Welcome to IMAPS

When the University first opened in 1872, one of the first professors appointed was in Mathematics and Physics (Natural Philosophy). The University was the first to teach Mathematics and Physics in Wales and the subjects have been taught here since that time.

In 2003, the subjects were re-united with the formation of the Institute of Mathematics and Physics, housed in one of the most distinctive and architecturally-renowned buildings on campus, where lecture theatres, teaching laboratories, computing facilities, study areas and the Physical Sciences Library are located together. Recent investment of several £M in teaching and research has ensured that we continue to provide a stimulating learning environment for a growing body of students from all over the world. The institute has doubled in size since it was established and is now home to around 500 students and 50 academic and support staff.

Our mathematics and physics courses are accredited by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) and the Institute of Physics (IoP) and the curriculum enables students to take joint courses with other departments in the university and to specialise in areas such as mathematical physics and astrophysics. Within Wales, the Institute is the leading provider of mathematics and physics higher education through the medium of Welsh. 

Research at IMAPS encompasses the broad areas of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Solar System Physics and Materials Physics, although much of this activity occurs at the boundaries of these areas and the majority of our research projects involve other disciplines and partners outside the institute and the university.

Our aim is to provide the highest quality education in a friendly and supportive environment and to undertake internationally competitive research that cuts across the traditional disciplines.

Professor Andrew Evans