Past events
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Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Happy Uppal
15:00 - 16:00 3 March 2026
Speaker: Happy Uppal (Bristol) Title: Lines on del Pezzo surfaces Abstract: One of the crowning achievements of classical algebraic geometry is the Cayley–Salmon theorem, which states that any smooth cubic surface over an algebraically closed field contains exactly 27 lines. Over more general fields,...
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Dynamical Systems and Analysis Seminar - Terry Soo
13:00 - 14:00 2 March 2026
Speaker: Terry Soo (UCL) Title: Entropy when the system is non-stationary Abstract: In joint work with Zemer Kosloff, we will discuss the dynamical properties of a seemingly innocuous perturbation of a sequence of independent and identically distributed (iid) coin-flips to one that is no longer stationary....
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Maths education seminar: Louise Walker on peer and self feedback
2 March - 26 April 2026
Speaker: Louise Walker (University of Manchester) Title: Using peer and self-feedback to develop mathematical study skills. Abstract: This talk will describe how we developed the How to Study Maths sessions for our first year undergraduate maths students. I will give some background on active self-feedback...
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Manchester Geometry Seminar - Lasse Rempe
15:00 - 16:00 2 March 2026
Speaker: Lasse Rempe (Manchester) Abstract. In 1965, cartographer L. P. Lee proposed using a conformal map of a tetrahedron to the sphere as the basis for a map projection with less dramatic area distortion than the classical projections. While this has not caught on, it suggests the following mathematical...
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FBMH Academic Development Programme - RE8: Commercialisation: What’s in it for me?
13:00 - 16:00 25 February 2026
Overview Do you ever wonder whether your ideas have commercial potential — or how commercialisation could shape your career? Many researchers struggle to spot the commercial value hidden within their own work or feel uncertain about how to navigate the commercialisation process. Others simply aren’t...
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