Past events
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AI-Fun & ELLIS Invited Speaker Series | Nikolay Malkin
10:00 - 11:00 13 May 2026
For May's AI-Fun and ELLIS invited speaker series, we will have Nikolay Malkin from the University of Edinburgh. Title: Inferring stochastic dynamics without data: from diffusion samplers to discrete Schrödinger bridges Abstract: Probabilistic models that approximate a distribution by transporting...
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SQUIDS Seminar (HIMR-funded): Dissecting Deep Neural Networks
12:00 - 13:00 13 May 2026
Speaker: Dr Tiffany Vlaar (University of Glasgow) Abstract: First, I will discuss the role played by individual layers and substructures of deep neural networks. Layer-wise sensitivity to the choice of initialisation and optimiser hyperparameter settings varies. I will show that training neural network...
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Digital Health Equity seminar: Women’s health, equity and the role of digital health policy in addressing health inequalities in the UK
12:00 - 13:00 13 May 2026
The next seminar in the University of Manchester Digital Health Equity Seminar Series is on Wed 13th-May, 1-2pm BST via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/92175396746. Lopa Patel MBE (Diversity UK) will talk about Women’s health, equity and the role of digital health policy in addressing health inequalities...
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Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Research Ethos: Speed-Networking
13:30 - 15:30 13 May 2026
Postponed. Please register your interest to be the first to hear when a new date is confirmed. Each research discipline has its own ethos—distinct ways of asking questions, applying methods, and communicating ideas. This diversity can sometimes feel like a barrier to collaboration, even within schools,...
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Logic Seminar - Leo Gitin
14:00 - 15:00 13 May 2026
Speaker: Leo Gitin (University of Oxford) Infinitary methods in valuative algebra Infinitary logic is a well-established extension of "ordinary" first-order logic, which flourished in the 60s and 70s. Its usefulness for algebraic applications has been recognised by many, though now it is less commonly...
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