Additional Funding for Mathematical Sciences : International Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Lead Research Organisation:
Heriot-Watt University
Department Name: S of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Abstract
The additional funding programme for Mathematical Sciences announced in January 2020 included a proposed £7 million per annum of additional funding for three Mathematical Sciences Institutes: The Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, The International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, and The Isaac Newton Institute. Of this, funding awarded to the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences will enable an increase in research activity, including research workshops, Research-in-Groups, Knowledge Exchange. Funds will support the people pipeline, public engagement as well as improving sustainability.
Organisations
Publications
Carlson M
(2022)
A note on abelian arithmetic BF-theory
in Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society
Cheong SW
(2022)
Linking emergent phenomena and broken symmetries through one-dimensional objects and their dot/cross products.
in Reports on progress in physics. Physical Society (Great Britain)
Engelke R
(2023)
Topological nature of dislocation networks in two-dimensional moiré materials
in Physical Review B
He Y
(2022)
Learning algebraic structures: Preliminary investigations
in International Journal of Data Science in the Mathematical Sciences
| Description | ICMS stimulates and promotes the mathematical sciences through diverse international workshops & conferences. Our vibrant events programme attracts leading mathematical scientists from the UK and internationally - connecting mathematical communities across the world. As a response to COVID, we organised and hosted virtual events, alongside in-person ones. In addition to workshops, ICMS manages a number of other mathematical activities, such as our very popular Research-in-Groups programme; an extensive knowledge exchange programme; public engagement; and by giving administrative support to a number of mathematical groups. Our Principal Aims are: To advance the mathematical sciences by fostering collaborations between researchers and disseminating their discoveries To stimulate the impact of mathematical innovation on the world, promoting interactions with other disciplines, industry and commerce; To contribute to the future of the mathematical sciences through the training and support for the next generation of mathematicians; To promote an appreciation of the value, beauty and ubiquity of the mathematical sciences; To build and connect international research communities, encouraging their diversity and dynamism. Since the award of this grant, the ICMS has been supremely successful in this objective, hosting numerous workshop in all areas of mathematics, online seminar, knowledge exchange activity, and public engagement events. We are currently tracking the difference we are making in the work of participants and will have more detail to report at the commencement of the next funding cycle. The additional funding has enabled us to double the amount of activity we are able to offer in all areas. We have also instituted a secondment programme that will enable academics to take time off from their academic duties and devote themselves to knowledge exchange. There are a number of new engagement initiative in place as well as a new programme on Mathematics for Humanity, which enables mathematicians to engage in activities with potential to contribute directly to the betterment of humanity. |
| Exploitation Route | The exchange of ideas taking place at the ICMS feed into the research of essentially all participants. A majority of the lectures are also recorded and form a rich repository of knowledge at the cutting edge of all areas of research in the mathematical sciences. |
| Sectors | Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| URL | https://www.icms.org.uk/workshops |
| Description | The workshops hosted by the ICMS span the entire range of the mathematical sciences, which in turn impact all sectors of society having to do with finance, economy and technology. Specifically, there have been numerous knowledge exchange activities including the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in he Mathematical Sciences, modelling camps, and study groups with industry. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Energy,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic |
| Description | ICMS Christmas Lectures |
| 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 | This is a new lecture series that investigates the interaction between mathematics and other domains of inquiry especially the arts, natural sciences, and history. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.icms.org.uk/events/2022/christmas-lecture-leonardo-da-vinci-and-mathematics-human-body |
| Description | Mary Somerville Lectures |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is a new lecture series that investigates the interaction between mathematics and other domains of inquiry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.icms.org.uk/events/2022/public-talk-why-we-must-rewrite-history-numbers-mary-somerville-... |
| Description | Public Lectures and other Engagement activities in the Mathematical Sciences |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | ICMS ran 7 public lectures in 2021, on topics ranging from heat pumps to cosmology. These were mostly delivered purely online, but some were delivered both face-to-face and online. The lectures were followed by lively debates, often lasting longer than the lecture itself. ICMS also hosted a town hall meeting for the UK mathematical community to discuss the creation of a National Academy of Mathematical Sciences, and it hosted a short conference entitled `Black Heroes of Mathematics' to celebrate the inspirational contributions of black role models to the field of Mathematics and Mathematics Education. During Maths Week Scotland 2021, science communicators, Katie Steckles and Ben Sparks virtually joined secondary schools across the country for bespoke workshops run by the ICMS. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.icms.org.uk/events/2021 |