Mathematics
In 2003/04, the Mathematics Department has 109 regular faculty members plus 22 post-doc students.
It organizes a PhD program in Mathematics, currently followed by 16 students with grant.
Research topics cover basically all main areas of modern mathematics, ranging from Algebra, Analysis and Geometry to Mathematical Physics, Probability, Computational Mathematics and Operations Research.
The library is one of the largest in Europe, with more than 40,000 books and 600 journals. The computer center, open also to students, is modern and largely equipped.
Recently, the Department has been rated "A" both at national and international level by an independent panel of peer reviewers.