Excursion to Donna Nook Nature Reserve and Cleethorpes
This School of Maths and Physics staff-student-family-and-friends trip took us to the Donna Nook Nature Reserve to see the seals, and later to Cleethorpes for the afternoon. Due to low … Continue reading
Algebra seminar in Lincoln: talk by Professor Brita Nucinkis
On Wednesday the 15th of November, Professor Brita Nucinkis (Royal Holloway, University of London) visited School of Mathematics and Physics in Lincoln. She gave a talk “Centralisers in generalised Thompson … Continue reading
3rd Annual Boole Lecture in Mathematics
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On 2nd of November, George Boole’s 202th birthday, Professor Alexandre Borovik (University of Manchester) delivered the 3rd Annual Boole Lecture “What is mathematics…
Up the cathedral tower
On Wednesday the 8th of November, a small group of maths staff and students climbed up to the highest point in Lincoln, led by cathedral volunteers.
Algebra Seminar in Lincoln: talk by Dr Eugenio Giannelli
On Tuesday the 7th of November, Eugenio Giannelli, from the University of Cambridge, visited the School of Mathematics and Physics. He gave an algebra seminar on the topic: “Restriction of … Continue reading
Algebra seminar in Lincoln: talk by Dr Ana Khukhro
Dr Ana Khukhro (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland) visited Lincoln on 3 November. She gave a talk “Geometry of finite quotients of groups” at the Algebra research seminar.
Anitha Thillaisundaram gives a seminar in Royal Holloway
On Wednesday the 4th of October 2017, Anitha Thillaisundaram gave a seminar on branch groups at Royal Holloway, University of London.
A London Mathematical Society Research Grant
Nadia Mazza, Brita Nucinkis, Rachel Camina and Anitha Thillaisundaram successfully secured a London Mathematical Society Research Grant. This grant will go towards organising three one-day meetings in April, September and … Continue reading
LARA seminar by Valentina Iusa
The first LARA seminar of this academic year was held on the 24th of October and was given by Valentina Iusa. She spoke about her research on the nilpotency class … Continue reading
Simon Smith gives a lecture at the University of Cambridge Algebra and Representation Theory Seminar
On 18th October, Simon Smith gave a talk at the Algebra and Representation Theory Seminar at the University of Cambridge, on his recent results about the structure of profinite groups … Continue reading
Anitha Thillaisundaram gives a pure mathematics colloquium at Lancaster University
On Wednesday the 18th of October 2017, Anitha Thillaisundaram spoke on branch groups at the Pure Mathematics Colloquium of Lancaster University.
Conference “Topics on Groups and their Representations”
Sandro Mattarei gave an invited talk at the conference “Topics on Groups and their Representations”, which was held in Gargnano sul Garda, Italy, on October 9-11, 2017. He talked about “Closed forms for … Continue reading
New Research Highlights brochure
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The new “Research Highlights 2015–2017” brochure has now been printed. This booklet contains brief descriptions of some of the best achievements of the…
School of Maths and Physics at Lincoln Cathedral’s Organ Celebration
This staff-student-family-and-friends venture took us to Lincoln Cathedral on the evening of Friday the 13th. Our group, spanning from a 13-month-old to grandparents, witnessed a wonderful concert by the organists … Continue reading
Dr Florian Lehner (Univ. of Warwick) visits University of Lincoln
Florian Lehner from the University of Warwick visited the University of Lincoln School of Mathematics and Physics this week, to work on a joint research project with Simon Smith. … Continue reading
School of Maths and Physics contributes 120 miles to the Walk A Million campaign in Lincolnshire
On Saturday the 30th of September 2017, the students and staff of the School of Mathematics and Physics hiked a 10-mile section of the Viking Trail, from Navenby to Lincoln, … Continue reading
Charlotte Scott Centre for Algebra 