Welcome to the Faculty of Mathematics!

October 2020

This page will be updated for 2021 admissions over the summer. If you are an offer holder, you will be notified when it is ready (likely to be August).

Please familiarise yourself with the information on this page in advance of your arrival in October. If you have any queries, please contact Tessa or Femke in the Postgraduate Office. 

The Faculty is located in the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. The main entrance to the Centre, with reception desk, is at the East end of the building and is approached from Clarkson Road. View directions and map. Find your way around CMS.

COVID19

• We understand this is an uncertain time for new postgraduate students. Dedicated webpages have lots of useful information for current students, as well as offer holders still in the admissions process. Please let the Postgraduate Office know if you have any concerns that have not already been covered.
• Please read the current Centre for Mathematical Sciences workplace protocol prior to arrival.
• A statement regarding taught elements in the first year of CMI is available here. We hope to finalise arrangements by mid-September.

IT

• Set up your Cambridge login and email.
• To log in to the computer in your office, please use your CRSID and an initial password provided online. This password will be available from the start of term, as long as you are confirmed on CamSIS. If you have any problems, or you cannot find the password, please email the IT Helpdesk help@maths.cam.ac.uk. By logging in you are accepting the Faculty Computer System terms of use.
• CMI students - please register to add your profile to CCIMI website.
• Further information on Computing at the Faculty.

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Inductions

• Provisional dates and times for course specific induction sessions are as follows. Attendance is mandatory. Please let the Postgraduate Office know if you are unable to attend.
  • DPMMS Research PhD: Tuesday 5 October, 2.30pm
  • DAMTP Research PhD: Tuesday 5 October, 4.00pm
  • CMI: Wednesday 6 October, 11.30am
• All other Faculty induction sessions should be completed via Moodle within two weeks of the first day of term. Students will be given access on this date.
• Attendance at the University Postgraduate Safety Course is mandatory for all PhD students. Please book your place here.

Handbook

The updated PhD handbook will be finalised in time for the inductions. In the meantime, you are welcome to read the previous year's version. 

Funding

• If your maintenance is paid for by the Faculty and you already have a UK bank account, please send us your bank details by returning a completed UPS3 form to the Postgraduate Office by Friday 10 September. DPMMS funded students should also include a recent bank statement (you can black out any confidential information).
• If you do not have a UK bank account, please wait until you have arrived and set one up before providing the above information. We cannot pay maintenance into online currency exchange accounts such as Revolut.
• EPSRC / NERC / STFC funded students need to create a Je-S account by Tuesday 14 September. Instructions are here. Your funding source can be found in your funding offer letter, but if you are unsure please contact the Postgraduate Office. Je-S is the online system via which the Department is required to report to funding bodies. You will also be required to declare your research output via Researchfish.

Office Allocations

All PhD students are allocated office desk space in CMS. Please see the relevant staff member (see below) to collect your key and find out where you will be. A £10 deposit will be required. Please note your offices will not be ready before your induction.

• DAMTP students - Pavilion/Group Secretary associated with your supervisor. They should be in contact separately
• DPMMS students - Tessa Blackman in the Postgraduate Office C0.15
• CMI students - Tessa Blackman in the Postgraduate Office C0.15

Supervising Undergraduates

Training is mandatory if you would like to supervise undergraduates. Sessions will take place at the beginning of term, dates TBC. Please book your place here.

Further information on supervising undergraduates

Other Useful Information

• Check when your first lectures are in the Faculty Lecture List. Lectures start on the first Thursday of term
• If you have a Tier 4 visa, make sure you are familiar with your responsibilities
• New to Cambridge? Read practical tips and advice in the pre-arrival information for international students
• Find out about Researcher Development opportunities
• Join the Cambridge Philosophical Society to be eligible for travel grants (recommended)
• Betty and Gordon Moore Library
• University Code of Practice
• Environmental Sustainability at the CMS
• Disability Resource Centre
• General information for current Maths PhD students includes information on time away, conference funding, intermission