British Early Career Mathematicians' Colloquium

24th-26th June 2026

Conference PhotoParticipants at BECMC 2025.

The British Early Career Mathematicians' Colloquium is an annual event hosted at the University of Birmingham that aims to bring together early career researchers and postgraduate students in mathematics from across the country. This three-day event will be divided into parallel sessions, each with plenary speakers. The colloquium will additionally have contributed postgraduate talks, a poster session and social dinner.

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Registration


Registration is now open!


If you wish to present a talk or a poster, then the deadline for abstract submissions is the 1st May. The deadline for attendence-only registration is the 1st May. The cost of registration is £20, and the deadline for payment is the 18th May.


All postgraduate maths research students are heavily encouraged to submit an abstract for a short talk or a poster. This is a great opportunity to practise presenting in a friendly and open environment. For those that are planning to present at the BECMC, please see the following presentation guidelines.


Speakers

Algebra
JIALIN WANG
City St George's, University of London
Fluid Mechanics
JESSE TAYLOR-WEST
University of Bristol

Analysis & Dynamical Systems
ANTONIN ČEŠÍK
University of Warwick
Mathematical Biology
BLAINE VAN RENSBURG
University of Aberdeen

Combinatorics
LAURA JOHNSON
University of Bristol
Statistics & Data Science
PEDRO CARDOSO
University of Exeter

Mathematics Education
BETHANY WOOLLACOTT
University of Nottingham
History of Mathematics
JASON YIP
Middlesex University

Programme

Programme will be added at a later date.



Venue

The colloquium will take place at the School of Mathematics, Watson building in the University of Birmingham Edgbaston campus, about 2 miles away from the city centre.

Accessibility information for the University of Birmingham campus can be found here. If you have any specific queries regarding accessibility, please do not hesitate to e-mail us.

The School of Mathematics is committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive and safe community for all. We recommend that all participants of the BECMC have read the inclucivity charter, which can be accessed here.

Travel information to the university can be found here.


Accommodation

Participants are expected to make their own accommodation arrangements. We recommend the following options:
  • Lucas House (recommended) - University run accommodation a 10 minute walk away from campus.

  • Ibis Budget Birmingham Centre - Inexpensive hotel near Birmingham New Street train station, which takes you directly to the University (Birmingham) train station.

    • Past Events

    To view the webpages for the previous BECMC events, please click here.

    Contact us

    For any quieries about anything, such as registration, presenting, funding or accessibility, don't hesitate to contact us at becmc2026@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

    Organising Committee

    Jack Gidney
    Matthew Jenkins (co-chair)
    Adam Keyes
    Adele Maltempo (co-chair)
    Joseph McCusker
    Anna Monger
    Thomas Munn
    Charlotte Norridge

    Acknowledgements

    BECMC 2026 would not be possible without the support of the MAGIC network, the London Mathematical Society, and the School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham.