Just five places remain for the award-winning MPLS RisingWISE programme, designed for women postdocs working in STEMM disciplines.
We're particularly keen to increase applications from MPLS women postdocs as the programme is funded via the EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account. Don’t miss this opportunity to build leadership skills, expand your professional network, and connect with an inspiring cohort of women from across the division.
We are currently inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mathematical Modelling of Batteries to work with Professor Jon Chapman at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. This is a 41-month, fixed-term position, funded by the Faraday Institution. The successful candidate will be expected to be in post by 1 November 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.
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Is the End in Sight for Theoretical Physics? - Graham Farmelo
Graham Farmelo's authorised biography of Stephen Hawking will be published in late September. The title of this talk is the same as the one that Hawking chose for his Lucasian Inaugural Lecture in April 1980. Graham will look at the genesis of his presentation, the splash it made and how views on the subject changed in later decades. With the benefit of these reflections, he will hazard a present-day answer to Hawking’s provocative question.
Graham Farmelo is a biographer and science writer. He has written an acclaimed biography of Paul Dirac as well as his biography of Stephen Hawking.
Please email @email to register to attend in person.
The lecture will be broadcast on the Oxford Mathematics YouTube Channel on Thursday 5 November at 5-6 pm and any time after (no need to register for the online version).
The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.