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Orla McGrath

email: mm20opm@leeds.ac.uk 

Orla McGrath
PhD Student in Pure Mathematics
University of Leeds

I am a first year PhD student in the Algebra Group in the School of Mathematics, University of Leeds, supervised by Dr Michael Wibmer. Generally I am interested in Difference Algebra and Algebraic Geometry, my current topic of research is finiteness properties of partial affine difference algebraic groups.

I completed an MMath at the University of Leeds, graduating with First Class Honours in July 2024.

Teaching:

  • MATH1000 Core Mathematics, Semester 2, 2024 – 2025, University of Leeds. Tutorials and marking.

Conferences/ Workshops attended:

  • April 2025: Introduction to Modern Advances in Algebra 2025, Manchester. Poster: Introduction to Affine Difference Algebraic Groups.

  • July 2025: School of Mathematics PGR Conference, Leeds. Talk: Deriving the Hopf Algebra Axioms.

Conferences/ Workshops organised:

  • October 2025: IDEAL: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Algebra, Leeds.

Other Activities:

  • November 2024- : Reading Group: Themes in Algebraic Geometry. 

  • November 2024- : Volunteering at Leeds Refugee Forum as a GCSE Mathematics Tutor. 

  • July-August 2024: SMI Summer School, Perugia. Attended courses in Algebraic Geometry and Differential Geometry.

  • July 2023: Undergraduate Summer Bursary Project: Modelling nuclei with the face-centred cubic lattice. Supervised by Dr Derek Harland at the University of Leeds.



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