John Hooper with his son on shoulders

Using a maths degree to help improve outcomes for refugees

I want to work on some of society’s toughest problems and play a part in trying to find a solution. 

John Hooper graduated from Brighton with a Mathematics BSc(Hons) in 2022 and is now working in the Home Office.

Read about his work and his experiences of studying here as a mature student:

My career so far

I work as an Operational Research Analyst in the Civil Service, currently in the Home Office, where I model the asylum system. It is a challenging area for many reasons. The system itself is incredibly complex, with many routes to claim asylum and a wide range of potential outcomes and pathways for asylum seekers, which makes it a considerable modelling challenge.

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