8. Resources and Facilities

8.1 Workspace 

The M.Sc. in Mathematics and the Foundations of Computer Science has a dedicated student work-room, room N0.21, on the ground floor in the North Wing of the Andrew Wiles Building. The room contains a number of computers on the Mathematical Institute’s IT network as well as space for students to use their own laptops, although there is not room for each student to have an individual desk. 

8.2 Libraries 

Whitehead Library, Mathematical Institute 

Contact: Ms Cathy Hunt (Librarian) Email: library@maths.ox.ac.uk 

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

The Whitehead Library holds material covering mathematical topics at postgraduate and research level. It is primarily for the use of current postgraduate students and academic staff of the Mathematical Institute. 
Your University Card will have been activated to open the library door and will give you 24/7 access.

Books taken out of the Library must be checked-out on the SOLO computer loan system at the terminal in the library. Please note that books are not allowed to be taken away from Oxford and should be returned to the 
library before you leave Oxford for vacation, or any other length of time. 

Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) 

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

The Radcliffe Science Library is the science library of the Bodleian and includes mathematics books at graduate and research level. 

College Libraries 

You will have access to the library in your own College

Oxford Libraries 

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

8.3 Computing Facilities 

Information regarding the University’s IT Services can be found at http://www.it.ox.ac.uk/. 

IT and Email accounts

At the departmental induction session, you will be given a Mathematical Institute IT account and email address. The email address will be of the format firstname.lastname@maths.ox.ac.uk.

MSc students will also 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 both these emails regularly or set up a forward from them to an account which they do read regularly.

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

You will have access to various licences. For further details go to http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/members/it/software-personal-machines.  

8.4 Careers Service

Careers guidance is provided by the Careers Service (http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/), which also provides training in writing applications, interview techniques and analysis of transferable skills. The Careers Service provides information about occupations and employers, and advertises work experience opportunities.

In addition to its general programme, the Careers Service runs an annual ‘Jobs for Mathematicians’ half-day, in collaboration with the Mathematical Institute. At this event there are talks from alumni working in various 
industries and a talk for those interesting in continuing on to further postgraduate study. Further information about postgraduate study opportunities at the Mathematical Institute can be found at; https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/study-here/postgraduate-study