Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Isaac Newton Institute (Math Science)
Abstract
Mathematics, with its capacity for generality and abstract reasoning, is a subject that is unique in its ability to penetrate deep within other disciplines, to provide a common language for establishing communication channels between research communities, and in the longevity of its influence.
The Isaac Newton Institute (INI) is an international hub for supporting mathematical sciences research of the highest quality and impact. It attracts world leading researchers, in all areas of mathematics and cognate disciplines, who interact through a variety of long and short thematic programmes as well as associated workshops, follow-on meetings and a plethora of one-off events. Based in Cambridge, and benefiting from a bespoke and iconic building as well as many world-leading facilities of Cambridge University, INI is nevertheless an independent forum serving the whole of UK mathematical sciences. INI celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
To the end of 2016 there had been 129 long-term programmes in total, and over 26,000 INI programme and workshop participants including 81 Rothschild Visiting Professors/Fellows, from Wolf Prize winner Vladimir Arnold in 1992 to Dijkstra Prize winning theoretical computer scientist Cynthia Dwork in 2016. Participants have also included 27 Fields Medalists, 13 Nobel Laureates, 12 Abel Prize winners, 25 Wolf Prize winners and over 50 Clay Senior Scholars as well as numerous winners of major prizes in other disciplines. This does not include unregistered participants, who are welcome to drop-in to events for a couple of days at a time.
INI gives UK researchers unparalleled opportunities to work with one another and with a critical mass of leading international figures in their field, unencumbered by teaching or administrative duties. It maximizes potential for knowledge exchange and the dissemination of UK research achievements, while exposing UK early career researchers to world leaders in their discipline.
A common strategic position of all Research Councils is to emphasise the importance of innovative mathematical and statistical methods to their science and in the training of young researchers. From its inception, INI's programmes and embedded workshops were demonstrably intra or interdisciplinary and conceived to accelerate research impact within the mathematical and sister sciences. Recently INI has broadened its remit to address fundamental questions in the social sciences, medicine etc. It has also concerned itself with the instigation of mechanisms to support diversity and gender equality in the sciences, and to nurture early career researchers so as to enlarge the people pipeline.
The Turing Gateway to Mathematics (TGM) was created in 2013 as the knowledge exchange arm of INI. Since then it has brought the mathematical sciences community together with an impressive range of over 700 partners in business, industry, commerce and government. It has a proven set of pathways to impact, and partners with a range of organisations to assist the whole of the mathematical sciences community.
Public engagement events are regularly hosted at INI, including its Rothschild Public Seminars. In addition to the 25th Anniversary events being held at the Institute, a highlight of which will be a discussion between Sir Andrew Wiles and his biographer Simon Singh, INI is organising a "road show" across the UK including talks by Keith Moore, Librarian at the Royal Society, and leading British space scientists.
INI is committed to the maintenance of a reputation for creativity and mathematical excellence. This will mean continuing to deliver ground-breaking research of the highest international standard, supporting the UK mathematical sciences community both in academe and beyond, and further extending the reach of mathematics into other disciplines and applications via TGM. Throughout it will strive to maintain the culture of creativity and achievement for which it is widely recognised.
The Isaac Newton Institute (INI) is an international hub for supporting mathematical sciences research of the highest quality and impact. It attracts world leading researchers, in all areas of mathematics and cognate disciplines, who interact through a variety of long and short thematic programmes as well as associated workshops, follow-on meetings and a plethora of one-off events. Based in Cambridge, and benefiting from a bespoke and iconic building as well as many world-leading facilities of Cambridge University, INI is nevertheless an independent forum serving the whole of UK mathematical sciences. INI celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
To the end of 2016 there had been 129 long-term programmes in total, and over 26,000 INI programme and workshop participants including 81 Rothschild Visiting Professors/Fellows, from Wolf Prize winner Vladimir Arnold in 1992 to Dijkstra Prize winning theoretical computer scientist Cynthia Dwork in 2016. Participants have also included 27 Fields Medalists, 13 Nobel Laureates, 12 Abel Prize winners, 25 Wolf Prize winners and over 50 Clay Senior Scholars as well as numerous winners of major prizes in other disciplines. This does not include unregistered participants, who are welcome to drop-in to events for a couple of days at a time.
INI gives UK researchers unparalleled opportunities to work with one another and with a critical mass of leading international figures in their field, unencumbered by teaching or administrative duties. It maximizes potential for knowledge exchange and the dissemination of UK research achievements, while exposing UK early career researchers to world leaders in their discipline.
A common strategic position of all Research Councils is to emphasise the importance of innovative mathematical and statistical methods to their science and in the training of young researchers. From its inception, INI's programmes and embedded workshops were demonstrably intra or interdisciplinary and conceived to accelerate research impact within the mathematical and sister sciences. Recently INI has broadened its remit to address fundamental questions in the social sciences, medicine etc. It has also concerned itself with the instigation of mechanisms to support diversity and gender equality in the sciences, and to nurture early career researchers so as to enlarge the people pipeline.
The Turing Gateway to Mathematics (TGM) was created in 2013 as the knowledge exchange arm of INI. Since then it has brought the mathematical sciences community together with an impressive range of over 700 partners in business, industry, commerce and government. It has a proven set of pathways to impact, and partners with a range of organisations to assist the whole of the mathematical sciences community.
Public engagement events are regularly hosted at INI, including its Rothschild Public Seminars. In addition to the 25th Anniversary events being held at the Institute, a highlight of which will be a discussion between Sir Andrew Wiles and his biographer Simon Singh, INI is organising a "road show" across the UK including talks by Keith Moore, Librarian at the Royal Society, and leading British space scientists.
INI is committed to the maintenance of a reputation for creativity and mathematical excellence. This will mean continuing to deliver ground-breaking research of the highest international standard, supporting the UK mathematical sciences community both in academe and beyond, and further extending the reach of mathematics into other disciplines and applications via TGM. Throughout it will strive to maintain the culture of creativity and achievement for which it is widely recognised.
Planned Impact
The Isaac Newton Institute provides underpinning support for research for the whole of the UK mathematical Sciences community. Its record of curiosity-led programming across the sciences has been substantial, but it also puts non-academic impact at the heart of much of its activity, in the areas of People, Economy and Society.
In the last few years INI's knowledge exchange role has expanded significantly, and now, through the Turing Gateway to Mathematics (TGM), it routinely facilitates this impact to an impressive list of over 700 stakeholder organisations, including as exemplars: Airbus Defence and Space, BAE Systems, Bank of England, Barclays, Deloitte, GCHQ, National Physical Laboratory, Telespazio Vega and Unilever. In total, they span the industrial, commercial, charitable and public sectors and have interacted with scientists in a wide variety of thematic areas including mathematics, statistics, big data, chemistry, climatology, computer science, cryptography, engineering, environmental science, energy, finance, healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, medical imaging, physics, security, space, uncertainty quantification. A typical meeting arranged by TGM was on the mathematical modelling of Algorithmic Trading, held in March 2017 at the Alan Turing Institute, London; it was heavily oversubscribed and attracted roughly an even split between academic and non-academic participants, which is common for such events.
As well as keeping stakeholders up-to-date with current mathematical and scientific technology, TGM can help broker long-term relationships which lead to significant impacts to both companies and individuals. Specific evidence for this is provided in the project partner letters. Similarly, long-term INI programmes, in pure or applied areas, can lead to impacts in highly current topics; for example models for the spread of infectious diseases developed at INI in 2013 are starting to directly influence policy in the prediction and planning for future human and animal virus outbreaks.
Associations forged at INI can often lead to new career opportunities for early career participants outside academe; for example, details are given elsewhere about two researchers who moved from academe to take up highly successful careers at Microsoft and Cryptomathic.
In regard to societal benefit, a recent INI programme on the Mathematics and Statistics of Forensic Science led to production of a set of guidelines "specifying conditions under which particular techniques can be used to provide results and reliability estimates that are sufficiently certain to be presented in court without the risk of being challenged on appeal". An associated TGM workshop to this programme was attended by leading judges and barristers, including David Kitchin the Lord Justice of Appeal.
A further example of INI's societal impact through TGM, raised by a project partner, is the 2013 workshop on Policy Support organised with the Department of Communities and Local Government. The meeting discussed policy issues related to business rates, national resilience and homelessness, and was the first time that a government department had engaged so closely and openly with the mathematical sciences community.
The other major beneficiaries of INI and TGM activity are the general public and especially school students. Public lectures are provided by the ever-changing array of world-renowned researchers to a packed audience, and mathematically oriented artwork and exhibitions are regularly on display for non-mathematicians to peruse. The Deputy Director and Director regularly talk to school students about the beauty, ubiquity and efficacy of mathematics, and the former is active in organising 'Girls in Maths' events. INI has bold ambitions to team up with other experts in mathematics communication to exploit the academic resource in the building in order to produce online, printed and broadcast material accessible to all.
In the last few years INI's knowledge exchange role has expanded significantly, and now, through the Turing Gateway to Mathematics (TGM), it routinely facilitates this impact to an impressive list of over 700 stakeholder organisations, including as exemplars: Airbus Defence and Space, BAE Systems, Bank of England, Barclays, Deloitte, GCHQ, National Physical Laboratory, Telespazio Vega and Unilever. In total, they span the industrial, commercial, charitable and public sectors and have interacted with scientists in a wide variety of thematic areas including mathematics, statistics, big data, chemistry, climatology, computer science, cryptography, engineering, environmental science, energy, finance, healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, medical imaging, physics, security, space, uncertainty quantification. A typical meeting arranged by TGM was on the mathematical modelling of Algorithmic Trading, held in March 2017 at the Alan Turing Institute, London; it was heavily oversubscribed and attracted roughly an even split between academic and non-academic participants, which is common for such events.
As well as keeping stakeholders up-to-date with current mathematical and scientific technology, TGM can help broker long-term relationships which lead to significant impacts to both companies and individuals. Specific evidence for this is provided in the project partner letters. Similarly, long-term INI programmes, in pure or applied areas, can lead to impacts in highly current topics; for example models for the spread of infectious diseases developed at INI in 2013 are starting to directly influence policy in the prediction and planning for future human and animal virus outbreaks.
Associations forged at INI can often lead to new career opportunities for early career participants outside academe; for example, details are given elsewhere about two researchers who moved from academe to take up highly successful careers at Microsoft and Cryptomathic.
In regard to societal benefit, a recent INI programme on the Mathematics and Statistics of Forensic Science led to production of a set of guidelines "specifying conditions under which particular techniques can be used to provide results and reliability estimates that are sufficiently certain to be presented in court without the risk of being challenged on appeal". An associated TGM workshop to this programme was attended by leading judges and barristers, including David Kitchin the Lord Justice of Appeal.
A further example of INI's societal impact through TGM, raised by a project partner, is the 2013 workshop on Policy Support organised with the Department of Communities and Local Government. The meeting discussed policy issues related to business rates, national resilience and homelessness, and was the first time that a government department had engaged so closely and openly with the mathematical sciences community.
The other major beneficiaries of INI and TGM activity are the general public and especially school students. Public lectures are provided by the ever-changing array of world-renowned researchers to a packed audience, and mathematically oriented artwork and exhibitions are regularly on display for non-mathematicians to peruse. The Deputy Director and Director regularly talk to school students about the beauty, ubiquity and efficacy of mathematics, and the former is active in organising 'Girls in Maths' events. INI has bold ambitions to team up with other experts in mathematics communication to exploit the academic resource in the building in order to produce online, printed and broadcast material accessible to all.
Organisations
- University of Cambridge (Lead Research Organisation)
- Natural Environment Research Council (Co-funder, Collaboration)
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Co-funder)
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (Co-funder)
- Economic and Social Research Council (Co-funder)
- The Royal Society (Collaboration)
- The Research Institute on Verified Trustworthy Software Systems (Collaboration)
- University of Warwick (Collaboration)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Collaboration)
- The Smith Institute (Collaboration)
- PA Consulting (Collaboration)
- Royal Society of Chemistry (Collaboration)
- Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- London Mathematical Society (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) (Collaboration)
- Alan Turing Institute (Collaboration)
- DIGITAL CATAPULT (Collaboration)
- Cybernetica AS (Collaboration)
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (Collaboration)
- Unilever (Netherlands) (Collaboration)
- International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) (Collaboration)
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (Collaboration)
- DURHAM UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- United Kingdom Research and Innovation (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (Collaboration)
- Royal Statistical Society (Collaboration)
- Innovate UK (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- National Grid UK (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- INNOVATE UK (Collaboration)
- Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (Collaboration)
- Institute of Physics (IOP) (Collaboration)
- StarkWare Industries Ltd (Collaboration)
- British Machine Vision Association (Collaboration)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (Collaboration)
- Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (Collaboration)
- University of Leuven (Collaboration)
- NIHR CRN Staff and Facilities Throughout the UK (Collaboration)
- BAE Systems (United Kingdom) (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- European Mathematical Society (Project Partner)
- Smith Institute (Project Partner)
- The Alan Turing Institute (Project Partner)
- Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research (Project Partner)
- Clay Mathematics Institute (UK) (Project Partner)
- Government Communications Headquarters (Project Partner)
Publications
Abeya A
(2023)
Whitham modulation theory for the defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation in two and three spatial dimensions
in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Ablowitz M
(2023)
Soliton-mean field interaction in Korteweg-de Vries dispersive hydrodynamics
in Studies in Applied Mathematics
Abrahams D
(2021)
Reinvigorating the Wiener-Hopf technique in the pursuit of understanding processes and materials.
in National science review
Abrahams I
(2020)
High-contrast approximation for penetrable wedge diffraction
in IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics
Achleitner F
(2023)
Hypocoercivity and hypocontractivity concepts for linear dynamical systems
in The Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra
Adukov VM
(2022)
An explicit Wiener-Hopf factorization algorithm for matrix polynomials and its exact realizations within ExactMPF package.
in Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Adukova N
(2020)
On effective criterion of stability of partial indices for matrix polynomials
in Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Adukova NV
(2020)
On effective criterion of stability of partial indices for matrix polynomials.
in Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Aitzhan S
(2022)
Fokas Diagonalization of Piecewise Constant Coefficient Linear Differential Operators on Finite Intervals and Networks
in Acta Applicandae Mathematicae
Albiac F
(2020)
Embeddability of l and bases in Lipschitz free p-spaces for 0 < p = 1
in Journal of Functional Analysis
| Title | Exhibition of Mark Francis paintings |
| Description | Exhibition of Mark Francis paintings |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | Exhibition of Mark Francis paintings |
| Title | John Kinsella - Poetry Reading |
| Description | An evening of readings from John Kinsella's book Spiralling |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | John Kinsella is INI's Poet In Residence, and wrote a book of poetry called Spiralling. |
| URL | http://www.newton.ac.uk/about/art-artefacts/poet-in-residence |
| Title | Roundtable meeting on opportunities at the intersection between Physics, Mathematics and Art |
| Description | The output will be a suite of workshops, exhibitions and interaction engagements between atrists and scientists |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | This will lay the groundwork for futute developments. |
| Description | The science undertaken at the Institute covers the widest possible range from Astronomy to Zoology. Reports from the organisers of each programme are available on the Institute's website, with details of publications and lectures for downloading on http://www.newton.ac.uk/. The Institute has always embraced inter- and multidisciplinary activities, helping to broaden the mathematical sciences and its influence throughout academe. During the pandemic the INI has supported the Royal Society's Rapid Assistance in Modelling the Pandemic (RAMP) initiative through its own virtual Infectious Dynamics of Pandemics programme. |
| Exploitation Route | In March 2013, the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences launched the Turing Gateway to Mathematics, now renamed the Newton Gateway. It is an impact initiative of the INI and aims to stimulate the interchange of knowledge and ideas between academics of different disciplines and users of modern mathematics. The Gateway is a channel for collaboration and cooperation between academia and industry. It will help to shorten pathways to impact and increase access to modern mathematical methods for other industrial and academic areas. Since the Gateway was established, it has consolidated its presence, delivering a range of activities across a number of different themes and sectors including financial risk, space and security sectors, infectious diseases, public policy, and data driven engineering. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Retail,Security and Diplomacy,Transport,Other |
| URL | https://www.newton.ac.uk/events/programmes-workshops/ |
| Description | The science undertaken at the Institute covers the widest possible range from Astronomy to Zoology; our role is to disseminate the use of cutting-edge mathematics and statistics in all of these areas. Reports from the organisers of the completed programmes are available on the Institute's website, with details of publications and lectures for downloading on www.newton.ac.uk/. The Newton Gateway (formerly the Turing Gateway to Mathematics) is actively involved with Impact Acceleration and Knowledge Exchange in the mathematical sciences nationally, see gateway.newton.ac.uk/ In March 2013, the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences launched the Turing Gateway to Mathematics. Its mission statement (and that of its successor, the Newton Gateway) is to act as a channel for the flow of knowledge and ideas between the mathematical sciences and the users of mathematics. It does this by facilitating interactions and activities such as programmes of work, events, projects, education and training in areas where maths skills are needed. Acting as a gateway between academic mathematicians and industry, government, and other disciplines, it helps to widen access to mathematics generally and shorten pathways to impacts. Since the Gateway was established, it has consolidated its presence, delivering a range of activities across a number of different themes and sectors ranging from financial risk, through space and security sectors, Big Data to public policy. In addition to running visitor research programmes, the Isaac Newton Institute brings academic researchers in the mathematical sciences together with industrial, commercial and government organisations and individuals through activities such as Open for Business events. The success of these (see www.newton.ac.uk /outreach/open-for-business) together with follow-on activity for the research programmes is a key element of the Newton Gateway initiative. But it now offers much more, nurturing and expanding engagement opportunities for, and strategic relationships with, the public sector, academia and industry. This has been achieved by facilitating interactions and activities such as programmes of work, study groups, workshops, research and training programmes, as well as less formal, small working groups in which academics and business personnel collaborate. During the pandemic, the Newton Gateway has continued to sport industry and government, albeit via virtual means, and has enhanced its response to societal issues via its joint work through the award winning V-KEMS (https://www.vkemsuk.org/). |
| First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Agriculture, Food and Drink,Chemicals,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotec |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | BCAM (DNM) |
| Amount | £2,627 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Basque Center for Applied Mathematics |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Spain |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 06/2019 |
| Description | Cambridge Philosophical Society |
| Amount | £4,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Cambridge Philosophical Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Cambridge Philosophical Society |
| Amount | £4,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Cambridge Philosophical Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | Google DeepMind (MES) |
| Amount | £1,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | DeepMind Technologies Limited |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 05/2019 |
| Description | HEIF5 Funding |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2018 |
| End | 07/2019 |
| Description | Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research |
| Amount | £8,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2019 |
| End | 07/2020 |
| Description | Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research |
| Amount | £28,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2021 |
| End | 07/2023 |
| Description | Higher Education Innovation Fund |
| Amount | £49,540 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2020 |
| End | 07/2021 |
| Description | Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2019 |
| End | 08/2020 |
| Description | Higher Education Innovation Fund 2021 - 22; 2022 - 23 |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2021 |
| End | 07/2023 |
| Description | Instituto Superior Tecnico (SRQ) |
| Amount | £1,260 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Lisbon |
| Department | Instituto Superior Tecnico |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Portugal |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | LMS |
| Amount | £35,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | London Mathematical Society |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | London Mathematical Society |
| Amount | £45,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | London Mathematical Society |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2019 |
| End | 07/2020 |
| Description | London Mathematical Society |
| Amount | £35,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | London Mathematical Society |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | London Mathematical Society |
| Amount | £70,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | London Mathematical Society |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2021 |
| End | 07/2023 |
| Description | National Grid (MES) |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Grid UK |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 05/2019 |
| Description | QJMAM (DNM) |
| Amount | £1,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 06/2019 |
| Description | Simons Foundation |
| Amount | £114,327 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Simons Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 07/2018 |
| End | 06/2022 |
| Description | The Simons Foundation |
| Amount | $500,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | Simons Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 07/2021 |
| End | 06/2023 |
| Description | UKRI Additional Research for Mathematical Sciences - Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
| Amount | £10,000,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V521929/1 |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2020 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Description | ULFMF (DNM) |
| Amount | £1,600 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Ljubljana |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 07/2019 |
| Description | Winton Philanthropies |
| Amount | £200,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Winton Philanthropies |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2018 |
| Title | All Test data related to Polyurethane-Expancel Syntactic Foam manuscript |
| Description | This rar files contains all experimental results in connection with the manuscript ``Analytical models for hollow thermoplastic syntactic foams subject to high-strain compressive loading'' which is available on arXiv (https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.07193). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/All_test_data_related_to_syntactic_foam_manuscript/14187092/3 |
| Title | All Test data related to Polyurethane-Expancel Syntactic Foam manuscript |
| Description | This rar files contains all experimental results in connection with the manuscript ``Analytical models for hollow thermoplastic syntactic foams subject to high-strain compressive loading'' which is available on arXiv (https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.07193). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/All_test_data_related_to_syntactic_foam_manuscript/14187092 |
| Title | All Test data related to Polyurethane-Expancel Syntactic Foam manuscript |
| Description | This rar files contains all experimental results in connection with the manuscript ``Analytical models for hollow thermoplastic syntactic foams subject to high-strain compressive loading'' which is available on arXiv (https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.07193). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/All_test_data_related_to_syntactic_foam_manuscript/14187092/2 |
| Title | All test data related to syntactic foam manuscript |
| Description | This rar files contains all experimental results in connection with the manuscript ``Analytical models for hollow thermoplastic syntactic foams subject to high-strain compressive loading'' which is available on arXiv (https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.07193). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/All_test_data_related_to_syntactic_foam_manuscript/14187092/1 |
| Title | Supplementary information files for: Periodic solutions of coupled Boussinesq equations and Ostrovsky-type models free from zero-mass contradiction |
| Description | Supplementary information files for: Periodic solutions of coupled Boussinesq equations and Ostrovsky-type models free from zero-mass contradiction Coupled Boussinesq equations are used to describe long weakly-nonlinear longitudinal strain waves in a bi-layer with a soft bonding between the layers (e.g. a soft adhesive). From the mathematical viewpoint, a particularly difficult case appears when the linear long-wave speeds in the layers are significantly different (high-contrast case). The traditional derivation of the uni-directional models leads to four uncoupled Ostrovsky equations, for the right- and left-propagating waves in each layer. However, the models impose a "zero-mass constraint" i.e. the initial conditions should necessarily have zero mean, restricting the applicability of that description. Here, we bypass the contradiction in this high-contrast case by constructing the solution for the deviation from the evolving mean value, using asymptotic multiple-scale expansions involving two pairs of fast characteristic variables and two slow-time variables. By construction, the Ostrovsky equations emerging within the scope of this derivation are solved for initial conditions with zero mean while initial conditions for the original system may have non-zero mean values. Asymptotic validity of the solution is carefully examined numerically. We apply the models to the description of counter-propagating waves generated by solitary wave initial conditions, or co-propagating waves generated by cnoidal wave initial conditions, as well as the resulting wave interactions, and contrast with the behaviour of the waves in bi-layers when the linear long-wave speeds in the layers are close (low-contrast case). One local (classical) and two non-local (generalised) conservation laws of the coupled Boussinesq equations for strains are derived and used to control the accuracy of the numerical simulations. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Supplementary_information_files_for_Periodic_solutio... |
| Title | Supplementary information files for: Periodic solutions of coupled Boussinesq equations and Ostrovsky-type models free from zero-mass contradiction |
| Description | Supplementary information files for: Periodic solutions of coupled Boussinesq equations and Ostrovsky-type models free from zero-mass contradiction Coupled Boussinesq equations are used to describe long weakly-nonlinear longitudinal strain waves in a bi-layer with a soft bonding between the layers (e.g. a soft adhesive). From the mathematical viewpoint, a particularly difficult case appears when the linear long-wave speeds in the layers are significantly different (high-contrast case). The traditional derivation of the uni-directional models leads to four uncoupled Ostrovsky equations, for the right- and left-propagating waves in each layer. However, the models impose a "zero-mass constraint" i.e. the initial conditions should necessarily have zero mean, restricting the applicability of that description. Here, we bypass the contradiction in this high-contrast case by constructing the solution for the deviation from the evolving mean value, using asymptotic multiple-scale expansions involving two pairs of fast characteristic variables and two slow-time variables. By construction, the Ostrovsky equations emerging within the scope of this derivation are solved for initial conditions with zero mean while initial conditions for the original system may have non-zero mean values. Asymptotic validity of the solution is carefully examined numerically. We apply the models to the description of counter-propagating waves generated by solitary wave initial conditions, or co-propagating waves generated by cnoidal wave initial conditions, as well as the resulting wave interactions, and contrast with the behaviour of the waves in bi-layers when the linear long-wave speeds in the layers are close (low-contrast case). One local (classical) and two non-local (generalised) conservation laws of the coupled Boussinesq equations for strains are derived and used to control the accuracy of the numerical simulations. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Supplementary_information_files_for_Periodic_solutio... |
| Description | 100% Renewables - Future Challenges in Energy Systems |
| Organisation | National Grid UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Gateway led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | National Grid ESO supported the delivery of this event and the wider Research Programme. The academic organisers of the INI Research Programme on Managing Energy Systems worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | The energy systems area is highly multidisciplinary and requires the endeavours of mathematicians, statisticians, computational modellers, engineers and economists to address the challenges that exist. One of the most significant of these, is the management of energy flows in order to avoid billions of pounds of expenditure in network reinforcement. In this context, many of the present and emerging renewable resources pose both a challenge and an opportunity. The programme for the day included academic research talks, as well as end-user challenge type presentations from key players across the energy sector supply chain. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | 145th Mathematical European Study Group with Industry |
| Organisation | The Smith Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers to deliver the industry challenges, oversaw registrations and arranged catering. The Gateway attended the event and helped to facilitate discussions within a number of the challenge sessions and oversaw the development of industrial challenge solution reports after the event. The Gateway also helped to secure some funding to be contributed to the event by industry partners. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This was delivered in partnership with the Centre for Mathematical Sciences and the Smith Institute. The partners helped identify industry challenges to be presented at the event. CMS hosted the event and were responsible for developing the delegate materials, some catering and arranging accommodation. |
| Impact | Ten problems were posed that covered a wide range of industries, from agriculture to defence, energy to finance and food manufacturing. These were provided by eight different companies: Aviva, BP, DSTL, Faraday Predictive, National Grid, PepsiCo, Prudential and Syngenta. Over the course of the week academics worked alongside the companies to identify novel approaches and insights to these problems. Experts from a range of mathematical fields including machine learning, statistics, fluid dynamics and signal processing worked on the problems over the week. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | 162nd European Study Group with Industry - July 2020 |
| Organisation | International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Gateway helped to promote the event and also helped to deliver the event via Zoom. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Impact | ESGI 162 took place virtually in July 2020 and was hosted by the University of Leeds and delivered by ICMS with support from the Newton Gateway and the KTN as part of V-KEMS. It attracted over 100 participants from academic institutions across the UK, as well as some who were able to join from elsewhere in the World, due to its online delivery. Eight problems from industry were presented by seven different companies - Dstl, Faraday Predictive Ltd, Innovation Embassy, Mercer, Transfinite, Vet AI and Zenotech. Work-groups were then formed with the aim of producing viable solutions that were presented back to the problem presenters at the end of the week. Feedback from the organisations which set the challenges was encouraging, including "a really solid foundation has been started", "really interesting analysis that we can do a lot with", "impressive & amazing outputs", and "delighted to get 2 different angles and hope we can use these in a relatively short timescale". This was particularly encouraging as a number of the groups were working across several different time zones! |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | 162nd European Study Group with Industry - July 2020 |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Gateway helped to promote the event and also helped to deliver the event via Zoom. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Impact | ESGI 162 took place virtually in July 2020 and was hosted by the University of Leeds and delivered by ICMS with support from the Newton Gateway and the KTN as part of V-KEMS. It attracted over 100 participants from academic institutions across the UK, as well as some who were able to join from elsewhere in the World, due to its online delivery. Eight problems from industry were presented by seven different companies - Dstl, Faraday Predictive Ltd, Innovation Embassy, Mercer, Transfinite, Vet AI and Zenotech. Work-groups were then formed with the aim of producing viable solutions that were presented back to the problem presenters at the end of the week. Feedback from the organisations which set the challenges was encouraging, including "a really solid foundation has been started", "really interesting analysis that we can do a lot with", "impressive & amazing outputs", and "delighted to get 2 different angles and hope we can use these in a relatively short timescale". This was particularly encouraging as a number of the groups were working across several different time zones! |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | 3rd Edwards Symposium - New Horizons in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Department | Durham Centre for Soft Matter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working with the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, the TGM developed and delivered this four day workshop in September 2018, held at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge. It built on the 2 previous events and highlighted developments in theoretical physics and mathematical frameworks for the modelling and simulation of soft matter systems. There was a particular emphasis on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design and it continued to celebrate the work of Sir Sam Edwards The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The University of Cambridge and Unilever sponsored the delivery of the event. The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics worked with the TGM to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Both the Durham Centre for Soft Matter and the Edwards Center for Soft Matter helped to promote the event, provide speakers and secured additional attendance at the event. Industry challenges were delivered by Unilever; Merck, Sharp & Dohme; Exxon Mobil and Pepsico. |
| Impact | The Edwards Symposium Series highlights the latest developments in soft matter science with a particular (but not exclusive) emphasis on theoretical and mathematical models, and on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design. Leading academic speakers convey their latest scientific work, aiming to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary discussions across the industry/academia boundary. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 3rd Edwards Symposium - New Horizons in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Working with the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, the TGM developed and delivered this four day workshop in September 2018, held at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge. It built on the 2 previous events and highlighted developments in theoretical physics and mathematical frameworks for the modelling and simulation of soft matter systems. There was a particular emphasis on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design and it continued to celebrate the work of Sir Sam Edwards The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The University of Cambridge and Unilever sponsored the delivery of the event. The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics worked with the TGM to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Both the Durham Centre for Soft Matter and the Edwards Center for Soft Matter helped to promote the event, provide speakers and secured additional attendance at the event. Industry challenges were delivered by Unilever; Merck, Sharp & Dohme; Exxon Mobil and Pepsico. |
| Impact | The Edwards Symposium Series highlights the latest developments in soft matter science with a particular (but not exclusive) emphasis on theoretical and mathematical models, and on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design. Leading academic speakers convey their latest scientific work, aiming to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary discussions across the industry/academia boundary. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 3rd Edwards Symposium - New Horizons in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | Unilever |
| Department | Unilever Research and Development |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Working with the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, the TGM developed and delivered this four day workshop in September 2018, held at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge. It built on the 2 previous events and highlighted developments in theoretical physics and mathematical frameworks for the modelling and simulation of soft matter systems. There was a particular emphasis on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design and it continued to celebrate the work of Sir Sam Edwards The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The University of Cambridge and Unilever sponsored the delivery of the event. The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics worked with the TGM to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Both the Durham Centre for Soft Matter and the Edwards Center for Soft Matter helped to promote the event, provide speakers and secured additional attendance at the event. Industry challenges were delivered by Unilever; Merck, Sharp & Dohme; Exxon Mobil and Pepsico. |
| Impact | The Edwards Symposium Series highlights the latest developments in soft matter science with a particular (but not exclusive) emphasis on theoretical and mathematical models, and on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design. Leading academic speakers convey their latest scientific work, aiming to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary discussions across the industry/academia boundary. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 3rd Edwards Symposium - New Horizons in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cavendish Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working with the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, the TGM developed and delivered this four day workshop in September 2018, held at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge. It built on the 2 previous events and highlighted developments in theoretical physics and mathematical frameworks for the modelling and simulation of soft matter systems. There was a particular emphasis on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design and it continued to celebrate the work of Sir Sam Edwards The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The University of Cambridge and Unilever sponsored the delivery of the event. The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics worked with the TGM to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Both the Durham Centre for Soft Matter and the Edwards Center for Soft Matter helped to promote the event, provide speakers and secured additional attendance at the event. Industry challenges were delivered by Unilever; Merck, Sharp & Dohme; Exxon Mobil and Pepsico. |
| Impact | The Edwards Symposium Series highlights the latest developments in soft matter science with a particular (but not exclusive) emphasis on theoretical and mathematical models, and on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design. Leading academic speakers convey their latest scientific work, aiming to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary discussions across the industry/academia boundary. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 3rd Edwards Symposium - New Horizons in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Edwards Centre for Soft Matter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working with the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, the TGM developed and delivered this four day workshop in September 2018, held at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge. It built on the 2 previous events and highlighted developments in theoretical physics and mathematical frameworks for the modelling and simulation of soft matter systems. There was a particular emphasis on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design and it continued to celebrate the work of Sir Sam Edwards The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The University of Cambridge and Unilever sponsored the delivery of the event. The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics worked with the TGM to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Both the Durham Centre for Soft Matter and the Edwards Center for Soft Matter helped to promote the event, provide speakers and secured additional attendance at the event. Industry challenges were delivered by Unilever; Merck, Sharp & Dohme; Exxon Mobil and Pepsico. |
| Impact | The Edwards Symposium Series highlights the latest developments in soft matter science with a particular (but not exclusive) emphasis on theoretical and mathematical models, and on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design. Leading academic speakers convey their latest scientific work, aiming to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary discussions across the industry/academia boundary. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 4th Edwards Symposium - Emerging Trends in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Other partners helped host the poster exhibition and elevator pitch sessions. |
| Impact | 2019 was the fourth year in the Edwards Symposium Series. The Edwards Symposium Series recognises the fast evolving and diverse nature of soft matter science and each year focuses on different areas of new and emerging science. In 2019, the workshop focused on the following soft matter areas: New perspectives on detergency Active and driven phase separation Rheology of dense suspensions Environmentally sustainable plastics. These themes posed fundamental questions in basic science that were addressed by distinguished academic speakers. Their industrial relevance was reflected by the prominence at the Symposium of industrial participants whose oral presentations, posters and informal discussions informed the discussions with the hope of leading to concrete future collaborations, of benefit to both sides. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 4th Edwards Symposium - Emerging Trends in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | Institute of Physics (IOP) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Other partners helped host the poster exhibition and elevator pitch sessions. |
| Impact | 2019 was the fourth year in the Edwards Symposium Series. The Edwards Symposium Series recognises the fast evolving and diverse nature of soft matter science and each year focuses on different areas of new and emerging science. In 2019, the workshop focused on the following soft matter areas: New perspectives on detergency Active and driven phase separation Rheology of dense suspensions Environmentally sustainable plastics. These themes posed fundamental questions in basic science that were addressed by distinguished academic speakers. Their industrial relevance was reflected by the prominence at the Symposium of industrial participants whose oral presentations, posters and informal discussions informed the discussions with the hope of leading to concrete future collaborations, of benefit to both sides. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 4th Edwards Symposium - Emerging Trends in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Other partners helped host the poster exhibition and elevator pitch sessions. |
| Impact | 2019 was the fourth year in the Edwards Symposium Series. The Edwards Symposium Series recognises the fast evolving and diverse nature of soft matter science and each year focuses on different areas of new and emerging science. In 2019, the workshop focused on the following soft matter areas: New perspectives on detergency Active and driven phase separation Rheology of dense suspensions Environmentally sustainable plastics. These themes posed fundamental questions in basic science that were addressed by distinguished academic speakers. Their industrial relevance was reflected by the prominence at the Symposium of industrial participants whose oral presentations, posters and informal discussions informed the discussions with the hope of leading to concrete future collaborations, of benefit to both sides. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 4th Edwards Symposium - Emerging Trends in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | Unilever |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Other partners helped host the poster exhibition and elevator pitch sessions. |
| Impact | 2019 was the fourth year in the Edwards Symposium Series. The Edwards Symposium Series recognises the fast evolving and diverse nature of soft matter science and each year focuses on different areas of new and emerging science. In 2019, the workshop focused on the following soft matter areas: New perspectives on detergency Active and driven phase separation Rheology of dense suspensions Environmentally sustainable plastics. These themes posed fundamental questions in basic science that were addressed by distinguished academic speakers. Their industrial relevance was reflected by the prominence at the Symposium of industrial participants whose oral presentations, posters and informal discussions informed the discussions with the hope of leading to concrete future collaborations, of benefit to both sides. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 4th Edwards Symposium - Emerging Trends in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cavendish Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Other partners helped host the poster exhibition and elevator pitch sessions. |
| Impact | 2019 was the fourth year in the Edwards Symposium Series. The Edwards Symposium Series recognises the fast evolving and diverse nature of soft matter science and each year focuses on different areas of new and emerging science. In 2019, the workshop focused on the following soft matter areas: New perspectives on detergency Active and driven phase separation Rheology of dense suspensions Environmentally sustainable plastics. These themes posed fundamental questions in basic science that were addressed by distinguished academic speakers. Their industrial relevance was reflected by the prominence at the Symposium of industrial participants whose oral presentations, posters and informal discussions informed the discussions with the hope of leading to concrete future collaborations, of benefit to both sides. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 4th Edwards Symposium - Emerging Trends in Soft Matter |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Edwards Centre for Soft Matter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Other partners helped host the poster exhibition and elevator pitch sessions. |
| Impact | 2019 was the fourth year in the Edwards Symposium Series. The Edwards Symposium Series recognises the fast evolving and diverse nature of soft matter science and each year focuses on different areas of new and emerging science. In 2019, the workshop focused on the following soft matter areas: New perspectives on detergency Active and driven phase separation Rheology of dense suspensions Environmentally sustainable plastics. These themes posed fundamental questions in basic science that were addressed by distinguished academic speakers. Their industrial relevance was reflected by the prominence at the Symposium of industrial participants whose oral presentations, posters and informal discussions informed the discussions with the hope of leading to concrete future collaborations, of benefit to both sides. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | 6th Edwards Symposium - Soft Matter for the 21st Century |
| Organisation | Institute of Physics (IOP) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | The Edwards Symposium Series continued to highlight the latest developments in soft matter science with a particular (but not exclusive) emphasis on theoretical and mathematical models, and on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design. Leading academic speakers conveyed their latest scientific work, aiming to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary discussions across the industry/academia boundary. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | 6th Edwards Symposium - Soft Matter for the 21st Century |
| Organisation | Unilever |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | The Edwards Symposium Series continued to highlight the latest developments in soft matter science with a particular (but not exclusive) emphasis on theoretical and mathematical models, and on how these models can inform industrial processes, materials, and design. Leading academic speakers conveyed their latest scientific work, aiming to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary discussions across the industry/academia boundary. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Achieving Impact in Healthcare: From Mathematics to Clinical Support Systems and Devices |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Department | Centre for Mathematical Imaging in Healthcare |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. The Gateway worked with each of the 5 EPSRC Centres to identify which challenges were to be addressed at the event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic leads from each of the 5 Centres worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | The five EPSRC Centres for Mathematics in Healthcare have the remit to develop and apply modern mathematical ideas to problems of potential impact to healthcare. This joint workshop of the five Centres focused on the challenges of translating mathematical research into technological advances, as well as outreach and linkage with clinicians and end-user companies. This workshop, which was attended by 70 delegates, presented the opportunity to hear in detail about the project plans, research and outcomes from each Centre and was an opportunity to share best practice. Speakers from industry, medicine and academia spoke about various aspects of modelling and applications in the clinical setting. Discussion sessions explored Clinical Support Systems, Population Medicine and Mathematical Challenges. The event helped build specific collaborations across the Centres and enabled members from the Centres to coordinate and consolidate plans for the subsequent years. A number of scoping discussions took place about potential future research projects and programmes. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Achieving Impact in Healthcare: From Mathematics to Clinical Support Systems and Devices |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | EPSRC Centre for Mathematics of Precision Healthcare |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. The Gateway worked with each of the 5 EPSRC Centres to identify which challenges were to be addressed at the event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic leads from each of the 5 Centres worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | The five EPSRC Centres for Mathematics in Healthcare have the remit to develop and apply modern mathematical ideas to problems of potential impact to healthcare. This joint workshop of the five Centres focused on the challenges of translating mathematical research into technological advances, as well as outreach and linkage with clinicians and end-user companies. This workshop, which was attended by 70 delegates, presented the opportunity to hear in detail about the project plans, research and outcomes from each Centre and was an opportunity to share best practice. Speakers from industry, medicine and academia spoke about various aspects of modelling and applications in the clinical setting. Discussion sessions explored Clinical Support Systems, Population Medicine and Mathematical Challenges. The event helped build specific collaborations across the Centres and enabled members from the Centres to coordinate and consolidate plans for the subsequent years. A number of scoping discussions took place about potential future research projects and programmes. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Advances in Numerical Modelling |
| Organisation | Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers of the INI Research Programme on the Geometry, Compatibility and Structure Preservation in Computational Differential Equations worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | This workshop showcased recent applications of geometric and structure preserving methods to models of real-world systems, as well as highlight where advances in these types of numerical methods are most needed. The programme for the day represented the breadth of application areas where geometric and structure preserving numerical methods are used and included talks from both academic research and end-used perspectives from a number of application areas. The talks highlighted recent advances in these types of numerical methods which have the potential to significantly improve simulations in areas where numerical accuracy and computational speed are vital, such as weather forecasting and medical imaging. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Algorithms and Software for Quantum Computers |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This workshop was a collaboration between the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and the Turing Gateway to Mathematics. The TGM worked with the KTN to develop the workshop. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This workshop was a collaboration between the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and the Turing Gateway to Mathematics. The TGM worked with the KTN to develop the workshop. |
| Impact | The event aimed help address the need to build UK capacity in the development of quantum computer algorithms and software for industry, in order to exploit the potential processing power of next generation quantum computers. The workshop brought together real-world problem owners (from telecoms, environment, finance, manufacturing and materials), with mathematicians, algorithm experts, and academic quantum computer hardware experts to explain what code developers need to know to create software, without getting distracted down in the underlying physics. The aim was to do this in sufficient detail to spark immediate cooperation and collaboration. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Analysis for Innovators Programme |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway helped to identify opportunities for the project holders to connect with the most appropriate mathematicians (and/or others) in the UK and to suggest relevant engagement mechanisms to help broker interaction with mathematical science research expertise.The Gateway set up and facilitated each of the meetings and / or phone calls and provided administrative support to the process to follow up the actions identified in these meetings and phone calls. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Innovate UK invited the Gateway to be a new Experimental Partner Organisation within the Analysis for Innovators Projects. They helped set up meetings for Members of the Gateway Scientific Advisory Panel to meet with industry partners to help explore the specif problems that they needed to address. |
| Impact | The Newton Gateway has been working with Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network as a new experimental partner organisation for the Analysis for Innovators Programme which is designed to help companies boost their productivity and competitiveness by solving problems with their existing products or processes. The Newton Gateway to Mathematics was asked to be involved, to explore any mathematical or statistical input that might help address the specific challenge identified by the company. Five Members of the Gateway Scientific Advisory Panel helped to identify opportunities for the project holders to connect with the most appropriate mathematicians (and/or others) in the UK and to suggest relevant engagement mechanisms to help broker interaction with mathematical science research expertise. A report was sent by the Gateway to Innovate UK that identified the specific outcomes and outputs from the meetings. If the process were to go ahead again, the Gateway suggested alternative arrangements that it would take forward, and expressed it's interest in being involved in any future round. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Artificial Intelligence Developments in Healthcare Imaging |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Department | Centre for Mathematical Imaging in Healthcare |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CMIH helped to identify speakers and delegates to be invited to the event. Helped to chair Programme sessions. |
| Impact | The EPSRC Centre for Mathematical Imaging in Healthcare (CMIH) held an engagement event in October 2019. This aimed to showcase the research that is being carried out at the Centre and presented an opportunity to hear in detail about some of the current project collaborations, other industry challenges and explore new potential collaborations. This user engagement event focussed on artificial intelligence and provided an update on some of the research projects and collaborations taking place in the CMIH. It featured presentations from CMIH researchers and Industry Partners, as well as other academics and end users in the public sector and industry. A number of industry challenges and collaborations were highlighted in an elevator pitch session. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Clinical Imaging |
| Organisation | Alan Turing Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The TGM worked with CMIH and NIHR to identify and then secure speakers, develop the Progarmme and deliver the event. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CMIH and NIHR worked with the TGM to identify speakers and to develop the Progarmme. |
| Impact | This one day event aimed to review scientific and policy developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) when applied to clinical imaging. It identified key steps that will expedite the delivery of research in the field, in partnership with academia, industry, patients and clinical researchers. Within the meeting, as part of the delivery of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation announced five new Centres of Excellence for Digital Pathology and Imaging, including Radiology, using AI medical advances. Each of the 5 Centres were represented and gave short presentations about their goals and objectives and how they will collaborate to share outcomes. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Clinical Imaging |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Department | Centre for Mathematical Imaging in Healthcare |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The TGM worked with CMIH and NIHR to identify and then secure speakers, develop the Progarmme and deliver the event. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CMIH and NIHR worked with the TGM to identify speakers and to develop the Progarmme. |
| Impact | This one day event aimed to review scientific and policy developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) when applied to clinical imaging. It identified key steps that will expedite the delivery of research in the field, in partnership with academia, industry, patients and clinical researchers. Within the meeting, as part of the delivery of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation announced five new Centres of Excellence for Digital Pathology and Imaging, including Radiology, using AI medical advances. Each of the 5 Centres were represented and gave short presentations about their goals and objectives and how they will collaborate to share outcomes. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Clinical Imaging |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The TGM worked with CMIH and NIHR to identify and then secure speakers, develop the Progarmme and deliver the event. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CMIH and NIHR worked with the TGM to identify speakers and to develop the Progarmme. |
| Impact | This one day event aimed to review scientific and policy developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) when applied to clinical imaging. It identified key steps that will expedite the delivery of research in the field, in partnership with academia, industry, patients and clinical researchers. Within the meeting, as part of the delivery of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation announced five new Centres of Excellence for Digital Pathology and Imaging, including Radiology, using AI medical advances. Each of the 5 Centres were represented and gave short presentations about their goals and objectives and how they will collaborate to share outcomes. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Clinical Imaging |
| Organisation | NIHR CRN Staff and Facilities Throughout the UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The TGM worked with CMIH and NIHR to identify and then secure speakers, develop the Progarmme and deliver the event. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CMIH and NIHR worked with the TGM to identify speakers and to develop the Progarmme. |
| Impact | This one day event aimed to review scientific and policy developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) when applied to clinical imaging. It identified key steps that will expedite the delivery of research in the field, in partnership with academia, industry, patients and clinical researchers. Within the meeting, as part of the delivery of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation announced five new Centres of Excellence for Digital Pathology and Imaging, including Radiology, using AI medical advances. Each of the 5 Centres were represented and gave short presentations about their goals and objectives and how they will collaborate to share outcomes. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CMIH - Connecting with Industry |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Department | Centre for Mathematical Imaging in Healthcare |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Colleagues from CMIH worked with the TGM to identify potential speakers to be invited to the event. |
| Impact | This user engagement day provided an update on some of the research projects and collaborations taking place in the CMIH. It featured presentations from CMIH researchers and Industry Partners and a number of industry challenges and potential new collaborations were highlighted in an elevator pitch session. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Cambridge Mathematics of Information in Healthcare Hub (CMIH) - Academic Engagement Event |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend and helped to promote the event. Some CMIH researchers/ collaborators spoke at the event |
| Impact | This academic event of the CMIH Hub aimed to bring together those working in mathematical healthcare data analytics across the UK, including academic, clinical, and industrial users with mathematicians working in similar areas. Talks focussed on the key theme of the CMIH Hub, which is the development of robust and clinical applicable algorithms for analysing healthcare data in an integrated fashion. Talks highlighted open challenges and successes from CMIH Hub researchers and presented other potential collaborative opportunities, as well as projects being developed elsewhere related to healthcare data analytics. In addition, there was the opportunity to hear from partner EPSRC Hubs for Mathematical Sciences in Healthcare, who were introduced at last year's launch event. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Cambridge Mathematics of Information in Healthcare Hub (CMIH) Industry Round Table Afternoon |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend and helped to promote the event. Some industry related collaborators spoke at the event |
| Impact | This was an invitation only engagement event of the CMIH Hub and featured presentations from CMIH researchers followed by facilitated discussion with CMIH industry partners and explored opportunities for new collaborations and engagement. It included talks that highlighted open challenges and successes from CMIH Hub researchers and presented other potential collaborative opportunities, as well as projects being developed elsewhere related to healthcare data analytics. Talks focused on the key theme of the CMIH Hub, which is the development of robust and clinical applicable algorithms for analysing healthcare data in an integrated fashion. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information - Connecting with Industry |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CCIMI worked with the TGM to identify speakers who TGM then invited to the event. |
| Impact | The main focus of this one day conference event was as an industrial engagement day that provided an update on research and collaborations taking place at the CCIMI, as well as presenting research being developed elsewhere. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information - Connecting with Industry |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend helped to promote the event. Some CCIMI researchers spoke at the event. |
| Impact | The main focus of this one day industrial engagement event was to provide an update on research and collaborations taking place at the CCIMI, as well as presenting interesting research being developed elsewhere. The talks highlighted research taking place at CCIMI, with associated industrial speakers and explored the big questions in data science, especially where mathematics is most suited to help provide answers. As in previous years, there was also a session hosted by CCIMI students which they will develop and deliver as a group. This event was of interest to participants including economists; social scientists; physicists; engineers; biomedical scientists as well as those working in statistics; pure, applied & computational analysis; quantum computing, cryptography, communication & security and those from data processing. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information - Connecting with Industry |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CCIMI helped identify speakers and develop the Programme. |
| Impact | The main focus of this one day industrial engagement event was to provide an update on research and collaborations taking place at the CCIMI, as well as presenting interesting research being developed elsewhere. The talks highlighted research taking place at CCIMI, with associated industrial speakers and looked to explore the big questions in data science, especially where mathematics is most suited to help provide answers. As in previous years, there was also a session hosted by CCIMI students which they developed and delivered as a group. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information - Connecting with Industry |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CCIMI helped to identify some speakers and promoted the event. Students and researchers from CCIMI presented their research at the event. |
| Impact | The main focus of this afternoon industrial engagement event was to provide an update on research and collaborations taking place at the CCIMI, as well as presenting interesting research being developed elsewhere. Speakers looked to explore the big questions in data science, especially where mathematics is most suited to help provide answers. It included a virtual poster session where CCIMI students presented their research. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Challenges in Landscape Decision-Making |
| Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation.The Gateway facilitated the development and analysis of a stakeholder survey, in advance of the delivery of a one month research Programme held at INI. This stakeholder input helped to ensure that talks and discussions were appropriately targeted and that the relevant organisations were involved. This demonstrates the ability to work in partnership with funders and Government to effectively deliver mathematical sciences knowledge exchange and create impact. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped develop the Programme and identify some speakers and delegates to be invited to attend. |
| Impact | This event featured talks from academic researchers and stakeholders to highlight the needs for and challenges associated with landscape modelling, as well as relevant advances in mathematical and statistical modelling techniques. The initial session set the scene in terms of stakeholder needs for landscape models and the interacting components of landscapes that need to be represented in such models. This was followed by presentations from academics and stakeholders describing the state-of-the-art in landscape modelling from the rural, urban and coastal/inland waters domains. The workshop took place at the start of the Research Programme on Mathematical and Statistical Challenges in Landscape Decision Making and it was intended that this would help to reveal key knowledge gaps and research questions to be explored during the Research Programme. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Challenges in Landscape Decision-Making |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation.The Gateway facilitated the development and analysis of a stakeholder survey, in advance of the delivery of a one month research Programme held at INI. This stakeholder input helped to ensure that talks and discussions were appropriately targeted and that the relevant organisations were involved. This demonstrates the ability to work in partnership with funders and Government to effectively deliver mathematical sciences knowledge exchange and create impact. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped develop the Programme and identify some speakers and delegates to be invited to attend. |
| Impact | This event featured talks from academic researchers and stakeholders to highlight the needs for and challenges associated with landscape modelling, as well as relevant advances in mathematical and statistical modelling techniques. The initial session set the scene in terms of stakeholder needs for landscape models and the interacting components of landscapes that need to be represented in such models. This was followed by presentations from academics and stakeholders describing the state-of-the-art in landscape modelling from the rural, urban and coastal/inland waters domains. The workshop took place at the start of the Research Programme on Mathematical and Statistical Challenges in Landscape Decision Making and it was intended that this would help to reveal key knowledge gaps and research questions to be explored during the Research Programme. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Communicating Mathematics for the Public |
| Organisation | Institute of Mathematics and its Applications |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the event. |
| Impact | Following the event, Hannah Thomas, Lead support for communicating data, statistics and analysis at the Government Analysis Function, published a blog post on 'Lessons learned at the "Communicating maths for the public" event'. Following on from this in the latest INI Living Proof Podcast, Dan Aspel and Maha Kaouri interview Hannah Thomas, Lead Support for Communicating Data, Statistics and Analysis at Government Analysis Function. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Developments in Healthcare Imaging - Connecting with Academia |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Department | Centre for Mathematical Imaging in Healthcare |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We developed and delivered this event in partnership with CMIH. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up with web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CMIH developed and delivered the event in partnership with us. |
| Impact | This one day conference brought together those academics working on advances in imaging technology with researchers who investigate new image analysis methods, to help address current challenges. New imaging technology goes side by side with the need for mathematical models to maximise the information gain from these novel imaging techniques. This event presented the opportunity to hear in detail about some of the current project collaborations, and focused on the academic interactions taking place in the field of medical imaging and especially across the EPSRC Centres for Mathematical Sciences in Healthcare. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Evidence Based Decisions for UK Landscapes |
| Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Working with NERC and Defra, the TGM developed and delivered this event in Sept 2018. Speakers were identified and the Programme was developed. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NERC and Defra sponsored the delivery of the event and worked with the TGM to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | This workshop aimed to investigate new mathematical and statistical modelling techniques which can enable better evidence-based decisions to be made around UK landscapes. These need to be flexible enough to incorporate other models, whilst also taking into account many other highly complex factors across different landscapes.It led to the development of a 1 month Research Progarmme which will be delivered at INI in July 2019. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Evidence Based Decisions for UK Landscapes |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Working with NERC and Defra, the TGM developed and delivered this event in Sept 2018. Speakers were identified and the Programme was developed. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NERC and Defra sponsored the delivery of the event and worked with the TGM to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | This workshop aimed to investigate new mathematical and statistical modelling techniques which can enable better evidence-based decisions to be made around UK landscapes. These need to be flexible enough to incorporate other models, whilst also taking into account many other highly complex factors across different landscapes.It led to the development of a 1 month Research Progarmme which will be delivered at INI in July 2019. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | From Dispersive Hydrodynamics to Forecasting, Machine Learning and Back |
| Organisation | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | The aim of this event was to bring together mathematicians and scientists working at the forefront of Dispersive Hydrodynamics and its applications, with end users from industry to further investigate potential connections. In particular, this event focused on applications of Dispersive Hydrodynamics related to randomness and extreme wave events in nonlinear dispersive waves (such as rogue waves in the ocean or in optical fibres) as well as the connections of Dispersive Hydrodynamics with random networks and machine learning. This workshop featured a series of talks that cover two main session themes: Weather & Climate Forecasting and Oceanography Random Networks and Machine Learning Following this Open for Business event, Plus Magazine conducted a podcast interview with one of the speakers, Tim Palmer, on 'A 60% chance of rain: Weather, climate, and how to deal with uncertainty'. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Geometric and Topological Approaches to Data Analysis |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CCIMI worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. The event was hosted at the Centre for Mathematicla Sciences. |
| Impact | The third annual academic conference from the Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information (CCIMI) focused on the academic interactions taking place related to Geometric and Topological Approaches to Data Analysis. This event brought together those academics working to advance data science and provided an update on the research and collaborations taking place at CCIMI, associated challenges and other potential collaborative opportunities, as well as highlighting projects being developed elsewhere related to data analysis. The talks explored diffeomorphic learning, data analysis, geometric inverse problems, sampling with confidence, optimal transport in data sciences and nonlocal inverse problems. It featured a poster competition for the most enlightening poster from an early career researcher, which was won by Tamara Großmann from the University of Cambridge. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | IMA Mathematics 2020 Online Series |
| Organisation | Institute of Mathematics and its Applications |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Gateway worked with the IMA to identify and secure speakers as well as promoting the series of events, via hosting a webpage and including information in the online newsletter and via Twitter. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The IMA led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Impact | For a number of years, The Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (IMA) has been running a series of conferences to promote mathematics, with the aim of demonstrating to both mathematicians and non-mathematicians the many uses of modern mathematics. IMA Mathematics 2020 took place virtually in a series of weekly two hour events. Four events were scheduled and the Newton Gateway worked in partnership to include talks from some speakers involved in Gateway current and future activities. Professor Jane Hutton (University of Warwick) gave a taster of Mathematics and Statistics for Effective Regulation due to take place in November 2020. Professor Nigel Smart (KU Leuven) spoke about Privacy Enhancing Technologies, in advance of a series of Gateway events being delivered in November and December 2020. Professor Chris Budd (University of Bath) gave a presentation on V-KEMS - the rationale for its formation, working with the broader mathematical community and the variety of activity that it has been able to deliver over a relatively short period of time. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Industrial Applications of Complex Analysis |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers of the INI Research Programme on the Complex Analysis: Techniques, Applications and Computations worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | This knowledge exchange event showcased the state of the art application of complex analysis methods to solve industrial driven problems, as well as where mathematical advances in this area are most needed. Another key aim was to identify techniques most commonly used by end-users and where further improvements would be most beneficial. This will help focus the areas of investigation undertaken in the remainder of the research programme. The programme for the day reflected the breadth of application areas where complex analysis methods are important and included talks representing both academic research and end-user perspectives from a range of different industrial areas. These talks also highlighted how complex analysis methods have the potential to tackle challenging problems in a number of areas including understanding of aeroacoustics, medical imaging methods, tissue engineering approaches and radar signal processing. Furthermore, the increasing difficulty of many problems in these fields will help inform the agenda for complex analysis research. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Industrial and Clinical Application of Cardiac Simulations: Quantifying Uncertainty in Model Predictions |
| Organisation | University of Nottingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers of the INI Research Programme on the Fickle Heart worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | There are a range of industrial and clinical applications of cardiac simulations that have begun to be tested and used in the last few years including assessing the safety of new drugs and providing patient-specific guidance for clinical procedures. A major obstacle to progress is that the present generation of cardiac simulations do not account fully for all the uncertainties and variabilities that we know to be present. This event brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss the latest developments in considering uncertainty and variability in cardiac simulation. The introductory talks highlighted the key issues raised during the Research Programme on the Fickle Heart and suggested some next steps. A number of end-user talks from industry and the public sector described how organisations manage the uncertainty of modelling and the challenges they face. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Innovative Mathematics for the Modern Industrial Strategy |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics and INI led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, helping to identify and invite speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The KTN led on the development of the Programme securing specific speakers for the challenges that had been identified in the Industry Strategy Challenge Fund. |
| Impact | For many decades there has been a need for mathematical innovation in industry, especially in our largest R&D intensive companies. Following the publication of the UK Government's Modern Industrial Strategy, and with suggestions made in the Bond Review, there is the opportunity to link together the providers of mathematics with senior business leaders, and develop resources for long-term industry-driven collaboration in areas that can benefit from innovative mathematics. 2 workshops took place to explore these issues and identify the big research challenges that could help mathematical sciences get better embedded in some interesting, long term industry programmes. * Physical modelling for formulation *Network theory and optimal control for the circular economy. At the last session of each week, consensus was reached about next steps to be taken - identifying projects that could be taken forward and potential funding streams that could be applied for. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Integrating Quantitative Social, Ecological and Mathematical Sciences into Landscape Decision-making |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | In July 2019 the Isaac Newton Institute (INI) Programme Mathematical and statistical challenges in landscape decision-making brought together environmental and mathematical scientists to discuss the issues facing landscape decision-makers and how mathematical and statistical approaches could help. The Gateway helped with the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers and helped to develop the Programme. |
| Impact | The programme identified key research priorities within four areas: Decision-making under uncertainty, Spatial/temporal scaling, Coupling models to represent interactions within landscape systems and Representing processes in landscape models. It also led to a number of research proposals funded under the UKRI Strategic Priority Fund (SPF) "Landscape Decisions: Toward a new framework for using land assets" mathematical and statistical challenges call. The aim of this follow-on workshop was to build on this work by exploring how to integrate state-of-the-art social modelling approaches with environmental and mathematical approaches in landscape decision-making. This is vital, as landscapes are complex systems, involving interactions between both natural and human processes. The workshop also provided an opportunity to feedback on methodological advances made since the INI programme and match these to the changing needs of stakeholders. This workshop included: • Talks on the state-of-the-art in quantitative social and environmental and mathematical approaches to modelling landscape systems. • Discussions on how to integrate quantitative social modelling approaches into existing quantitative approaches in landscape decision-making • Summary of key outcomes and research roadmaps that emerged from the INI programme "Mathematical and statistical challenges in landscape decision-making". • Stakeholder perspective on current challenges in landscape decision-making. • Feedback from projects funded under the UKRI Strategic Priority Fund (SPF) "Landscape Decisions: Toward a new framework for using land assets" mathematical and statistical challenges call. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | LMS Invited Lectures on the Mathematics of Deep Learning |
| Organisation | London Mathematical Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics helped identify speakers to attend helped to promote the event. The Gateway helped to facilitate some of the discussion and collated post event reports that were submitted to those who posed the original challenges. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. Other partners helped host the poster exhibition and elevator pitch sessions. |
| Impact | The workshop aimed to provide a mathematical foundation of deep learning by an introduction to the main mathematical questions and concepts of deep neural networks and their training within two realms: Theoretical foundations of deep learning independent of a particular application Theoretical analysis of the potential and the limitations of deep learning for mathematical methodologies, in particular, for inverse problems and partial differential equations. The Programme featured 2 lectures each day as well as the opportunity for discussion and networking. A poster session also took place. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Liquid Metal Batteries |
| Organisation | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers helped to develop the programme and identify speakers. |
| Impact | Following on from the event the Plus Magazine team interviewed Professor Donald Sadoway, Professor Emeritus of Materials Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Co-founder of Ambri. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Managing Next Generation Energy Systems |
| Organisation | National Grid UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers of the INI Research Programme on the Mathematics of Energy Systems worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | Stakeholders working with energy systems have to make complex decisions formulated from risk-based assessments about the future. The move towards more renewables in our energy systems complicates matters even further, requiring the development of an integrated power grid and continuous and steady transformation of the UK power system. This workshop was part of the INI Research Programme on The Mathematics of Energy Systems. It focused on disseminating the key research outputs from the Programme and highlighted aspects relevant to energy sector stakeholders and the future research agenda. The event featured a number of talks from academic researchers, as well as from end users including transmission and distribution network operators. It provided an opportunity for those from industry and the public sector to access state-of-the-art theory and methods for energy systems modelling, as well as to help foster links between the various communities. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Mathematical Challenges in the Electromagnetic Environment |
| Organisation | Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend to talk about the particular EME challenges and helped to develop the Programme. |
| Impact | In partnership with dstl (Defence Science & Technology Laboratory), PA Consulting and academic mathematical experts, the Gateway worked to develop a framework to engage the mathematical community in this area. Extensive research and consultation was needed to identify participants from a number of diverse fields including (but not limited to): signal processing, optimisation, operational research, imaging and vision, control theory, wave theory, machine learning, electrical and communications engineering. This culminated in the running of a three day workshop from 8th-10th January 2020, to investigate mathematically led solutions to defined challenges in the EM environment. During the workshop, breakout sessions were organised around the individual challenges and the six groups presented their findings on the final day. By allowing participants to move between challenges this enabled them to apply their expertise to scoping out more than one problem. Participants then had the opportunity to submit outline proposals either individually or as a group, with the most promising ideas going forward to a further phase to be developed as short research projects. This initial activity is part of a three year programme of work and includes a longer term plan to build closer links and collaborations between applied mathematicians and the owners of complex challenges, establishing a joined up multi-disciplinary UK community for this area. It is thought that this is the first time researchers from different mathematical fields have been brought together with other disciplines and domain experts to develop a framework to address EM challenges. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Mathematical Challenges in the Electromagnetic Environment |
| Organisation | Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend to talk about the particular EME challenges and helped to develop the Programme. |
| Impact | The Newton Gateway began a multi disciplinary programme of work in 2019 with Dstl and PA Consulting, with the aim to apply new or alternative mathematics to challenges in the electromagnetic (EM) environment. As part of this work, a second research scoping workshop followed on from the highly successful one that took place in January 2020. This event in September was run virtually over four days. Seven challenges were presented and five of these went on to be worked on in the main workshop sessions. One challenge was presented at a special session and the other was proposed for virtual offline collaboration via Mural software. The challenges were: Understanding the fundamental performance limit of a distributed RF sensor system Fundamental limits of data fusion Optimisation of sensor location Soldier systems Fundamental limits of a single photon detector Further challenges in simultaneous transmit and receive Electronic system damage assessment. On the final day, potential solutions using innovative led approaches were provided to the challenges and some possible new activities were identified to be taken forward. The event was very well attended and positively received by Dstl staff and the general consensus was that the event had worked very well virtually, with many high quality outputs generated. Different types of software were used in addition to Zoom, allowing for groups to share information and work collaboratively, along with virtual polling technology (Slido), which enabled individuals to choose their challenges and for everyone to see results instantly. In terms of the next steps, a further three day virtual event took place in January 2021. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Mathematical Challenges in the Electromagnetic Environment |
| Organisation | PA Consulting |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend to talk about the particular EME challenges and helped to develop the Programme. |
| Impact | The Newton Gateway began a multi disciplinary programme of work in 2019 with Dstl and PA Consulting, with the aim to apply new or alternative mathematics to challenges in the electromagnetic (EM) environment. As part of this work, a second research scoping workshop followed on from the highly successful one that took place in January 2020. This event in September was run virtually over four days. Seven challenges were presented and five of these went on to be worked on in the main workshop sessions. One challenge was presented at a special session and the other was proposed for virtual offline collaboration via Mural software. The challenges were: Understanding the fundamental performance limit of a distributed RF sensor system Fundamental limits of data fusion Optimisation of sensor location Soldier systems Fundamental limits of a single photon detector Further challenges in simultaneous transmit and receive Electronic system damage assessment. On the final day, potential solutions using innovative led approaches were provided to the challenges and some possible new activities were identified to be taken forward. The event was very well attended and positively received by Dstl staff and the general consensus was that the event had worked very well virtually, with many high quality outputs generated. Different types of software were used in addition to Zoom, allowing for groups to share information and work collaboratively, along with virtual polling technology (Slido), which enabled individuals to choose their challenges and for everyone to see results instantly. In terms of the next steps, a further three day virtual event took place in January 2021. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Mathematical Challenges in the Electromagnetic Environment |
| Organisation | PA Consulting |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend to talk about the particular EME challenges and helped to develop the Programme. |
| Impact | In partnership with dstl (Defence Science & Technology Laboratory), PA Consulting and academic mathematical experts, the Gateway worked to develop a framework to engage the mathematical community in this area. Extensive research and consultation was needed to identify participants from a number of diverse fields including (but not limited to): signal processing, optimisation, operational research, imaging and vision, control theory, wave theory, machine learning, electrical and communications engineering. This culminated in the running of a three day workshop from 8th-10th January 2020, to investigate mathematically led solutions to defined challenges in the EM environment. During the workshop, breakout sessions were organised around the individual challenges and the six groups presented their findings on the final day. By allowing participants to move between challenges this enabled them to apply their expertise to scoping out more than one problem. Participants then had the opportunity to submit outline proposals either individually or as a group, with the most promising ideas going forward to a further phase to be developed as short research projects. This initial activity is part of a three year programme of work and includes a longer term plan to build closer links and collaborations between applied mathematicians and the owners of complex challenges, establishing a joined up multi-disciplinary UK community for this area. It is thought that this is the first time researchers from different mathematical fields have been brought together with other disciplines and domain experts to develop a framework to address EM challenges. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Mathematical Foundations of Optimisation in Data Science |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CCIMI helped to identify some speakers and promoted the event. Students and researchers from CCIMI presented their research at the event. |
| Impact | This event brought together those academics working to advance data science and provided an update on the research and collaborations taking place at CCIMI, associated challenges and other potential collaborative opportunities, as well as highlighting projects being developed elsewhere related to data analysis. There was a session for shorter "elevator pitches" from next generation researchers, who also had the opportunity to present more detail about their work. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Mathematical Study Group for Electromagnetic Challenges |
| Organisation | Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend to talk about the particular EME challenges and helped to develop the Programme. |
| Impact | This three day virtual study group followed two research scoping workshops which took place in September and January 2020. It formed part of a programme of work with Dstl and PA Consulting which began in 2019 and which seeks to apply mathematics to challenges in the electromagnetic environment (EME). This three day event was different to the two which ran in January 2020 and September 2020, which were research scoping workshops. It was a virtual study group specifically taking forward some of the challenges from these two events as well as introducing others. On the first day, the challenges were presented to the audience. Work-groups were then formed with the aim of producing viable solutions that were presented back to the problem presenters on the 3rd day. The majority of the participants who came to the first meeting last January had not worked on problems of this type before and indeed many people had not worked on electromagnetics. This is fully aligned with the primary aim of this initiative to enable new thinking to come into this exciting field and why we strive towards development and establishment of a joined up multi-disciplinary UK community for this area. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Mathematical Study Group for Electromagnetic Challenges |
| Organisation | PA Consulting |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend to talk about the particular EME challenges and helped to develop the Programme. |
| Impact | This three day virtual study group followed two research scoping workshops which took place in September and January 2020. It formed part of a programme of work with Dstl and PA Consulting which began in 2019 and which seeks to apply mathematics to challenges in the electromagnetic environment (EME). This three day event was different to the two which ran in January 2020 and September 2020, which were research scoping workshops. It was a virtual study group specifically taking forward some of the challenges from these two events as well as introducing others. On the first day, the challenges were presented to the audience. Work-groups were then formed with the aim of producing viable solutions that were presented back to the problem presenters on the 3rd day. The majority of the participants who came to the first meeting last January had not worked on problems of this type before and indeed many people had not worked on electromagnetics. This is fully aligned with the primary aim of this initiative to enable new thinking to come into this exciting field and why we strive towards development and establishment of a joined up multi-disciplinary UK community for this area. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Mathematics and Statistics for Effective Regulation |
| Organisation | Royal Statistical Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The RSS helped to promote the event. |
| Impact | This event was developed and delivered by the Newton Gateway to Mathematics working with Professor Jane Hutton (University of Warwick) and in collaboration with the Royal Statistical Society. It took place virtually and was attended by just over 60 delegates. The reliability and accuracy of reporting is key to ensuring confidence in the financial sector, yet there is limited regulation on data quality and the software used, a lack of consistency and no agreed documentation of modelling. This is in contrast to medicines and medical devices, where there are auditable processes in place with the requirement to demonstrate the source of data used and the need to show documentation of the workings of the software. The workshop provided an overview of the different expectations of regulatory bodies, and an opportunity to discuss best practice and useful resources. The meeting closed with a discussion of some possible next steps: Develop an overview by pulling together the different approaches to regulation and methods for improving quality of data and analyses in different sectors. e.g. 1. Compare the reporting requirements of different regulators;e.g. 2. Compare Equator Guidelines, CDISC, The AQUA Book, Technical Actuarial Standards. Assess reputations of various regulators for transparency, and rationale for decisions. NICE is a starting point. Apply AQUA standards to outputs of regulators. NICE2: a National Institute for Criminal Justice Excellence Reconsider the (> two) decades of regulatory failure in annuities and pensions, with a working group to progress implementation of all the reviews and assess the impact of Technical Actuarial Standards on practice. It was agreed that it would be helpful to have a harmonised approach to public engagements between a number of organisations. A summary event report was written and circulated to all those who had attended as well as those who were not able to attend. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Mathematics and Statistics for Effective Regulation |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Department | Department of Statistics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The RSS helped to promote the event. |
| Impact | This event was developed and delivered by the Newton Gateway to Mathematics working with Professor Jane Hutton (University of Warwick) and in collaboration with the Royal Statistical Society. It took place virtually and was attended by just over 60 delegates. The reliability and accuracy of reporting is key to ensuring confidence in the financial sector, yet there is limited regulation on data quality and the software used, a lack of consistency and no agreed documentation of modelling. This is in contrast to medicines and medical devices, where there are auditable processes in place with the requirement to demonstrate the source of data used and the need to show documentation of the workings of the software. The workshop provided an overview of the different expectations of regulatory bodies, and an opportunity to discuss best practice and useful resources. The meeting closed with a discussion of some possible next steps: Develop an overview by pulling together the different approaches to regulation and methods for improving quality of data and analyses in different sectors. e.g. 1. Compare the reporting requirements of different regulators;e.g. 2. Compare Equator Guidelines, CDISC, The AQUA Book, Technical Actuarial Standards. Assess reputations of various regulators for transparency, and rationale for decisions. NICE is a starting point. Apply AQUA standards to outputs of regulators. NICE2: a National Institute for Criminal Justice Excellence Reconsider the (> two) decades of regulatory failure in annuities and pensions, with a working group to progress implementation of all the reviews and assess the impact of Technical Actuarial Standards on practice. It was agreed that it would be helpful to have a harmonised approach to public engagements between a number of organisations. A summary event report was written and circulated to all those who had attended as well as those who were not able to attend. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Medical Image Understanding and Analysis 2022 |
| Organisation | British Machine Vision Association |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of this annual event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend and helped to promote the event. |
| Impact | MIUA 2022 (Medical Image Understanding and Analysis) was a UK-based international conference for the communication of image processing and analysis research and its application to medical imaging and biomedicine. This was a rapidly growing subject with ever increasing real-world applicability. MIUA 2022 welcomed all researchers in medical imaging including mathematicians, computer scientists, bioinformaticians, clinicians, engineers and bioscientists. MIUA 2022 was the principal UK forum for communicating research progress within the community interested in image analysis applied to medicine and related biological science. The meeting was designed for the dissemination and discussion of research in medical image understanding and analysis, and aimed to encourage the growth and raise the profile of this multi-disciplinary field by bringing together the various communities. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Modelling Solutions to the Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Waiting Lists - Virtual Study Group |
| Organisation | International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend helped to promote the event. |
| Impact | This is a multi disciplinary collaboration. This three-day virtual study group explored the challenges related to the delays in seeking and gaining access to cardiovascular treatments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact this will have upon waiting lists. This study group brought together researchers and clinicians to provide further insight into these complex challenges through a variety of mathematical approaches. The next steps are to form a predictive model of the outcome of different strategies for recovery of the backlog in cardiac procedures and outpatient consultations, |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Modelling Solutions to the Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Waiting Lists - Virtual Study Group |
| Organisation | Knowledge Transfer Network |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend helped to promote the event. |
| Impact | This is a multi disciplinary collaboration. This three-day virtual study group explored the challenges related to the delays in seeking and gaining access to cardiovascular treatments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact this will have upon waiting lists. This study group brought together researchers and clinicians to provide further insight into these complex challenges through a variety of mathematical approaches. The next steps are to form a predictive model of the outcome of different strategies for recovery of the backlog in cardiac procedures and outpatient consultations, |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Modelling the COVID-19 Pandemic: Achievements and Lessons |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics helped identify speakers to attend helped to promote the event |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Impact | This all-day event held at the Royal Society, brought together the wide community of modelling scientists involved in the COVID-19 pandemic response to celebrate their contributions. The first part of the day consisted of a series of talks by early career researchers across modelling disciplines relevant to the pandemic response, which include not only epidemic modelling but also work on air-flow, human behaviour and other topics. Early career researchers were also invited to present at a poster session accompanied by (pre-recorded) flash-talks. This was followed by a policy-focused panel discussion explored the lessons from the pandemic for how the scientific community can respond to future emergencies. In the evening, there was a series of public talks from invited speakers which provided an overview on epidemiological modelling, the factors that influence virus transmission and the path between science and policy. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | New Mathematical Frontiers for Multi-Dimensional Radar Systems |
| Organisation | International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics helped identify speakers to attend helped to promote the event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials. |
| Impact | This workshop sought to understand the new and cutting-edge mathematics research required to enable, exploit and enhance advanced multi-dimensional radar systems. It brought together specialists in multi-dimensional radar systems with leading mathematicians across a wide range of applicable disciplines. This event brought about new dialogue between disciplines, breaking down communication barriers to help a greater understanding, and provide the foundations of a new community of practice. The event informed future research and planning within NATO, ongoing mathematics research at the INI, as well as future collaborative and interdisciplinary activities. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Next Generation Research and Modelling for Landscape Decisions |
| Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. The Gateway facilitated the development and analysis of a stakeholder survey, in advance of the delivery of a one month research Programme held at INI. This stakeholder input helped to ensure that talks and discussions were appropriately targeted and that the relevant organisations were involved. This demonstrates the ability to work in partnership with funders and Government to effectively deliver mathematical sciences knowledge exchange and create impact. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped to indentify speakers and delegates to attend the event. |
| Impact | Intended to help inform future funding programmes for landscape decisions, this event aimed to help synthesise those research areas where collaboration between the environmental, mathematical and social sciences have the potential to significantly advance modelling of landscape systems. Insights will be developed into research roadmaps that can be used to set the agenda for future funding calls of the UKRI Strategic Priority Fund on Landscape Decisions led by NERC. This day was open to all stakeholders. It aimed to identify the novel approaches and tools developed during the one month INI Research Programme which are particularly relevant for policy and practice, and highlighted what was required to make these new methods and tools more valuable for informing landscape decision-making. Some key questions which were considered in the INI programme were covered. These included issues such as the minimal useful representation of the landscape system, how to robustly model the coupled human-environment system, identifying the non-linearities and sensitivities of the system and how to reconcile scale disconnects between different elements of human-environment systems? |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Next Generation Research and Modelling for Landscape Decisions |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. The Gateway facilitated the development and analysis of a stakeholder survey, in advance of the delivery of a one month research Programme held at INI. This stakeholder input helped to ensure that talks and discussions were appropriately targeted and that the relevant organisations were involved. This demonstrates the ability to work in partnership with funders and Government to effectively deliver mathematical sciences knowledge exchange and create impact. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped to indentify speakers and delegates to attend the event. |
| Impact | Intended to help inform future funding programmes for landscape decisions, this event aimed to help synthesise those research areas where collaboration between the environmental, mathematical and social sciences have the potential to significantly advance modelling of landscape systems. Insights will be developed into research roadmaps that can be used to set the agenda for future funding calls of the UKRI Strategic Priority Fund on Landscape Decisions led by NERC. This day was open to all stakeholders. It aimed to identify the novel approaches and tools developed during the one month INI Research Programme which are particularly relevant for policy and practice, and highlighted what was required to make these new methods and tools more valuable for informing landscape decision-making. Some key questions which were considered in the INI programme were covered. These included issues such as the minimal useful representation of the landscape system, how to robustly model the coupled human-environment system, identifying the non-linearities and sensitivities of the system and how to reconcile scale disconnects between different elements of human-environment systems? |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Novel Computational Paradigms |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This workshop was a collaboration with GCHQ - who worked with the TGM to identify speakers and develop the Programme. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This workshop was a collaboration with GCHQ - who worked with the TGM to identify speakers and develop the Programme. |
| Impact | This workshop was a collaboration with GCHQ and aimed to investigate potential next-generation advances in novel computational paradigms. A key aim was to bring together relevant stakeholders from across various UK research communities and industry. It was hoped that this activity will help to build closer links and collaborations and aid the establishment of a joined up multi-disciplinary UK community for this area. Disciplines identified so far as being relevant include synthetic biology, neuroscience, metamaterials, electronics/electrical engineering, AI/Machine learning, computer science and robotics and physics. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Physical Applications of Dispersive Hydrodynamics |
| Organisation | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | This knowledge exchange day was part of a six month research programme at the Isaac Newton Institute on Dispersive hydrodynamics: mathematics, simulation and experiments, with applications in nonlinear waves. In particular, this event followed on from Workshop 5: Physical applications, which focused on exposing the underlying mathematical similarities between phenomena which occur on vastly different scales, bringing together applied mathematicians, Physicists and Engineers that share similar mathematical models. The aim of this event was to bring together mathematicians and scientists working at the forefront of dispersive hydrodynamics and its applications, with end users from industry to further investigate potential connections. In particular, this event will focus on physical applications of dispersive hydrodynamics related to fluid dynamics including oceanic phenomena and nonlinear optics. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Privacy Enhancing Technologies in Practice |
| Organisation | Cybernetica AS |
| Country | Estonia |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Professor Nigel Smart from Ku Leuven helped identify and secure speakers. The other partners were involved in speaking at the event and helping to promote it. |
| Impact | 5 events were held - A key aim of this series was to highlight the way business and industry can find effective ways to utilise new privacy enhancing technologies. All five discussions illuminated how PET technologies are being used, and can be used, to address significant societal challenges. We heard about applications ranging from the specific (such as anti-money laundering initiatives) through to the generic (how to evaluate a neural network on encrypted data). More importantly, we explained how one turns technological ideas into companies, products and services in the real world; and looked at the barriers which can stop the transfer". |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Privacy Enhancing Technologies in Practice |
| Organisation | Digital Catapult |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Professor Nigel Smart from Ku Leuven helped identify and secure speakers. The other partners were involved in speaking at the event and helping to promote it. |
| Impact | 5 events were held - A key aim of this series was to highlight the way business and industry can find effective ways to utilise new privacy enhancing technologies. All five discussions illuminated how PET technologies are being used, and can be used, to address significant societal challenges. We heard about applications ranging from the specific (such as anti-money laundering initiatives) through to the generic (how to evaluate a neural network on encrypted data). More importantly, we explained how one turns technological ideas into companies, products and services in the real world; and looked at the barriers which can stop the transfer". |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Privacy Enhancing Technologies in Practice |
| Organisation | Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Professor Nigel Smart from Ku Leuven helped identify and secure speakers. The other partners were involved in speaking at the event and helping to promote it. |
| Impact | 5 events were held - A key aim of this series was to highlight the way business and industry can find effective ways to utilise new privacy enhancing technologies. All five discussions illuminated how PET technologies are being used, and can be used, to address significant societal challenges. We heard about applications ranging from the specific (such as anti-money laundering initiatives) through to the generic (how to evaluate a neural network on encrypted data). More importantly, we explained how one turns technological ideas into companies, products and services in the real world; and looked at the barriers which can stop the transfer". |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Privacy Enhancing Technologies in Practice |
| Organisation | StarkWare Industries Ltd |
| Country | Israel |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Professor Nigel Smart from Ku Leuven helped identify and secure speakers. The other partners were involved in speaking at the event and helping to promote it. |
| Impact | 5 events were held - A key aim of this series was to highlight the way business and industry can find effective ways to utilise new privacy enhancing technologies. All five discussions illuminated how PET technologies are being used, and can be used, to address significant societal challenges. We heard about applications ranging from the specific (such as anti-money laundering initiatives) through to the generic (how to evaluate a neural network on encrypted data). More importantly, we explained how one turns technological ideas into companies, products and services in the real world; and looked at the barriers which can stop the transfer". |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Privacy Enhancing Technologies in Practice |
| Organisation | University of Leuven |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Professor Nigel Smart from Ku Leuven helped identify and secure speakers. The other partners were involved in speaking at the event and helping to promote it. |
| Impact | 5 events were held - A key aim of this series was to highlight the way business and industry can find effective ways to utilise new privacy enhancing technologies. All five discussions illuminated how PET technologies are being used, and can be used, to address significant societal challenges. We heard about applications ranging from the specific (such as anti-money laundering initiatives) through to the generic (how to evaluate a neural network on encrypted data). More importantly, we explained how one turns technological ideas into companies, products and services in the real world; and looked at the barriers which can stop the transfer". |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Quantum Computing in the Pharmaceutical Industry |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners were Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network,Oxford Quantum Circuits and Riverlane. They worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | Experts from the fields of quantum computing and the pharmaceutical industry were brought together to discuss potential applications of quantum computing by industry. It brought together businesses, entrepreneurs, academics and funders to help develop ideas, expertise and technologies, that have the potential to be world-beating products. Some specific topics that were explored were the quantum computing landscape; quantum software; the potential for demonstration of quantum advantage within the next few years; the drug discovery pipeline; simulation on a classical computer and the UK funding landscape. The event closed with a panel session which considered whether technology or application should come first and whether the "critical point" in quantum computing has been reached. Discussion highlighted the desire to see industry taking a long term interest and being willing to invest and the importance of focusing on industry-aligned problems in order to attract this investment. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | RAMP Continuity Network: Scientific Meetings, Rapid Review Group, and Policy Support for COVID-19 |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | From January 2021, for up to eighteen months, the Newton Gateway will play a key role in the RAMP Continuity Network (a UKRI funded project) and will deliver a series of meetings, workshops and virtual study groups. The aim of this will be to ensure scientific networking to help maintain strong communication links among RAMP-initiated projects, and further develop links between these and the wider modelling community around COVID-19. This will help to create a truly multiscale approach and will ensure engagement with the wider mathematical community as well as with those from industry and the public sector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UKRI has funded the activity and the Gateway will work with those originally involved in RAMP, Links made from the INI IDP Programme will be built upon and expertise and connections gained from the V-KEMS activities will ensure as joined-up an approach as possible. Close links will also be made with the recently formed JUNIPER (Joint UNIversities Pandemic and Epidemiological Research) consortium. This UKRI funded consortium comprises epidemiological modellers and statisticians across seven universities whose work feeds directly into government scientific advice channels such as SPI-M and SAGE. |
| Impact | Two strands of work are planned - one closely aligned with JUNIPER and another that will build upon the workstreams that RAMP focused on. 1. The Gateway will develop a number of short meetings that will react to key priority areas in the UK's response to the current pandemic. These events will be guided by links with groups such as the JUNIPER consortium to ensure their relevance to current UK policy, and will engage with the wider mathematical modelling and epidemiology communities.These events will reflect and share details of the key emerging issues, discussions, and expertise that is being developed, exploiting new data as available. These meetings will set agendas to help provide rapid- response support, engaging with the wider modelling community. 2.The Gateway will also develop a number of three-day scientific meetings that will further develop those taken forward by different Task Teams as part of the RAMP initiative. Specific topics will emerge over the period of the project, but the initial activity is likely to discuss: Environmental and aerosol transmission Human dynamics in small spaces Connecting epidemic models to urban analytics |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Soft Matter Materials - Mathematical Design Innovations |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers of the INI Research Programme on the The Mathematical Design of New Materials worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | This workshop highlighted, with examples, the importance of mathematical modelling for complex soft matter material development. Models and basic understanding are not just of theoretical interest, but indeed are a key requirement for being able to access and further develop the true potential of these materials - to optimise them, to combine them into new materials, and to use them for creating new devices, with predefined abilities and behaviours. This was reflected in the Programme for the day which included talks representing academic research and end-users perspectives from a number of industries and application areas and covered a number of interesting materials design advances and challenges. This knowledge exchange workshop took place within the Research Programme on The Mathematical Design of New Materials and followed an earlier event which featured solid complex materials. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | The Future of Distributed Ledger Technology |
| Organisation | Digital Catapult |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners and academic organiser helped to develop the Progamme - identifying speakers and delegates to be invited. |
| Impact | In recognition of the potential and possibilities of DLT as a technology for both Government and the UK as a whole, it aimed to support appropriate use cases and promote research into scalable DLT. This is set against the backdrop that DLT has sometimes been mooted as a solution to technical problems, where it isn't appropriate and there is a need to separate the reality from the hype in order to better understand what the technology can really do. It also served to bring together stakeholders (research and end users) from multiple communities, to help connect people and build closer links and collaborations to strengthen the community. There is a recognised need to explore appropriate applications beyond crypto currencies and a key feature of the day was to highlight a number of use cases across various research areas and applications. *An overview - current situation, a national perspective *Research areas and applications - archives of digital public records, foundations of distributed ledgers, human centred design, DLT in central banks *Challenges and future opportunities - legal/standards framework and general data protection regulations implications, UK Government perspective, vision and framework for the future *Vision and Future Strategy. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | The Future of Distributed Ledger Technology |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners and academic organiser helped to develop the Progamme - identifying speakers and delegates to be invited. |
| Impact | In recognition of the potential and possibilities of DLT as a technology for both Government and the UK as a whole, it aimed to support appropriate use cases and promote research into scalable DLT. This is set against the backdrop that DLT has sometimes been mooted as a solution to technical problems, where it isn't appropriate and there is a need to separate the reality from the hype in order to better understand what the technology can really do. It also served to bring together stakeholders (research and end users) from multiple communities, to help connect people and build closer links and collaborations to strengthen the community. There is a recognised need to explore appropriate applications beyond crypto currencies and a key feature of the day was to highlight a number of use cases across various research areas and applications. *An overview - current situation, a national perspective *Research areas and applications - archives of digital public records, foundations of distributed ledgers, human centred design, DLT in central banks *Challenges and future opportunities - legal/standards framework and general data protection regulations implications, UK Government perspective, vision and framework for the future *Vision and Future Strategy. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | The Future of Distributed Ledger Technology |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners and academic organiser helped to develop the Progamme - identifying speakers and delegates to be invited. |
| Impact | In recognition of the potential and possibilities of DLT as a technology for both Government and the UK as a whole, it aimed to support appropriate use cases and promote research into scalable DLT. This is set against the backdrop that DLT has sometimes been mooted as a solution to technical problems, where it isn't appropriate and there is a need to separate the reality from the hype in order to better understand what the technology can really do. It also served to bring together stakeholders (research and end users) from multiple communities, to help connect people and build closer links and collaborations to strengthen the community. There is a recognised need to explore appropriate applications beyond crypto currencies and a key feature of the day was to highlight a number of use cases across various research areas and applications. *An overview - current situation, a national perspective *Research areas and applications - archives of digital public records, foundations of distributed ledgers, human centred design, DLT in central banks *Challenges and future opportunities - legal/standards framework and general data protection regulations implications, UK Government perspective, vision and framework for the future *Vision and Future Strategy. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | The Mathematics of Deep Learning and Data Science |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers of the INI Research Programme on the Approximation, Sampling and Compression in Data Science worked with the Gateway to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop. |
| Impact | Data science is a fast growing academic discipline incorporating many interdisciplinary areas in engineering, physics and mathematics. Deep learning is now established as a main tool in large parts of modern data science. However, the understanding of deep learning, both from a mathematical and engineering point of view, is somewhat limited. This event aimed to address questions that highlight the need for understanding the science and the mathematics behind deep learning and data science. It took place as part of the Research Programme on Approximation, Sampling and Compression in Data Science and explored both the existing theory and the big unanswered questions regarding the science and mathematics of deep learning. It featured talks from leading academics, as well as researchers from industry and provided a wide perspective on the many facets of modern data science. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | The Mathematics of Machine Learning - A research conference of the Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The TGM provides user engagement activity for the CCIMI. The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CCIMI helped develop and deliver this event - identifying speakers who were invited. |
| Impact | This one day conference brought together those academics working to advance data science and provided an update on research and collaborations taking place at CCIMI, associated challenges and other potential collaborative opportunities, it also highlighted projects being developed elsewhere related to machine learning. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | The Public Perception of Science - Virtual Study Group |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend helped to promote the event. |
| Impact | This event aimed to bring mathematical scientists and other disciplines together to solve end user defined challenges with the aim of addressing the issues associated with the public perception of science. A working paper was published, which highlights the discussions that took place at the Study Group and the initial findings. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | The Public Perception of Science - Virtual Study Group |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend helped to promote the event. |
| Impact | This event aimed to bring mathematical scientists and other disciplines together to solve end user defined challenges with the aim of addressing the issues associated with the public perception of science. A working paper was published, which highlights the discussions that took place at the Study Group and the initial findings. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | UK Graduate Modelling Camp |
| Organisation | Institute of Mathematics and its Applications |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. We worked with organisers to develop the challenges that were addressed over the week and secured mentors for each of these challenges. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped to develop the challenges that were addressed over the week and secured mentors for each of these challenges. |
| Impact | A key aim of the modelling camp was to provide early career mathematicians with experience of mathematical modelling under the guidance of experienced instructors and mentors. This involved working on real-world challenges from industry or science. The camp was open to all PhD students and was designed to promote a broad range of problem-solving skills, such as mathematical modelling & analysis, scientific computation & critical assessment of solutions. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | UK Graduate Modelling Camp |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. We worked with organisers to develop the challenges that were addressed over the week and secured mentors for each of these challenges. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped to develop the challenges that were addressed over the week and secured mentors for each of these challenges. |
| Impact | A key aim of the modelling camp was to provide early career mathematicians with experience of mathematical modelling under the guidance of experienced instructors and mentors. This involved working on real-world challenges from industry or science. The camp was open to all PhD students and was designed to promote a broad range of problem-solving skills, such as mathematical modelling & analysis, scientific computation & critical assessment of solutions. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Uncertainty Quantification : Recent Advances in the Mathematics of Information |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics project managed the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post-event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners helped identify speakers to attend and helped to promote the event. |
| Impact | This conference brought together those academics working to advance data science and provided an update on the research and collaborations taking place at CCIMI specifically related uncertainty quantification. Additionally, it highlighted other potential collaborative opportunities, as well as projects being developed elsewhere related to data analysis. There was a session of short "elevator pitches" from next generation researchers as well as a poster session by some registered delegates. This event was off interest to participants including economists; social scientists; physicists; engineers; biomedical scientists as well as those working in statistics; pure, applied & computational analysis; quantum computing, cryptography, communication & security and those from data processing. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Multi-Modal Data for Social and Human Behaviour |
| Organisation | BAE Systems |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The TGM led on the delivery of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The academic organisers of the INI Research Programme on Scaling Limits, Rough Paths, Quantum Field Theory worked with the TGM to identify the speakers and to develop the programme for the workshop |
| Impact | This workshop aimed to increase awareness of what is possible, whether it be better mitigation of risks, management of outcomes, or supporting individuals in their daily lives, across the spectrum of social and human behaviour. The programme for the day featured state-of-the-art surveys, as well as several shorter presentations on success stories; together these were intended to help end-users to visualise and articulate their own data challenges in this area. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Unlocking Higher Education Spaces |
| Organisation | International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The study group focused on applying mathematical tools and models to various issues linked to these complex challenges. Around 40 researchers and end-users were assembled to discuss, and provide potential avenues of exploration for opening up universities. The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | ICMS and KTN were involved in promoting the event. KTN helped identify and secure speakers and collated the final report from the event. |
| Impact | Over the three days, teams developed a list of topics in consultation with end-users. Once the main considerations had been established, these were built into model development. Such model building included for instance, Bayesian belief networks, agent-based modelling, bubble scheduling. Time was also given to developing strategies for effectively communicating models and model assumptions to the end users. As this was a multifaceted challenge with many players, we were very keen to engage broadly across those relevant parties. There were diversity and inclusion considerations we needed to capture in the conversation. As such, we were delighted to have representation from COO's of universities, estates and services professionals and a Student Union representative. We were particularly interested to engage with university representatives who were able to provide data on relevant aspects of university life, for example - building layouts and capacities - timetables - accommodation statistics. This study group focused on applying mathematical tools and models to various issues linked to the complex challenges associated with the safe return of students and staff to Universities. A working paper was subsequently published which highlighted the discussions that took place, the initial findings and several modelled solutions for the safe return of staff and students to the University environment. Nick Holliman, Professor of Visualization at Newcastle University has since produced some slides that highlight the discussions that took place and the models that were used during the study group. Feedback from this Study Group was discussed and then explored with participants of the INI Infectious Dynamics of Pandemics Research Programme. Dialogue also took place with the Department for Education, the Department of Health and Social Care, Universities UK and the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. Connections were subsequently made with the INI IDP Research Programme which has led to further modelling and the publication of a preprint - SARS-COV-2 INFECTION IN UK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: LESSONS FROM SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2020 AND MODELLING INSIGHTS FOR FUTURE STUDENT RETURN |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Unlocking Higher Education Spaces |
| Organisation | Knowledge Transfer Network |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The study group focused on applying mathematical tools and models to various issues linked to these complex challenges. Around 40 researchers and end-users were assembled to discuss, and provide potential avenues of exploration for opening up universities. The Newton Gateway to Mathematics led on the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, identifying and inviting speakers, registrations and developing and provision of delegate materials and post event evaluation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | ICMS and KTN were involved in promoting the event. KTN helped identify and secure speakers and collated the final report from the event. |
| Impact | Over the three days, teams developed a list of topics in consultation with end-users. Once the main considerations had been established, these were built into model development. Such model building included for instance, Bayesian belief networks, agent-based modelling, bubble scheduling. Time was also given to developing strategies for effectively communicating models and model assumptions to the end users. As this was a multifaceted challenge with many players, we were very keen to engage broadly across those relevant parties. There were diversity and inclusion considerations we needed to capture in the conversation. As such, we were delighted to have representation from COO's of universities, estates and services professionals and a Student Union representative. We were particularly interested to engage with university representatives who were able to provide data on relevant aspects of university life, for example - building layouts and capacities - timetables - accommodation statistics. This study group focused on applying mathematical tools and models to various issues linked to the complex challenges associated with the safe return of students and staff to Universities. A working paper was subsequently published which highlighted the discussions that took place, the initial findings and several modelled solutions for the safe return of staff and students to the University environment. Nick Holliman, Professor of Visualization at Newcastle University has since produced some slides that highlight the discussions that took place and the models that were used during the study group. Feedback from this Study Group was discussed and then explored with participants of the INI Infectious Dynamics of Pandemics Research Programme. Dialogue also took place with the Department for Education, the Department of Health and Social Care, Universities UK and the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. Connections were subsequently made with the INI IDP Research Programme which has led to further modelling and the publication of a preprint - SARS-COV-2 INFECTION IN UK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: LESSONS FROM SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2020 AND MODELLING INSIGHTS FOR FUTURE STUDENT RETURN |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Verified Software |
| Organisation | The Research Institute on Verified Trustworthy Software Systems |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Newton Gateway to Mathematics helped in the delivery and hosting of the event - setting up the web page, providing support in booking of accommodation and catering. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partner invited speakers and developed the Programme. |
| Impact | Comprising two days of talks by world-leading experts from academia, industry and government, this workshop was a forerunner to the INI's six-week summer programme on`Verified Software' that will take place in the summer of 2020. Its aim was to bring together verification, systems and security experts interested in formal analysis, industrialists interested in software validation, and government scientists interested in reliable software systems, and introduced them to the current generation of UK PhD students and postdocs. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in Mathematical Sciences - V-KEMS |
| Organisation | International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences (V-KEMS) was established. The Gateway and INI were key in establishing this forum - Professor David Abrahams was instrumental in initiating the discussions and the Gateway has developed and delivered joint activity since March 2020. The Newton Gateway to Mathematics and Isaac Newton Institute have been working with various representatives from the mathematical sciences community to develop this virtual forum. The main aim has been to identify a range of virtual approaches to help address challenges from business and industry, the third sector, and other groups outside academia. These challenges may have been long-standing or may have arisen directly as a consequence of the present disruption to UK society. |
| Collaborator Contribution | In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences (V-KEMS) was established. The Newton Gateway to Mathematics, Isaac Newton Institute (INI), International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) and Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) have been working with various representatives from the mathematical sciences community to develop this virtual forum. The main aim has been to identify a range of virtual approaches to help address challenges from business and industry, the third sector, and other groups outside academia. These challenges may have been long-standing or may have arisen directly as a consequence of the present disruption to UK society. Many initiatives were already taking place to help provide infrastructure and resources to clinicians and others who were urgently helping to model the current pandemic. Where appropriate, V-KEMS has provided direct support to this activity. However, V-KEMS' main focus has been to identify broader areas for input from the mathematical sciences community - for example tackling issues related to food supply and logistics etc. |
| Impact | A number of activities have been taking place: • Mathematical Support to Business, Industry, the Public and Third Sectors • Webinars/Scoping Meetings • Virtual Study Groups. The Gateway developed the V-KEMS website and Twitter account and is solely responsible for managing and updating these. The Gateway has project managed the delivery of virtual study groups - a number of which have input directly to advice being developed by officials who have been working with Government in response to COVID-19. The Newton Gateway has been directly involved in the development and delivery of Guiding Principles for Unlocking the Workforce - What Can Mathematics Tell Us in May 2020, Unlocking Higher Education Spaces that took place in June 2020 and Modelling Solutions to the Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Waiting Lists in February 2021. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in Mathematical Sciences - V-KEMS |
| Organisation | Knowledge Transfer Network |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences (V-KEMS) was established. The Gateway and INI were key in establishing this forum - Professor David Abrahams was instrumental in initiating the discussions and the Gateway has developed and delivered joint activity since March 2020. The Newton Gateway to Mathematics and Isaac Newton Institute have been working with various representatives from the mathematical sciences community to develop this virtual forum. The main aim has been to identify a range of virtual approaches to help address challenges from business and industry, the third sector, and other groups outside academia. These challenges may have been long-standing or may have arisen directly as a consequence of the present disruption to UK society. |
| Collaborator Contribution | In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences (V-KEMS) was established. The Newton Gateway to Mathematics, Isaac Newton Institute (INI), International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) and Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) have been working with various representatives from the mathematical sciences community to develop this virtual forum. The main aim has been to identify a range of virtual approaches to help address challenges from business and industry, the third sector, and other groups outside academia. These challenges may have been long-standing or may have arisen directly as a consequence of the present disruption to UK society. Many initiatives were already taking place to help provide infrastructure and resources to clinicians and others who were urgently helping to model the current pandemic. Where appropriate, V-KEMS has provided direct support to this activity. However, V-KEMS' main focus has been to identify broader areas for input from the mathematical sciences community - for example tackling issues related to food supply and logistics etc. |
| Impact | A number of activities have been taking place: • Mathematical Support to Business, Industry, the Public and Third Sectors • Webinars/Scoping Meetings • Virtual Study Groups. The Gateway developed the V-KEMS website and Twitter account and is solely responsible for managing and updating these. The Gateway has project managed the delivery of virtual study groups - a number of which have input directly to advice being developed by officials who have been working with Government in response to COVID-19. The Newton Gateway has been directly involved in the development and delivery of Guiding Principles for Unlocking the Workforce - What Can Mathematics Tell Us in May 2020, Unlocking Higher Education Spaces that took place in June 2020 and Modelling Solutions to the Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Waiting Lists in February 2021. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | 'Summer Maths Puzzles' Project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A particularly popular attraction for the Institute was the 'Summer Maths Puzzles' project where, throughout August, a different mathematical puzzle was published each weekday to encourage public engagement with mathematics during the school summer holidays. These pages received over 15,000 unique page views by over 4,500 distinct users. Hundreds of solutions to these puzzles were submitted. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.newton.ac.uk/news/summer-maths-puzzles |
| Description | Attendance and participation in Wikipedia Diversithon |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This outreach event took place at Downing College to train members of the community to create Wikipedia pages in hopes of diversifying scientists on Wikipedia. Training was provided and then we were encouraged to create new Wikipedia pages or edit existing ones - with a focus on increasing diversity. 2 members of INI staff attended- enabling them to be more proficient in updating these web pages and new contacts were made from across the University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | COVID, V-KEMs and Modeling Retail and Higher Education |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Following lock down in the UK a group of mathematicians, together with the Isaac Newton Centre and the International Centre for the Mathematical Sciences founded the virtual forum for knowledge exchange in the mathematical sciences (V-KEMS). The purpose of V-KEMS is to provide a mechanism for teams of mathematicians to work together to tackle problems directly related to COVID-19 and also the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the infrastructure of the UK. One of the mechanisms for doing this are Virtual Study Groups (VSGs). The problems tackled have ranged from reopening the work place and schools, to decontaminating surfaces, supplying food and safely operating trains. The results from these mathematical studies have been used to inform SAGE which is the main scientific advisory group to the UK government. In this talk Chris described the operation of V-KEMS in general. He then describes its work on the problems of the impact of COVID-19 on the retail industry and on Higher Education. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/talks/COVID-V-KEMs-and-Modeling-Retail-and-Higher-Education |
| Description | Cambridge Networks Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Gateway Knowledge Exchange Coordinator attended the annual Cambridge Networks Network day. CNDays bring together researchers with an interest in complex networks from a wide variety of fields, from biology to physics, computer science, sociology and business. The event provided the opportunity to talk about the KE engagement activity that the Gateway is involved in and here about Research taking place elsewhere in the University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.cnn.group.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-networks-day |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk by Emily Grossman (2018) and Craig Saunders (2019) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| URL | http://www.newton.ac.uk/outreach/cambridge-science-festival#Grossman |
| Description | DSTL EM Environment Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Gateway Manager attended this event to network and share information about the KE maths activites the Gateway helps to develop and deliver. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | IMA Induction Course for New Lecturers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Induction Course for New Lecturers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| URL | https://ima.org.uk/13572/induction-course-for-new-lecturers-in-the-mathematical-sciences-2020/ |
| Description | IMA Mathematics 2020 Online Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | For a number of years, the IMA has been running a series of conferences to promote mathematics with the aim of demonstrating to both mathematicians and non-mathematicians the many uses of modern mathematics. Due to Covid19, IMA Mathematics 2020 ran virtually in a series of weekly two hour events, starting on Tuesday 14 July 2020 with the IMA Presidential Address. Other talks covered areas such as defence, regulation, privacy enhancing technologies and modelling in industrial maintenance and reliability. Talks were given by Gateway partners - as taster sessions to longer one day events that had been postponed due to the pandemic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://gateway.newton.ac.uk/event/tgmw85 |
| Description | IMA Supporting Postgraduates Who Teach |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | IMA : Supporting Postgraduates Who Teach |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| URL | https://ima.org.uk/12217/supporting-postgraduates-who-teach-mathematics-statistics-cambridge-2/ |
| Description | Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Employers' Forum - hosted by NCSC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Gateway managed attended this event and gave a talk about the role of KE and maths, and about how INI and the Gateway help to embed KE in delivery of maths activity at INI and elsewhere |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Interview with Professor Rebecca Hoyle about V-KEMS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Rebecca Hoyle spoke about the relevance of study groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the thinking behind the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in Mathematical Sciences [V-KEMS] initiative. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/3280062 |
| Description | LMS Women in Maths |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | LMS Women in Maths Days |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.newton.ac.uk/event/wimw02 |
| Description | Meeting and presentation at GCHQ |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Gateway Manager was invited to meet with partners at GCHQ. She gave a presentation about the role of INI and the Gateway and identified some specific areas of future work that could be take forward. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | New Scientist Live 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | New Scientist Live is a festival of ideas and discovery, showcasing the biggest, best and most provocative science. The TGM & INI shared an exhibition space in partnership with the Industrial Mathematics Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) and the Operational Research Society (ORS).The TGM led on the administration of the event - as the main point of contact with the New Scientist Live events team as well as working with the "Mathematics in the Real World" partners. This included venue booking, liaising with partners about the stand, furniture, identifying support materials and ensuring staff cover throughout the exhibition. INI was responsible for the design and production of the foam cube giveaways - where visitors were able to construct small coloured cubes with different shapes cut out of each side. Each partner provided their own display material for the stand, as well as one mathematical related question for a quiz. Visitors were asked to submit answers to all of the questions, for the chance to be entered into a prize draw to win a tablet computer. Over 30,000 visitors attended the event and 382 entries were made to the competition. Visitors to the stand asked many questions related to mathematics- including wanting to know about additional support for school children studying maths. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019 |
| Description | Oxford University Research Retreat (Chris Breward) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Oxford University Research Retreat (Chris Breward) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Review of Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The INI and Newton Gateway contributed to the Bond Review of Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences, which published key recommendations. This explored the critical role of mathematical sciences to the UK's increasingly innovative economy, highlighting their wide-ranging social and economic impact making recommendations about how to ensure the UK becomes a world leader in mathematical science knowledge exchange."The Era of Mathematics" was published in April 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://epsrc.ukri.org/newsevents/pubs/era-of-maths/ |
| Description | SAMBa Integrative Think Tank, University of Bath |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Gateway attended this event which was a type of study group for the CDT at Bath - as an observer - others included Rolls Royce and Schlumberger. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | The Big Mathematics Initiative |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was a 'Town Meeting' to discuss the idea of a 'National Academy for Mathematical Sciences'. It included talks, a panel discussion, and some breakout activity. Attended by over 160 people in June 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.cms.ac.uk/wp/the-big-mathematics-initiative/ |
| Description | UK Fluids Network Special Interest Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | UK Fluids Network Special Interest Group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:YTYPz69Jjf4J:https://www.sig10-cleaning-decont... |
| Description | Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in Mathematical Sciences V-KEMS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Gateway was responsible for the development and ongoing updating of the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences (V-KEMS) website and twitter account. The International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), Isaac Newton Institute (INI), Newton Gateway to Mathematics and KTN have worked with various representatives from the mathematical sciences community to develop a Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences (V-KEMS). The main aim is to identify a range of virtual approaches that will help address challenges from business and industry, the third sector, and other groups outside academia. These challenges may be long-standing or may have arisen directly as a consequence of the present disruption to UK society. Many initiatives are already taking place to help provide infrastructure and resources to clinicians and others who are urgently helping to model the current pandemic. Where appropriate, we offer direct support to this activity. However, we are also able to identify broader areas for input from the mathematical sciences community - for example tackling issues related to food supply and logistics etc. The mechanisms for delivery include virtual study groups (VSGs), webinars and the formation of virtual teams of mathematicians. The latter aim to rapidly clarify, formalise and triage the problems/challenges from business, industry, the public sector and third sectors, whether they are directly associated with the COVID-19 virus or of a wider, more longstanding, nature. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.vkemsuk.org/home |