Workshop
SMSTC & Generic Skills Courses for First Year Postgraduates in the Mathematical Sciences, Spring 2011
Feb 16, 2011
Sidlaw auditorium, The West Park Conference Centre, 319 Perth Road, Dundee
This is the fourth joint generic skills training/SMSTC event for first year PhD students only.
Organised by
The Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre
The International Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Arrangements
SMSTC/ Generic Skills training session
Time 10.30 - 18.00
Venue
The workshop will be held in the Sidlaw auditorium of the West Park Conference Centre, 319 Perth Road, Dundee. The room is equipped with OHP, flipchart, data projector and laptop.
Registration
Please register for the training session by completing this application form.
How to get there
For further information on how to get to the West Park Conference Centre, 319 Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1NN, please follow this link.
Travel reimbursement
First year PhD students funded by EPSRC can claim their travel expenses through SMSTC. You'll be given a claim form at Registration. This should be submitted to ICMS, with receipts.
Johanna Kytöharju
ICMS
15 South College Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9AA
Non-EPSRC students - You should ask your department if they will cover the cost your travel before you register.
Public Lecture
Time 16.00
As part of the joint generic skills training/SMSTC event for first year PhD students, Professor Roger Heath-Brown will deliver a public lecture in the Sidlaw auditorium of the West Park Conference Centre, 319 Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1NN. Those interested in attending the lecture only should register their interest by emailing Johanna Kytöharju at ICMS, giving the following information:
- your name and institution
Programme
Wednesday 16 February - The Sidlaw auditorium
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Registration & tea/coffee |
| 11.00 - 11.05 | Welcome |
| 11.05 - 11.45 | Penny Davies (University of Strathclyde) Elements of paper/report writing |
| 11.45 - 12.25 | Magnus Svärd (University of Edinburgh) Software for scientific computation |
| 12.30 - 13.40 | Lunch |
| 13.40 - 14.40 | SMSTC "Repair shop": this is an opportunity to meet some of your “virtual” lecturers and talk to them about the course material |
| 14.40 - 15.40 | The SMSTC so far: how was it for you? (a Q&A feedback session on your impression of SMSTC so far) |
| 15.40 - 16.00 | Tea/coffee |
Wednesday 16 February Public Lecture - The Sidlaw auditorium
| 16.00 - 17.00 | Roger Heath-Brown (University of Oxford) Diophantine Equations - Algebra, Geometry, Analysis and Logic |
| 17.15 - 18.00 | Wine reception in the Sidlaw foyer |
There will be a wine reception for first year PhD students after the public lecture. See details above.
Participants
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Adams, Craig | Heriot-Watt University |
| Alzahrani, Abdulah | Heriot Watt University |
| Awang, Jennifer | University of St Andrews |
| Baynes, Samuel | University of St Andrews |
| Burns, James | University of Strathclyde |
| Craig, Steven | University of Strathclyde |
| Dickson, Liam | University of Glasgow |
| Doig, Suzanne | University of Glasgow |
| Eradat Oskoui, Solmaz | University of St Andrews |
| Fullarton, Neil | University of Glasgow |
| Hobiny, Aatef | Heriot-Watt University |
| Hyde, James | University of St Andrews |
| Kelly, John | University of Dundee |
| Khwaja, Sarah | University of Edinburgh |
| Kiddie, Greg | University of St Andrews |
| Liu, Wei | University of Strathclyde |
| MacDonald, Grant | University of Strathclyde |
| Macpherson, Morag | Heriot-Watt University |
| McLeman, Alexander | University of St Andrews |
| Meireles Rodrigues, Andrea | University of Edinburgh |
| Orson, Patrick | University of Edinburgh |
| Palmer, Sam | Heriot-Watt University |
| Piyaratne, Hathurusinghege Dulip Bandara | University of Edinburgh |
| Rider, Rachel | University of Stirling |
| Ross, David | University of Strathclyde |
| Schroeder, Anna | University of St Andrews |
| Smith, Paul | University of Strathclyde |
| Sriskantha, Hari | University of Edinburgh |
| Takac, Martin | University of Edinburgh |
| Taylor, Rachel | Heriot-Watt University |
| Wang, Hongrui | University of Strathclyde |
| Wilson, Amy | University of Edinburgh |
| Yan, Yiming | School of Maths |