Breaking the Mould: Embracing Dis/ability in Mathematics, Statistics and Life
Breaking the Mould: Embracing Dis/ability in Mathematics, Statistics and Life
Tuesday the 17th of June | 10am - 3pm | TIC Auditorium A | University of Strathclyde
If you would like to attend, please contact Dr Elizabeth Dombi at e.dombi@strath.ac.uk
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Join us for an inspiring event at the University of Strathclyde, celebrating the career journeys and achievements of mathematicians and statisticians living with a disability. The day will also include a pedagogical talk to share best practices in supporting visually impaired students and provides insights from the recently launched white paper by of the National Association of Disabled Staff Network.
Please click here for a schedule for the day: 17 June 2025 Breaking the Mould.
We are grateful for the financial support from the London Mathematical Society's Inclusion and Diversity Fund, from the Glasgow Mathematical Journal Learning and Research Support Fund and from the Faculty of Science at the University of Strathclyde.
News Archive
36th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting - Wednesday 24th May 2023
The University of Strathclyde are pleased to be hosting the 36th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting on Wednesday 24th May 2023. Hosted by Conference Chair, Professor Stephen Wilson, the Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting (SFMM) is an annual meeting that brings together researchers working in the field of fluid dynamics from Scotland and beyond. The meeting is an informal gathering and contributions from all areas of Fluid Mechanics are welcome.
Details on Registration, Abstract Submission and Conference Details can be found on our webpage here.
Honorary Doctorate awarded to Strathclyde Alumnus, Amar Latif
25 years after graduating with a BSc Hons in Mathematics, Statistics and Finance, Strathclyde Alumnus, Amar Latif was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University in June of this year.
Strathclyde Principal, Professor Sir Jim McDonald said: “We are awarding honorary degrees to people who have excelled in their chosen fields and who have made a positive difference throughout their careers. They are ideal exemplars and role models for our students to follow as they embark on their own careers. Their personal and professional qualities have brought them many years of success and we have great pleasure in offering them recognition for this at Strathclyde.”
Dr Latif is the Founder and Director of Traveleyes, a travel company which specialises in helping blind and visually impaired travellers. .
Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA)
Congratulations to two members of our staff who received awards at the Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards on Wednesday.
Dr Penny Davies received an award for Significant and Sustained Contribution and Dr Ainsley Miller received one for Teaching Innovation.
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award received by Professor Majumdar
Congratulations to Professor Apala Majumdar on receiving a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation in Germany, in recognition of her teaching and research. More information can be found here: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/
Dr Joseph Cousins awarded Vernon Harrison Award by BSR in double win for Strathclyde
Dr Joseph Cousins, a former Strathclyde PhD student and current joint Postdoctoral Researcher, has been named as the winner of the Vernon Harrison Award for "most distinguished PhD thesis in Rheology" by the British Society of Rheology. This PhD was jointly supervised by Professor Stephen Wilson and Professor Nigel Mottram.
This, along with Professor Wilson's BSR Award, marks a double win for the University of Strathclyde. Dr Cousins and Professor Wilson will give a joint presentation at the BSR meeting in December. Dr Cousins also received the British Liquid Crystal Society Young Scientist Prize earlier this year.
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Congratulations to Professor Stephen Wilson on receiving BSR Annual Award 2022
The British Society of Rheology has awarded Professor Stephen Wilson their BSR Annual Award for 2022 in recognition of his ground-breaking contributions to liquid crystals, thixotropic fluids and thin-film flow.
Professor Wilson will be presented with the award and will give a lecture on his work at the forthcoming BSR meeting in December.
Strathclyde Researchers awarded ECOWINGS project funding
Professor Mike Heath, Dr Douglas Speirs and Dr Neil Banas of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Strathclyde, in collaboration with other partners, have been awarded funding by ECOWind for the ECOWINGS project.
This project will look at offshore wind in the North Sea and the effect on seabirds.
More information on the project can be found here.
The Bennett PhD Scholarship
PhD Mathematics & Statistics student Nathan Burns has been awarded the first Bennett PhD Scholarship at the University of Strathclyde.
Meet Dr Jon Devlin, Outreach Officer
As the Outreach Officer for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jon delivers outreach workshops at Primary and Secondary schools to showcase the importance and real-life applications of Mathematics and Statistics.
The aim of this work is to encourage students to study a Science subject at University, particularly Mathematics and Statistics.
Jon also co-ordinates the Strathclyde Science Scouts Programme and organises and leads a timetable of events for Maths Week Scotland
Check out our department Twitter page @strathmathstat to see some of the workshops that Jon has recently been involved in.
Congratulations to Dr Jon Devlin, PhD in Mathematics
Dr Jon Devlin, Teaching Associate and Outreach Officer, joined our other Mathematics and Statistics graduates at the summer graduation ceremonies in June 2022 and was awarded his PhD in Mathematics.
Jon is pictured below with his supervisor and Head of Department for Mathematics and Statistics, Professor John Mackenzie.
Vaccine ‘has almost wiped out’ cervical pre-cancer
A vaccine given to schoolgirls in Scotland to protect them from cervical pre-cancer has almost wiped out the disease, according to research involving the University of Strathclyde
Strathclyde mathematician joins Arctic climate change venture
A Mathematics researcher at the University of Strathclyde has joined a scientific venture to the Arctic Ocean which is to understand the behaviour of tiny organisms that are key to the food chain.
Maths Week Scotland
Maths Week Scotland took place September 2019. Here at Strathclyde, we were involved in plenty of activities to help young Scots engage more with mathematics. Find out more...
Centre for Mathematics Applied to the Life Sciences
We've joined up with the University of Glasgow to create a centre which looks at mathematical modelling being applied to all aspects of medicine and biology.
Modelling the impact of fishing on the Firth of Clyde ecosystem
PhD field trip aboard Marine Scotland and Scottish Environmental Protection Agency survey vessels, to carry out sampling of the sedimentology and chemistry of the seabed.
Measuring Climate Change Threat to Marine Life
Review from aboard the RRS James Clark Ross in the Arctic Ocean by Strathclyde postdoctoral researcher, Dr Aidan Hunter...
Royal Society of Edinburgh award for Maths Professor
Professor Michael Heath, of Strathclyde’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has been awarded the RSE/Sir James Black Medal for his outstanding contribution to the field of Fisheries Science.
Data, data everywhere
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Dr Jon Devlin recognised in Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards
Congratulations to Dr Jon Devlin who received a Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) for Early Career Impact at the awards ceremony on 30th August 2023. Dr Devlin was nominated for his outreach work at Primary and Secondary schools throughout Scotland, showcasing the importance and real-life applications of Mathematics and Statistics. Explore our department .
Professor Apala Majumdar awarded Distinguished Kirk Fellowship by the Isaac Newton Institute (Cambridge)
Congratulations to Professor Apala Majumdar who has been awarded a Distinguished Kirk Fellowship by the Isaac Newton Institute (Cambridge) for her programme on 'Uncertainty quantification and stochastic modelling of materials' during the summer of 2023.
Professor Apala Majumdar appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is proud to announce that Professor Apala Majumdar has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). The research undertaken by Professor Majumdar (Associate Dean International Research), focuses on the mathematics and modelling of liquid crystals and partially ordered materials, including their applications in industry. She has also been awarded a Distinguished Kirk Fellowship by the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge and a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation. Learn more about The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).