A photo from one of the workshopsGeneric Skills Courses for Mathematics Later Years Postgraduates, Spring 2007/8

Mar 12, 2008

Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh

12 March 2008 - Half day programme

19 March 2008 - Full day programme This programme has been cancelled

The aim of these courses (organised by the Edinburgh Mathematical Society and the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences) is to provide generic skills training for postgraduate mathematicians in Scotland.

 

Arrangements

Participants are being offered:

  • a half day workshop with sessions on PhD Orals and Career Possibilities (Year 2 and above only)

The workshop will take place at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. The campus is on the western edge of the city with excellent public transport to and from Edinburgh city centre.

The university's website has a map showing the location of the university and instructions on how to reach it by various forms of transport, visit http://www.hw.ac.uk/home/dir/40/edinburgh-campus then choose ‘Edinburgh Campus Maps and Directions’.

The half day workshop will be held in the afternoon of Wednesday 12 March in Room CM G.01 (ground floor seminar room, Colin MacLaurin Building) at Heriot-Watt University. Drinks will be available at the end of the workshop for those wishing to continue informal discussions.

The full day workshop has been cancelled.


Applications

Applications are now being accepted. A link to the application form can be found at the top of this page.

 

Programme

Programmes for the half day and full day workshops are as follows:

Half Day Programme – Wednesday 12 March 2008

14.00-14.30Arrival and tea/coffee
14.30-15.15Peter Kropholler (University of Glasgow)
What happens in a PhD oral
15.15-15.45Tea/coffee
15.45-17.30Alan Smith (Heriot-Watt University) and Sandra Pott (University of Glasgow)
What can you do with a Mathematics PhD? Presentation and discussion about career possibilities
17.30-18.20Drinks

Please note the Full Day Programme on Wednesday 19 March 2008 has been cancelled.

 

Participants

Name Institution
Abdul Wajid, Hafiz University of Strathclyde
Alzahrani, Ebraheem University of Dundee
Bello, Iyabo Heriot-Watt University
Brunk, Fiona University of St Andrews
Coutts, Hannah University of St Andrews
Distler, Andreas University of St Andrews
England, Matthew Heriot-Watt University
Gupta, Meetu University of Strathclyde
Hilmar, Jan University of Edinburgh
Intep, Somkid University of Strathclyde
Khan, Khaula University of Strathclyde
McGinty, Sean University of Strathclyde
Miao, Jun Jie University of St Andrews
Noonan Heale, Rebecca Heriot-Watt University
Papageorgiou, Georgios Heriot-Watt University
Pokorny, Florian University of Edinburgh
Rankin, Richard University of Strathclyde
Seddon, Lawrence University of Strathclyde
Singyee, Ling Heriot-Watt University
Skuse, Benjamin University of Edinburgh
Smith, Ann Louise University of Strathclyde
Woodsend, Kristian University of Edinburgh
Zhu, Yunfei Glasgow University