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Prof Christl Donnelly CBE among the first Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences

Prof Christl Donnelly is one of twelve Oxford academics appointed to the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences’ inaugural cohort of Fellows, which brings together the UK’s leading mathematicians to help solve some of the UK’s biggest challenges.

29 January 2026

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Prof Christl Donnelly CBE among the first Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences

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