In my travels so far, I have been recording short interviews/monologues from interesting mathematicians talking about their career and/or an interesting piece of mathematics they have worked on. I have also collected a few maths history pieces on famous historical mathematicians from Noel-Ann Bradshaw of the University of Greenwich and the British Society for the…
iSquared Magazine Autumn
I have designed adverts to go on the back cover of iSquared Magazine in the next 4 issues. Each highlights an aspect of IMA membership and will provide a regular income to support iSquared, something the IMA are keen to do. The first advert concentrates on recreational mathematics. The advert is below, click on it…
Mileage
In response to a recent idle query, I have had a play with Google Maps and come up with a rough figure for the number of miles I have travelled as University Liaison Officer. If this is of interest, I have placed a mileometer in the sidebar to the right and will try to update…
Mathematics Today August: University Liaison Officer’s Report
The following report is my report in Mathematics Today August. – The thought may or may not be welcome during the summer break, but the new intake of undergraduates will arrive shortly and my thoughts turn to engaging them with the IMA. A number of universities send out information to incoming students after A-Level results…
Careers for Mathematicians
In my report to Mathematics Today June, I mentioned that, In the Student Section this issue is a piece adapted from a careers advice leaflet produced for mathematics students by Bath Careers Advisory Service by Sue Briault. I hope you will find this, as I did, packed with useful advice. “Careers for Mathematicians” is now…
Distinguished Lecture in Computational Mechanobiology
Yesterday, I attended a lecture by IMA Distinguished Lecturer 2008, Manuel Doblaré of the Aragón Institute for Engineering Research, University of Zaragoza, as part of the MMBNOTT/MRM Summer Workshop in Mathematical Medicine and Biology at the University of Nottingham. The lecture was interesting and accessible even though I am not familiar with the area. The…
ECMI 2008
I attended the first day of ECMI 2008 at University College, London. I’m afraid I got a bit too distracted by attending talks to take many pictures, so the one below will have to do. Perhaps I should title it “ECMI 2008 Opens Doors”? I attended talks in the Maths and Society strand. These were…