On Tuesday I visited the School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester in the new Alan Turing Building (pictured) at the invitation of the Mathsoc there. I had a useful day and met some interesting students and staff. While there I ate lunch at the cafe in the Alan Turing building, which is called…
A note on the title
Travels: my travels, I am the traveller (literally).Mathematical World is overtly to suggest I will be travelling around meeting mathematicians and inhabiting the world of that community. Beyond this, since I am actually travelling around the UK and hope to see how applied mathematics relates to everyday life it is also to indicate that actually…
So I have a blog
A traditional first post. I am going to be travelling around a lot as part of my new job as University Liaison Officer for the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). I am keeping this blog, for better or worse, to keep track of where I go and highlight any interesting tidbits I pick…