A photo from one of the workshopsGeneric Skills Courses for Mathematics Later Years Postgraduates, Spring 2009

Mar 12, 2009

14 India Street, Edinburgh EH3 6EZ

The aim of this course (organised by the Edinburgh Mathematical Society and the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences) is to provide generic skills training for postgraduate mathematicians in Scotland. Post-docs are also welcome to attend.

 

Arrangements

Participation
You may register your interest in attending this meeting by completing this application form. You will receive an e-mail in late February indicating whether you have been allocated a place. Spaces are limited to 35.

Please note if you wish to apply for the one-day workshop on public speaking, taking place on Thursday 5 March 2009, you will need to complete a separate application form. Further details can be found here.

Venue
The workshop will take place at the head-quarters of ICMS, 14 India Street, Edinburgh. This house is the birthplace of James Clerk Maxwell and is situated in the historic New Town of Edinburgh, near the city centre.

The ICMS travel pages contain advice on how to travel to Edinburgh. For local information the finding ICMS page shows the location of ICMS and contains useful maps of the city centre.

 

Programme

Half Day Programme – Thursday 12 March 2009

13.30-14.00
Arrival and tea/coffee
14.00-15.15Don Murray (University of Edinburgh) and Sandra Pott (University of Paderborn)
What can you do with a Mathematics PhD? Presentation and discussion about career possibilities Download Don's presentation Download Sandra's presentation
15.15-15.45Tea/coffee
15.45-16.15Stuart White (University of Glasgow)
Webpage design
16.30-17.00
Alastair Gillespie (University of Edinburgh)
What happens in a PhD oral

Participants

Name Institution
Ashraf, Ehsan Ellahi University of Glasgow
Barlow, Euan University of Strathclyde
D'Avanzo, Antonella University of Edinburgh
Fuaada, Mohd Siam University of Strathclyde
Gillespie, Alastair University of Edinburgh
Jones, David Heriot-Watt University
McWilliams, Nairn University of Edinburgh
Mohd Yatim, Yazariah University of Strathclyde
Murray, Don University of Edinburgh
Ogbonna, Nneoma Heriot-Watt University
Pott, Sandra University of Paderborn and University of Glasgow
Powell, Mark University of Edinburgh
Shams, Moniba University of Glasgow
Tambue, Antoine Heriot-Watt University
Wagner, Adam University of Strathclyde
Wajid, Hafiz Abdul University of Strathclyde
White, Stuart University of Glasgow
Winn, Dorothy University of Glasgow
Xiao, Xiaolin University of Strathclyde
Zhu, Funfei University of Glasgow