MRes Mathematical Sciences
ApplyKey facts
- Start date: September
- Study mode and duration: 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time
Scholarships of £5,000 available to new international students joining in 2025/26
Study with us
- Masters by Research (MRes) postgraduate degree in Mathematical Sciences
- Further your knowledge and develop your research skills in mathematical sciences
- Tailor your studies to suit your own research interests and career objectives
Why this course?
Mathematics and statistics are at the heart of all scientific and engineering disciplines. Our Department has a strong international reputation in the use of modelling and analysis to solve many problems relevant to industry, business and wider society.
We work with researchers in other universities, from other disciplines and from industry, business and government sectors, across the UK, Europe, China and the USA. The MRes in Mathematical Sciences is an advanced research-focused Masters degree which you can complete in one year full-time or two years part-time. You’ll advance both your research skills through undertaking an original, extended research project supervised by our expert staff, and your knowledge of key mathematical and/or statistical topics through a selection of our taught modules.
You'll acquire skills enabling you to navigate a successful career in research, within or outwith academia. The programme would be of particular interest to you if you are considering PhD studies or a position focusing on Research & Development in a company or research institute in the future.
Research opportunities are available in all of our groups:
- Applied & Computational Mathematics
- Data Science & Statistics
- Mathematical & Stochastic Analysis
- Mathematics of Life Sciences
Applicants are encouraged to view our research pages and identify potential supervisors before applying.
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Project (120 credits)
You'll perform a cutting-edge research project under the supervision and guidance of an academic member of staff with a strong track record in research.
You'll be embedded in a larger research group providing an exciting and stimulating research environment. You may interact with other research students, postdoctoral staff and other academics in addition to your supervisor to advance specific aspects of your project.
You'll acquire technical skills and master methods as appropriate to your research field. As a result, you will take a further step in your development into an independent researcher. You may be able to publish your findings in an international, peer-reviewed journal.
The project can be carried out continuously throughout the 12-month period of the course.
You will be required to take 60 credits of taught modules.
Taught modules will be chosen by agreement between you and your supervisor.
Subject to availability, MRes students can select modules from Year 5 of our integrated Masters, MMath Mathematics and/or modules from our taught MSc programmes, including:
Learning & teaching
The taught modules are delivered via lectures, tutorials, and workshops. The research project is independent study and research guided, supported by an experienced supervisor and embedded in a wider research group.
Assessment
The assessment of most taught modules is based on a written examination and/or continuous coursework, which can include presentations, answers to problems, essays or small projects. Some of these assessments may involve group work. Some taught modules may not have an exam and assessment is based on larger pieces of continuous coursework alone. The project is assessed by a written report (thesis) and possibly an oral examination.
Entry requirements
| Academic requirements | You require a first-class or upper second-class UK Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a mathematical sciences related subject. |
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| English language requirements | You must have an English language minimum score of 6.5 (with no component below 5.5). We offer comprehensive English language courses for students whose IELTS scores are below 6.5. Please see English Language Teaching for full details. As a university, we now accept many more English language tests other than IELTS for overseas applicants, for example, TOEFL and PTE Cambridge. View the full list of accepted English language tests here. |
Fees & funding
All fees quoted are per academic year unless otherwise stated.
Entrants may be subject to a small fee during the writing up period.
Fees may be subject to updates to maintain accuracy. Tuition fees will be notified in your offer letter.
All fees are in £ sterling, unless otherwise stated, and may be subject to revision.
Annual revision of fees
Students on programmes of study of more than one year (or studying standalone modules) should be aware that the majority of fees will increase annually. The University will take a range of factors into account, including, but not limited to, UK inflation, changes in delivery costs and changes in Scottish and/or UK Government funding. Changes in fees will be published on the University website in October each year for the following year of study and any annual increase will be capped at a maximum of 10% per year.
| Scotland | £5,006 |
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| England, Wales & Northern Ireland | £5,006 |
| Republic of Ireland |
If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status. For more information and advice on tuition fee status, you can visit the UKCISA - International student advice and guidance - Scotland: fee status webpage. Find out more about the University of Strathclyde's fee assessments process. |
| International | £23,100 |
| Funding | Take a look at our funding your postgraduate research web page for funding information. You can also view our scholarships search for further funding opportunities. |
| Postgraduate research opportunities | Search for all funded and non-funded postgraduate research opportunities. |
| Additional costs | The cost of binding two copies of thesis and a CD copy £25 per each thesis. International students may have associated visa and immigration costs. Please see student visa guidance for more information. |
Please note: the fees shown are annual and may be subject to an increase each year. Find out more about fees.
How can I fund my course?
Scottish postgraduate students
Scottish postgraduate students may be able to apply for support from the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS). The support is in the form of a tuition fee loan and for eligible students, a living cost loan. Find out more about the support and how to apply.
Don’t forget to check our scholarship search for more help with fees and funding.
Students coming from England
Students ordinarily resident in England may be to apply for postgraduate support from Student Finance England. The support is a loan of up to £10,280 which can be used for both tuition fees and living costs. Find out more about the support and how to apply.
Don’t forget to check our scholarship search for more help with fees and funding.
Students coming from Wales
Students ordinarily resident in Wales may be to apply for postgraduate support from Student Finance Wales. The support is a loan of up to £10,280 which can be used for both tuition fees and living costs. Find out more about the support and how to apply.
Don’t forget to check our scholarship search for more help with fees and funding.
Students coming from Northern Ireland
Postgraduate students who are ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland may be able to apply for support from Student Finance Northern Ireland. The support is a tuition fee loan of up to £5,500. Find out more about the support and how to apply.
Don’t forget to check our scholarship search for more help with fees and funding.
International students
We've a large range of scholarships available to help you fund your studies. Check our scholarship search for more help with fees and funding.
International students
We've a thriving international community with students coming here to study from over 140 countries across the world. Find out all you need to know about studying in Glasgow at Strathclyde and hear from students about their experiences.
Careers
Our MRes prepares you to progress to research-heavy roles in industry, academia, and in particular to progress to a PhD.
Our Careers Service provides career information, advice and guidance to help our students and graduates achieve their career goals. Support is also provided to graduates up to five years after graduation. The Careers Service team regularly hosts on-campus seminars and events, providing opportunities for students and graduates to network with employers and industry professionals.
Glasgow is Scotland's biggest & most cosmopolitan city
Our campus is based right in the very heart of Glasgow. We're in the city centre, next to the Merchant City, both of which are great locations for sightseeing, shopping and socialising alongside your studies.
Apply
As the MRes is a research degree, the time period displayed on the apply button is from October to September, however, due to the taught modules this programme will start in September.
The application
During the application you'll be asked for the following:
- your full contact details
- transcripts and certificates of all degrees
- proof of English language proficiency (academic IELTS 6.5, with minimum 5.5 in any section, or equivalent) if English isn't your first language
- two references, one of which must be academic
- funding or scholarship information
- research topic or field of study
By filling these details out as fully as possible, you'll avoid any delay to your application being processed by the University.
Supervisors
Research supervisors are assigned to you by the Department of Mathematics & Statistics.
We ask that you highlight a potential supervisor in your application but the department will team you up with the best supervisor for your project.
Once we've received your application, your application is shared with potential supervisors for consideration. If it's not compatible with the researcher's current projects and they are unable to supervise, it's shared with another for consideration. If they can supervise you, they’ll confirm and nominate a potential second supervisor.
As soon as a second supervisor is confirmed, an offer will be sent to you through Pegasus, our online application system.
When you accept our offer of study, you'll receive a full offer in writing via the email address you'll have provided.
Accepting an offer
When you've accepted our offer, we'll need you to fulfil any academic, administrative or financial conditions that we ask.
UK or EU students
If you're applying as a UK or EU student, you'll then be issued with your registration documentation.
International students
An ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) clearance certificate is a mandatory requirement for some postgraduate students in science, engineering and technology.
Start date: Oct 2025 - Sep 2026
Mathematical Sciences
Start date: Oct 2025 - Sep 2026
Mathematical Sciences