analyze almost everything: mite populations, genetics research, computer science, finance and economics, and so forth.
In the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, we educate experts who will be in a key role in the development of the digitalizing society. You can choose your degree programme from mathematics and statistics. With a degree from mathematics, your future career may be in, for example, a bank or an insurance company working on demanding modeling or calculating tasks. Students of statistics learn data analysis, which is a highly valued skill in the modern, data-driven society. It is also possible to graduate as a subject teacher of mathematics.
As the importance of Mathematics and Statistics increases, studying its uses for example in economics and technological development will reap many benefits in the future. One of the interdisciplinary fields of mathematics is inverse research, which has applications in, for example, medical imaging and soil research.
The research is scientifically impressive and internationally valued. The Department belong to significant concentrations of mathematical research both in Finland and abroad. Our main research areas are mathematical analysis, stochastics, inverse problems and statistics. Our organization has ranked as one of the top mathematical institutions in Finland in international comparisons, such as ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects and our researchers have received internationally significant research funding. Our department is a member in several centre of excellence units of research co-operating with other universities.