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ITT de Chile: SAMBa visits Santiago
In December 2022, a group of SAMBa students and staff travelled to Chile for an Integrative Think Tank (ITT) in the capital city, Santiago. There have been a few previous 'ITT-on-tour' events in Mexico and Germany, but this was the...
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My first International Conference in Guanajuato, Mexico
Given that this was my first time flying by myself, first time leaving Europe and first ever conference as a full time PhD student, it all started with a very innocuous exchange with my supervisor last October. “Did you get...
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My experience of networking at an academic conference
When I enrolled with SAMBa, I knew I needed to make the most of it. I wanted to build my academic and research skills, engage in interdisciplinary research, attend conferences that will be beneficial to my research, and build my...
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Celebrating the Black role models of Mathematics
Since 1987, the month of October has been marked in the UK to celebrate the contributions and achievements of Black Britons. This also provides the opportunity to reflect on Black history, looking back on the pain of slavery and looking...
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Heidelberg Laureate Forum: A blend of scientific and social event
It is no doubt that many students will attend several scientific conferences or events before completing their respective programmes which will enhance networking and enable scientific discussions. However, one event that standout and is extremely unique from any networking events...
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My last conference: SciCADE 2022
From the 25th to the 29th of July, I traveled to Reykjavik to attend SciCADE 2022 (International Conference on Scientific Computation and Differential Equations). I spent that week together with my Supervisor, Prof. Chris Budd, Dr Lisa Maria Kreusser, and...
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Women in Maths Brunch Club
When I moved to Bath, I missed my undergrad group of girlfriends. I had just spent a year of being locked down with my sister and I was in desperate need of a girl group to hang out with. So...
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My time in Japan
We all have dreams. Not all of us have the privilege of them materialising. It is sometimes easier to just have a bucket list. You try and complete it as the inevitable advance of time enriches you as a being....
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The SAMBa Summer Conference: A Dramatic Diary
The following is an over-dramatic recollection from organising the SAMBa Summer Conference in 2018. Events have been exaggerated but do resemble some form of thoughts that I had at the time. Monday 16th October 2017 The team is back together!...
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SAMBa visits Paraguay after ITT8
ITT8 in June 2018 opened with a celebration of SAMBa’s first completed PhD student, Marcus Kaiser, and also noted another first – a government minister here to present some problems for us to consider. This was José Molinas, Minister for...
