While in Bristol I took the opportunity to visit the Watershed Centre and listen to a talk by Tim Harford. I know Tim as the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s More or Less but he is a writer and columist. In his latest book, the Logic of Life, he talks about the hidden economic logic…
Rainy but useful time at Bristol
Bristol is in the interesting position of being a university with both a Department of Mathematics (above) and a Department of Engineering Mathematics (below). I met with staff in the Mathematics department and enjoyed a tea break in the Engineering Mathematics department. (Incidentally, I drank from a “BAMC 2007” mug and I am off to…
Holidaying in Bath
It is the Easter holidays and I spent the week in Bath and visited Bath and Bristol Universities. Because it was the holidays there were fewer people around than there would be in term time but I still had several useful meetings. At Bath, I had a meeting with several IMA members and discussed views…
Interesting Reading in the careers library
At the Reading Careers Library last week I was given a tour. This was quite illuminating. There is a problem with mathematics in this context, as information on potential careers is grouped by job sector. If a student of, say, Law rolls up to the careers library their is a clear section with information on…
Reading
Last week I visited Reading University. It is the Easter holiday so there are not many people around but I still had very useful meetings with Sandhya Tanna of the Reading Careers Advisory Service (building pictured to the right) and Simon Chandler-Wilde, Head of the Mathematics Department. Maths at Reading includes a compulsory module on…
Life on the train
I seem to spend half my life in St. Pancras Railway Station. Today I was passing through London on my way to Reading for a visit there tomorrow. On the train from Nottingham I had a cheap advanced ticket. These are tickets where you pay a low price because you guarantee to be on a…
Truchet Art
On Tuesday evening I attended a Maths-Art Seminar at London Knowledge Lab. This was a talk by Cameron Browne on Truchet curves and surfaces. More information on this and other topics, as well as some interesting visuals can be found at Cameron’s website. Maths-Art Seminars are videoed and available in the fullness of time through…