Actuarial and Financial Mathematics PhD

Home Postgraduate study Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics Actuarial and Financial MathematicsActuarial and Financial Mathematics PhDHow to apply »DeliveryFull-time, Part-timeProgramme typeResearchStudy locationEdinburghEntry dateSeptemberOverviewResearchEntry requirementsFees & scholarships OverviewActuarial and Financial Mathematics is one of the main research areas within our Mathematical Sciences grouping. PhD opportunities are alighted with the research interests of our academic staff and are broadly as follows: Risk management Actuarial mathematics Finance & insurance interface Pension metrics Stochastic asset models Pricing & hedging of derivative securities The school also hosts the Actuarial Research Centre (ARC), the stretegic medium and long-term research arm of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Two major research projects funded by ARC at Heriot-Watt University will commence in 2016. www.sfra.ac.uk/ARC/ Programme duration A PhD programme normally lasts for 3 years as a full time student. Part-time options are available. Research Additional information We are part of the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences, a joint research institute bringing together within a single body the research activities of : The Department of Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University The Department of Actuarial Mathematics at Heriot Watt University The School of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh The institute obtained excellent results in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, RAE 2008. We are part of the Edinburgh Research Partnership in Engineering & Mathematics, alongside Edinburgh University, which consists of five joint research institutes and a joint graduate school. We work closely with the financial services industry via the Scottish Financial...