Welcome. I am the Professor of Mathematical Modelling at the University of Oxford and a member of the Mathematical Institute. I am the director of the Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (OCIAM), the director of the International Brain and Mechanics Lab (with Antoine Jérusalem), and a fellow of St Catherine’s College.

At the Mathematical Institute, I am also the director of External Relations and Public Engagement. As such I am in charge of the public lecture series and coordinate all external activities.

Research

Research

Public work

Public work

Latest activity

@AlainGoriely

18 May 2019

Dirac came up with his scissors✂️ #puzzle to give his students an intuition about how rotating an electron 360 degrees does not return it to the same state as before, but a 720 degrees rotation brings it back to its original state.
Can you solve it ⁉️
https://t.co/m0H4kzmyVU

Postdoc position on brain modelling

4 November 2018

I am advertising a Postdoctoral Research position to work on scientific, computational, and/or mathematical problems related to the modelling of the brain as part of a new 5-year research programme funded by the EPSRC. The deadline for application is 15 November.

A physics-based model explains the prion-like features of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

22 October 2018

Scientists have charted how toxic proteins might creep through the brain and destroy its cells in conditions such as Alzheimer’s.
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Enjoy VSI in Applied Mathematics

10 October 2018

The first popular science book about Applied Mathematics is now available on Amazon.
Check it out (comes with a playlist on Youtube)
Enjoy!