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Presentations of things we find interesting
Presentations of things we find interesting
Mathematically Modelling Cake
Mathematically Modelling Cake
Using her baking expertise, Emily looked into the ways we can understand what goes on inside a cake as it cooks in the oven. Her algorithm to calculate the amount of each ingredient for a given volume makes baking brownies a piece of cake!
Untangling Knot Theory
Untangling Knot Theory
Samira gave an enlightening talk about knot theory and its application to understanding DNA, enzyme interaction, and even knitting. Is every knot just a tangled mess, or is there a deeper mathematical pattern hidden in every twist and loop?
The Science of Swirls
The Science of Swirls
Vincent van Gogh makes turbulence look beautiful - but the maths behind its modelling isn't so nice to see. Phoebe researched and talked to us about turbulent flow ahead of her fluid dynamics courses next year!
Decarbonisation: How Green is Green?
Decarbonisation: How Green is Green?
Posy brought some new topics to light that we may not have considered before: the social impact of lithium mining. In the age of going carbon-neutral, will this energy source be monopolised?
Knot game
Knot game
How to play:
Have 5-6 players stand in a circle.
Everyone put both hands in the centre of the circle.
Randomly, each person grabs the hand of another person in the circle, one for each hand.
Now unknot yourselves until you are standing in a circle again!
Brodie's coffee trip!
Brodie's coffee trip!
What better way to support local and independent cafes in Cardiff than to nip for an iced coffee from Brodie's on a hot sunny day? We're so lucky to have this a short walk from Abacws!
Winter Wonderland trip
Winter Wonderland trip
To celebrate the end of term and holiday festivities, we took a short walk down to the Winter Wonderland in Cathays Park. They had fantastic (Bailey's) hot chocolates and mulled wine and rides. Note for the reader: leave at least 30 minutes between having Bailey's hot chocolate and going on the swinging pirate ship ride.
Gabi & Naomi scored 0 on the darts and Efa also scored 0 in basketball. We will be back next year to improve on these PBs
Special EDI-tion talk by Claudia Garetto and WiMaCS lunch
Special EDI-tion talk by Claudia Garetto and WiMaCS lunch
On Wednesday November 6th, the Women in Maths and Computer Science society met with the EDI-tion speaker Claudia Garetto of Queen Mary University London. We sat and shared pizza and stories, hearing about her experience coming to the UK for research from Italy. It was a privilege to chat informally with her about the situations she faced at her institutions, focussing on what created the toxic environments around her and how those barriers can be overcome. Both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students attended the lunch; these discussions prompted reflection on the environment we have in the Cardiff Maths School and how a support network like WiMaCS can boost our student experience, promoting a healthy learning environment.
Claudia’s talk shone a spotlight on the statistics at QMUL of the ratio of ethnic minorities in higher academia as she explained what she is doing to push for equality as EDI Faculty lead. We heard about the projects undertaken with students who value representation and to see ‘A Mathematician like Me’ – the output can be found in the form of an informative booklet which was brilliantly interesting to read on the website: Schools' EDI Resources: QMUL Faculty of Science and Engineering - Research . She gave some useful, actionable tips for things we can do to achieve our goals as a diverse and inclusive School. Thank you, Claudia!
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