Alumni

Southampton offered great courses and module choices that really improved my employability in what is a competitive sector

Employers really value Operational Research because it’s hard, it’s analytical and if you mention you studied it you become really sought after.

Enjoy the time you have at the University, as it’s unrepeatable and sets you up for the rest of your career.

One thing you must never forget is to enjoy your studies. Don’t forget the reason why you chose mathematics; it should interest and motivate you. Turning up to lectures shouldn’t be a chore.

I can now very easily relate real world problems to mathematical models and know how to solve things in a mathematical way.

I chose to stay on and do a PhD, as I loved the University and Southampton and I thought another 3 years here would be great. I adored my PhD and had a wonderful supervisor.

The students, staff and academic programme all make it worthwhile; and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.

The fact that employers came to Southampton University to specifically recruit from our course was absolutely fantastic. I am now employed with an airline which has a large Operational Research department.

For Alastair, it was a number of things that attracted him to the University. Primarily it was the passion of the department for its subject and the desire for students do well and become mathematicians. He was also impressed its reputation, the range of great facilities and the quality of the accommodation.

The course provided me with a lot of opportunities and gave me examples to demonstrate each of the tick boxes alongside job applications including team working and independent thinking which made it a really useful degree in that aspect as well.

I was very comfortable with Southampton having undertaken my undergraduate degree there and the reputation for Operational Research at Southampton was again excellent. The course covered a variety of topics and benefited from good industrial links, making the studies relevant.

Southampton offered a great selection of modules, especially in finance, that other universities simply didn’t offer

I really enjoyed being with my classmates; they were good company for studying. I loved the lecturers as they were so enthusiastic in their teaching and their field of studies.

Maths teaches you to approach problems from different angles and attempt different methods of solving them; this skill is much sought after in industry.

The analytical, problem solving and time management skills I learned during my course definitely eased the transition from studying to work – I use them every day.

Mathematics and statistics, for me, is no longer just about getting the right answer on paper. It is about safeguarding the validity and integrity of clinical trials which have a huge impact on healthcare.

I chose Southampton for my PhD because it is the leading group in the country for gravitational wave astrophysics, a emerging new field at the interface between astronomy and General Relativity.