About the College of Sciences and Mathematics and its mission

The College of Sciences and Mathematics is involved in education and research in a number of scientific and mathematical fields. Science was born out of man intrinsic and intellectual desire to elucidate the mechanisms of natural phenomena and was gradually systematized as a discipline. Science generated new views of nature and based on those views, supported the development of such applied natural sciences as engineering, medicine, and pharmacology. Research results in a variety of scientific fields not only represent the core of mankind intellectual assets, but also stimulate development in many areas of science and technology.

Moreover, the role of science has become progressively more important in recent years as it seeks to address a range of important issues. These include the development of new materials and energies, biotechnology, and the construction of global information networks. It also has a primary role in maintaining harmony between the universe, the global environment, and mankind. As advances in many fields of science bring these disparate disciplines closer to each other, new areas of research are created.

The College of Sciences and Mathematics at Republic University by supporting and assisting its science students, aims at enabling each student to systematically acquire a basic grounding in their respective fields of specialization, it could be of mathematics or sciences. At the same time, the College aims to provide an education that will help students to think flexibly and broadly, rather than confining them intellectually within the narrow boundaries of specialization.

The College provides excellent and relevant teaching and research over a wide range of scientific disciplines, from the traditional physical sciences (chemistry, physics etc.) to mathematics. It also provides a major input to courses in science education and physical or chemistry education, as well as running postgraduate courses in diverse subject such as Environmental Crisis management, Biostatistics, water resources management or Energy Ecosystems.

Graduates from the College will be in a position to make a major contribution to the future well-being of U.K knowledge-based industry as well as to many other areas of activity.

We are also proud to offer a very diversified range of programmes in mathematics. In recent years we have witnessed exciting developments in many branches of mathematics. At the same time, there has been an increased demand for research as well as for education in the mathematical sciences. The aim of the College is to serve as a center of excellence for the development of mathematics and related Sciences fields.

Over the last few decades we experienced a new stage in the evolution of mathematics. There has been tremendous progress in areas where pure mathematics and other branches of science collude, including not only physics, biology or chemistry but also engineering and economics.

One has only to think of the importance of algebraic geometry in for example coding theory, as used in communications engineering, to understand how closely related higher mathematics has become with the forefront of engineering. Rapid progress in computer-related fields has also created a strong demand for mathematics. These developments show how important it is to enlarge the scope of our research and our education to encompass new and exciting mathematical modeling tasks offered to us by various fields in science and technology. Our College endeavours to produce highly educated technical specialists, in addition to research specialists.

Communication and personal exchanges are extremely important in mathematics and in science in general. Research symposia are being organized regularly and international conferences are becoming more and more frequent. Our school is seeking to play a central role in these activities and it strives to be increasingly open both domestically and internationally.

The former department of mathematics of Republic University has had a long tradition of sustaining an atmosphere of academic freedom, of abolishing the sectional barriers caused by the chair system, of maintaining a common research room and of sending graduates to fulfill a wide variety of roles in society. In keeping with these fine traditions we should set out and face new challenges, a task which will require sustained efforts. But we are sure that our staff is more than up to the task.

List of programmes offered at your College of Sciences and Mathematics