Past events
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Logic Seminar - Jonathan Kirby
14:00 - 15:00 22 April 2026
Speaker: Jonathan Kirby (The University of East Anglia) Title: Integration in finite terms and exponentially algebraic functions Abstract: The problem of integration in finite terms is the problem of finding exact closed forms for antiderivatives of functions, within a given class of functions. Liouville...
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Heilbronn Algebra Seminar - Adam Thomas
13:00 - 14:00 21 April 2026
Title: When is complete reducibility inherited? Abstract: A subgroup X of G = GL(V) is said to be G-cr if X acts completely reducibly on V. In the 1990s, Serre generalized this to subgroups of an arbitrary connected reductive algebraic group G, a concept that has generated a lot of interest since. I...
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Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Co-Authorship: Rotating Roundtables
13:30 - 15:30 21 April 2026
Co-authoring can offer significant benefits in interdisciplinary research bringing together experts from various fields to produce impactful publications. How can we effectively manage co-authoring processes to ensure equitable contributions and recognition? What best practices can we adopt to enhance...
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Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Tomasz Kosciuszko
14:00 - 15:00 21 April 2026
Speaker: Tomasz Kosciuszko Title: Schur-like numbers and a lemma of Shearer Abstract: Suppose that we colour all integers from 1 to N with n colours. The question of Schur asks about the largest N for which this can be done without creating any monochromatic sums. The exact answer is not known and...
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Maths education seminar: Katie Steckles and Jon Shiach on group examinations
20 April - 6 October 2026
Speakers: Dr Jon Shiach and Dr Katie Steckles (Manchester Metropolitan University) Title: Two-Stage Exams - implementing group assessment in an exam setting Abstract: At Manchester Metropolitan University, we have been trialling a new form of assessment (on the maths course and elsewhere), which splits...
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