A bit left field, but Nature is currently exploring a feature story about research projects that appeared to be stalled or heading toward failure until a new team member joined the effort — a crucial contributor who brought the perspective, skills, or ideas that changed the project’s trajectory.
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Image: Edwin Lord Weeks - Old man resting in a doorway - Ispahan, Persia
As you may know, the University of Dundee plans to withdraw standalone undergraduate mathematics provision. The Edinburgh Mathematical Society and the London Mathematical Society have written an open letter asking them to reverse the decision.
If you wish to sign - and see who else has signed - please follow the link.
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The Knowledge Exchange Hub for the Mathematical Sciences has commissioned the award winning Active Bystander Training Company to deliver a focused, practical session designed to empower our community to challenge unacceptable behaviours — including those that may have become normalised over time.
Wednesday 20 May, 10:00 am - 11:30 am. Online and free
Last year BBC Breakfast launched a puzzle advent calendar in collaboration with GCHQ. It was a huge hit and so they want to follow it up a bi-weekly challenge (probably Monday and Friday) in the Spring, set by a panel of experts/quizzers. They are "are hoping to recruit around a dozen of the best minds in the country to help set these challenges", in this case female minds for gender balance.
The Retreat for Women in Applied Mathematics 2026 (RWAM 2026) is a five-day retreat for female applied mathematicians (or people who identify as female) from all career stages (PhD, postdoc, junior or senior faculty), generally working in the field of mathematical modelling across the physical sciences, biology and engineering. Building on the successes of RWAM 2023, 2024 and 2025, RWAM 2026 will be a distinctive event touching different aspects of careers in mathematics.