MSc Operational Research with Risk in Edinburgh United Kingdom | The University of Edinburgh

This programme will show you how to use mathematical techniques to tackle real-life problems ranging from scheduling flights and routing mobile phone calls, over optimising power systems and logistic networks, to managing investments and minimising risks. Operational Research (OR) is an important skill that is in high demand. This MSc will give an Operational Research perspective on risk and its management. Links with Industry The School of Mathematics has connections with a wide number of industrial partners, organisations, charities and government departments. As an MSc student in the School you will have opportunities to engage with these external organisations through regular employability events, careers workshops, and our annual analytics challenge (whose recent partners have included Edinburgh Airport and the Data and Marketing Association). There is also the opportunity to undertake a dissertation project with an external partner. Recent external partners for dissertations in the Operational Research MSc programmes include: NatWest Department for Work and Pensions KrakenFlex (Octopus Energy)