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