Marshall Wace is a leading global alternatives investment manager.  On 12th of October, their event will give you an overview of Marshall Wace and what a career in Quant Research and Implementation could look like for you. This event is ideal for those completing a Master's, PhD, or Post-doc in a STEM discipline.

L4 from 5:45 p.m., with a drinks reception from 7:15pm to 8:30pm. Registration

Image: Henry Butler - Harmony (Print)

At the same time as Kurt Gödel was publishing his completeness theorem (1929) and working on incompleteness (see Short 1 above), Louis Armstrong was working tirelessly in Chicago, refining his trumpet playing and his scat style singing and producing some of the most influential records in early jazz. This is a Fats Waller-Andy Razaf song from the Broadway revue, 'Connie’s Hot Chocolates.'

'Like Jack Horner/In the corner/Don't go nowhere'. 

Mon, 19 Oct 2026
15:30
L5

Closed geodesics on surfaces: topology; geometry, arithmetic

Francisco Arana-Herrera
Abstract

The study of closed geodesics on hyperbolic surfaces is a subject that shares deep connections with many areas of mathematics. We survey classic and recent results in the subject, emphasizing the relations between three different perspectives: topology, geometry, and arithmetic. In particular, we discuss recently discovered connections with mapping class groups and Teichmüller dynamics. The talk assumes no previous knowledge on the subject.

Mon, 12 Oct 2026
15:30
L5

Group rings, cellular complexity, and hyperbolic geometry

Grigori Avramidi
Abstract
I'll discuss lower bounds on cell structures of hyperbolic manifolds in terms of injectivity radius, and also parametrized versions of such results. The main algebraic input into such lower bounds is a freedom theorem for ideals in group rings of hyperbolic groups. 
If time permits, I may also discuss some questions about extensions of such results to higher rank. Joint work with Thomas Delzant. 
 
A Universal Nearest-Neighbor Estimator for Intrinsic Dimensionality
Ong, E Bobrowski, O Reinert, G Skraba, P IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence volume PP issue 99 1-11 (16 Sep 2026) doi:10.1109/tpami.2026.3734737

Women in Tech Week (12-16 October 2026) celebrates the women shaping technology across the University. Whether you work directly in technology, use digital tools as part of your role, or are simply curious about where technology could take you, there’s an opportunity to connect, learn and be inspired.

Demographic changes and behavioural responses shape vulnerability to infectious disease outbreaks
Evans, A Hart, W Jung, E Nah, K Bonic-Babic, K Jung, S Thompson, R PLoS Computational Biology
Demographic changes and behavioural responses shape vulnerability to infectious disease outbreaks
Evans, A Hart, W Jung, E Nah, K Bonic-Babic, K Jung, S Thompson, R PLoS Computational Biology
Demographic changes and behavioural responses shape vulnerability to infectious disease outbreaks
Evans, A Hart, W Jung, E Nah, K Bonic-Babic, K Jung, S Thompson, R PLoS Computational Biology
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