The latest issue of the University of Birmingham's School of Mathematics Newsletter is out now. In the newsletter, you'l find a welcome to Professor Marta Mazzocco, who has recently joined Birmingham from Loughborough University. You can also read about the School's major grant successes, latest research and recent workshops and events.
Professor Daniela Kühn, the Mason Chair in Mathematics at the University of Birmingham has recently been awarded a €1.8m research grant to study extremal combinatorics, a field of mathematics focused on the structure of finite objects.
Amongst the many people congratulating Lauren Zhang, the teenage pianist from Birmingham who yesterday (13 May) won the prestigious BBC Young Musician 2018 competition, none are more proud than Lauren's parents, Shuang Zhang and Hui Li.
Computer simulations of microscopic, protein-coated beads that block bacteria from binding to host cells suggest that the microbeads could help reduce or eliminate bacterial infections in burn wounds. Dr Paul Roberts from the University of Birmingham's School of Mathematics, UK., and colleagues present these new findings, funded by the BBSRC, in the journal PLOS Computational Biology.
MathSoc have had an excellent year, reaching a massive and record-breaking 325 members, launched two brand new competitions and excelled at their tutoring scheme. Zoe Hacking tells us more.
This year has been really busy for WISE and has seen us extend our outreach work, hold more conferences and run some amazing socials! Beth Soanes, Publicity and Social Media Officer, tells us more.
SATNAV Magazine have had a very eventful and exciting year with two new editions, covering the first College-wide sporting competition, and even interviewing two celebrities!
We're now 2 and continuing from our success last year in giving those who identify as LGBTQ+ a safe space to meet people like themselves over our weekly coffee socials, and be inspired. Chair Amy Cunningham tells us more.
Feature on the career of Professor Chris Good, Deputy Head of the School of Mathematics at the University of Birmingham.
Meurig Gallagher, 29, a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, is attending Parliament to present his mathematics research to politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on 12 March.