Past events
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Manchester Geometry Seminar - Robert Tang
15:00 - 16:00 2 February 2026
Speaker: Robert Tang (XJTLU, Suzhou, China) Title: Straightening structures on surfaces Abstract: Triangulations are ubiquitous throughout low-dimensional topology and geometry. It is a well-known result that any two triangulations of a topological surface are related by a finite sequence of flips....
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Accelerating Innovation: Access support to solve real world challenges
12:00 - 13:00 22 January 2026
Dharma Nurse, Senior Innovation Development Manager at the Growth Company, and Ranvir Singh, Senior Investment Manager at GC Angels, will be speaking on the topic below. How do you access the right support to turn ideas into impactful solutions? Where can businesses find funding and partnerships to accelerate...
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In Conversation: African Climate Futures event 22 January 2026
17:00 - 19:00 22 January 2026
Join us for a thought-provoking evening as we delve into the urgent and imaginative terrain of African Climate Futures. This special event celebrates the launch of African Climate Futures, the latest book by Dr Carl Death, which explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change, weighing...
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SQUIDS Seminar: Sampling as Bandits: Evaluation-Efficient Design for Black-Box Densities
14:00 - 15:00 21 January 2026
Speaker: Takuo Matsubara (University of Edinburgh) Abstract: We introduce Bandit Importance Sampling (BIS), a novel class of importance sampling methods designed for scenarios where the target density is computationally expensive to evaluate. In contrast to adaptive importance sampling, which optimises...
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FBMH Academic Development Programme - Active Learning and Student Engagement (Foundation Level)
13:00 - 15:30 19 January 2026
If you’ve ever felt awkward during long periods of silence or worried about not being the expert in the room, you’re not alone. Many educators share these concerns. The good news is, you don’t need to have all the answers—you can create an environment where your role is to facilitate students’...
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