The University of New South Wales is recognized as one of the top Universities in the Australian and South East Asian region. The Times Higher Education Supplement's 2004 survey placed UNSW in 36th place in the world overall, based on a range of criteria relevant to research (story). In 2002, the ISI, the publishers of the citation indexes, ranked UNSW mathematics number 14 in the world, based on citation impact (story).

UNSW has more than 40,000 undergraduate students and with 8,000 international students it is a cosmopolitan place to study for your degree. As the largest School of Mathematics in Australia, UNSW Mathematics offers a complete range of courses in mathematics at all levels. The School has access to first class facilities in a modern building with computing facilities that are among the best in Australia. It manages its own computing centre and it incorporates numerical and symbolic computing across its teaching and research activities.

You'll be taught by experienced researchers and educators keen to convey their passion for mathematics. See story on some of the School's stars and list of staff.

UNSW is a 20-minute walk from Coogee Beach (pictured). Set in the relaxed and cosmopolitan Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, UNSW is the centre of a vigorous on- and off-campus student and academic life. On-campus, there are many student societies, and the excellent coffee shops are centres of stimulating discussion.