Past events
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Maths education seminar: Graham Murphy on subject-specific language support for international mathematics students
12:00 - 13:00 11 November 2025
Speaker: Graham Murphy (University of Leeds) Title: Subject-specific language support for international undergraduate mathematics students Abstract: Subject-specific language difficulties can be a barrier to success for international students. Typically support in this area has been in the taught postgraduate...
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Heilbronn Algebra Seminar - Matt Chaffe
14:00 - 15:00 11 November 2025
TBA
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Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Cedric Pilatte
15:00 - 16:00 11 November 2025
Speaker: Cedric Pilatte (Oxford) Title: Fastest quantum algorithms for factoring Abstract: Quantum computers offer dramatic speedups for certain algorithmic tasks that are particularly relevant to cryptography. Notably, the problem of factoring n-digit integers can be solved using a quantum circuit...
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Dynamical Systems and Analysis Seminar - Nikolai Prochorov
14:00 - 15:00 10 November 2025
Speaker: Nikolai Prochorov (Aix-Marseille University) Title: Thurston theory for critically fixed branched covering maps Abstract: In the 1980’s, William Thurston obtained his celebrated characterization of rational mappings. This result laid the foundation of such a field as Thurston's theory of...
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Digital Trust and Security Webinar: Wei-Yuan Wayne Lo
12:00 - 13:00 5 November 2025
Talk Title: Crypto and Crime in Taiwan As a prosecutor specializing in blockchain-related crime, Wei-Yuan Wayne Lo examines how the rise of blockchain technology has accelerated the growth of virtual assets while also creating new avenues for criminal misuse. The presentation first outlines Taiwan’s...
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