Young Mathematicians Colloquium
University of Birmingham, 20th April 2016
The aim of this Colloquium is to consolidate the network among young researchers and postgraduate students from all across the country, specially in the branches of Mathematics studied in our School - Algebra, Analysis, Combinatorics, Applied Mathematics and Optimisation. The event will be divided in two parallel sessions (Pure and Applied Maths) each of them with plenary talks in the morning and short (20 minute slots) postgraduate talks in the afternoon.
Call for abstracts
Postgraduate students are encouraged to submit an abstract for a short talk. Funding is available for students of the universities in the MAGIC network, see below.
Programme
It is a pleasure to have the following as invited speakers:
Pure Maths
- Ben Fairbairn,
Birkbeck University of London - Kevin Hughes,
University of Bristol - Katherine Staden,
University of Warwick
Applied Maths
- Marie MacCaig,
CMAP, École Polytechnique - Paul Roberts,
University of Birmingham - Tom Shearer,
The University of Manchester
The list of participants is also available.
Schedule
| Time | Pure Maths | Applied Maths |
|---|---|---|
| 9.30 - 10.00 | REGISTRATION | REGISTRATION |
| 10.00 - 11.00 | Katherine Staden The Erdős-Rotschild problem on edge-colourings |
Paul Roberts Mathematical Models of Retinal Degeneration |
| 11.00 - 12.00 | Ben Fairbairn Some thoughts on living and working inside the M25 |
Tom Shearer Microstuctural models of ligament and tendon elasticity and viscoelasticity |
| 12.00 - 1.30 | LUNCH | LUNCH |
| 1.30 - 2.30 | Kevin Hughes Discrete spherical maximal functions: A duet by the Calderon transference principle and the Hasse principle |
Marie MacCaig Tropical algebra: Optimisation, tropical polytopes and integer points |
| 2.30 - 3.00 | COFFEE BREAK | COFFEE BREAK |
| 3.00 - 5.00 | SHORT TALKS | SHORT TALKS |
| Conference dinner in the evening (7pm). Subsidised in part by MAGIC funding for MAGIC students. | ||
The list of abstracts is now available!
Local information
The colloquium will take place at the University of Birmingham, which is located about 2 miles from Birmingham city centre. The University is most easily reached via its own train station which is a short ride from Birmingham's main New Street station. Full campus maps and directions to the university can be found here. The School of Mathematics is based in Watson Building (R15 on the map).
All the talks will take place in Lecture Theatre A and Lecture Theatre C on the ground floor of Watson Building.
Participants are invited to make their own accommodation arrangements if they require it. Below, we list a few possible alternatives.
- Lucas House, University run accommodation (10 minute walk from the Uni)
- Renwick House, Inexpensive hostel like accommodation (10 minute walk from the Uni)
- Ibis Budget Birmingham Centre, Inexpensive hotel option (45 minute walk from the Uni; bus service also available, number 61 or 63)
- Alternatively please find suitable accommodation via a service such as booking.com
Registration
Registrations are now unfortunately closed!
Contact Us
Email: pgbumps@gmail.com
Organising Committee:
Gemma Cupples,
Ryan Davies,
Raul Moragues,
Chloe Spalding,
Alex Tisbury.
Acknowledgement
We would like to express our thanks for the support we are receiving from the School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, and the MAGIC group.
