Generic 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 |
| 14.00-15.15 | Don 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 |
| 15.15-15.45 | Tea/coffee |
| 15.45-16.15 | Stuart 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 |