1. Introduction

1.6 Resources and Facilities

Departmental Work and Social Spaces 

You will be able to use the computers and desks in the Mezzanine Study Room to work within the Mathematical Institute. The study room has power sockets for students wishing to use their own laptops and there is wi-fi throughout the building. 

The Institute’s café is also located on the mezzanine level and has seating and tables for 100. The café serves drinks, snacks and meals from 08.30am - 4pm, Monday -Friday.

The menu for each week can be found here: https://estates.admin.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/beyond-ordinary-cafe-menu-andrew-wiles-cafe-p

The Denys Wilkson building's café is open 10am - 2pm, Monday-Friday. Menu here: https://estates.admin.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/beyond-ordinary-cafe-menu-denys.pdf

Departmental Safety Policies 

You are urged to act at all times responsibly, and with a proper care for your own safety and that of others. Departmental statements of safety policy are posted in all departments, and you must comply with them. Students should note that they (and others entering onto departmental premises or who are involved in departmental activities) are responsible for exercising care in relation to themselves and others who may be affected by their actions. 

In the Mathematical Institute accidents should be reported immediately to reception, telephone 73525, who keep the accident book. There is a first aid room located on the ground floor of the South wing. If you require access to this room please report to reception. Each lecture theatre has its own proper escape route and you are urged to familiarise yourself with these. Those for the Mathematical Institute lecture and seminar rooms are set out online: 

http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/members/building-information/security-safety-and-reporting-building-issues. 

Libraries

The main source of borrowed books is your own College library. You will also have access to the Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) on Parks Road. 

Website: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/rsl  

Information about all Bodleian Libraries can be found here: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries  

The Mathematics Institute also has a small library of its own, the Whitehead Library. Students completing a dissertation may request a book for consultation if it is held only by the Whitehead Library (and not held by their College library, RSL or as an e-book), by emailing the Librarian at: libary@maths.ox.ac.uk . The book will be sent to the RSL where it can be consulted for reference (not borrowing). 

Website: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/members/library

IT facilities

The IT services website details all the resources you can access for IT support, including digital skills tools, specialist software such as MatLab and Mathematica, as well as IT training. 

https://www.it.ox.ac.uk/

Email

MSc students will receive a University ‘single-sign-on’ IT account. This will have an email address associated with it which will be of the format firstname.lastname@college.ox.ac.uk. 

It is important that students either read this email regularly or set up a forward from it to an account which they do read regularly. MMathPhys students will retain the account they were issued with at the start of their degree. For further information about Departmental IT matters, including rules and regulations surrounding the use of IT facilities, please see http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/members/it.