The scientific activity of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics is widely known in Ukraine as well as abroad. Here the world famous scientific schools on algebra, differential equations, probability theory, mechanics are functioning. Practically each department of the faculty has its own seminar, where the results obtained by the scientists of Kyiv University, as well as many other educational and scientific institutions are reported. There are organized three specialized Scientific Councils at the faculty, two of which are assigned for the defense of doctoral theses.