INI newsletter - August 2018
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INI NEWS BULLETIN
August 2018
Dear friends, associates and supporters of INI,
Welcome to our August monthly news bulletin. You will find six stories in this edition, including: news of three upcoming events, further details of one of 2019's six-month programmes and two major updates to newton.ac.uk.
We hope they prove of interest.
- INI communications team
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News bulletin contents:
1. EVENT: Andrew Wiles - Celebrating 25 years since the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem
2. EVENT: Induction Course for New Lecturers in the Mathematical Sciences 2018
3. PROGRAMME: The mathematics of energy systems (MES, 2019) preview
4. EVENT: Alan Baker memorial conference
5. WEBSITE: Recycling page live
6. IMAGES: INI "Art and Artefacts" freshly photographed
1. EVENT: Andrew Wiles - Celebrating 25 years since the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem
The summer of 2017 saw a series of events and celebrations to mark INI's 25th anniversary year. In that same spirit, INI is very proud to announce that we will be welcoming Sir Andrew Wiles back to the Institute on Monday 1 October 2018 to mark the 25th anniversary of his announcement of the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.
One of the most significant breakthroughs in the modern era of mathematics, Sir Andrew's proof was formally announced at INI on 23 June 1993. This event - which due to our extremely busy schedule of programme workshops has been reserved until the autumn - will be an opportunity to both celebrate that great achievement and to look forward to the fruits of research still to come as a result of the work undertaken here.
Taking the form of an afternoon event with a drinks reception to follow, and featuring a selection of speakers from those closest to the subject, further details will be confirmed in due course.
From 10-11 September 2018 INI will be hosting a two-day induction course for lecturers new to the teaching of mathematics and statistics. Further details are as follows:
"Through a community initiative supported by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences and the Heads of Departments of Mathematics Sciences (HoDoMS) and endorsed by the Royal Statistical Society and the London Mathematical Society, we are delighted to announce that in September 2018 the two-day Induction Course for lecturers new to teaching mathematics and statistics within Higher Education will again be taking place.
"The Induction Course for New Lecturers in the Mathematical Sciences has been designed by the mathematics community so that it is ideally suited for anyone who is new to or has limited experience teaching mathematics or statistics within UK higher education. It will be delivered by individuals with significant experience of teaching in the mathematical sciences and will focus upon the specific details and issues that arise in mathematics and statistics teaching and learning within higher education".
In 2019 INI is due to host eight programmes, ranging in length from one to six months. Amongst these is the "mathematics of energy systems" (MES) programme, which runs from 3 January to 3 May. Full details of its five associated workshops, and details of how to register for participation, are now online (see below).
From the programme abstract: "The rapid advance of renewable generation brings fundamental interdisciplinary research challenges. On shorter timescales there are increasing problems of control and optimisation, while new questions of physical and economic design are emerging on the longer investment timescales. Network flows must be managed reliably under uncertain demands, uncertain supply, emerging network technologies and possible failures and, further, prices in related markets can be highly volatile. Drawn from mathematics, economics and engineering, the interdisciplinary participants in this programme will address a range of associated problems, including modelling, prediction, simulation, control, market and mechanism design and optimisation. Our aims are both to develop methodology which is urgent for the next several years and to sow the seeds of a lasting mathematical research agenda".
(photo: heidelberg-laureate-forum.org)
The Institute is pleased to announce that on 18 October 2018 it will be hosting a one day conference in memory of Alan Baker, and celebrating his mathematical legacy. An eminent number theorist, Fields Medal recipient and Fellow of Trinity College, Baker passed away in February of this year aged 78.
Details of the conference can be found via the link below.
Following this year's Bronze Green Impact Award, the Institute continues to be firmly commited to reducing its environmental impact. This is being achieved through ongoing recycling and composting initiatives, as well as through enacting means by which to reduce energy usage.
Full details of the exciting work involved in these endeavours, as well as guidance as to how visitors and participants can help contribute, are now available at newton.ac.uk/recycling. Click the links above or below to visit this recently updated page.
Over the last twenty-five years the Institute has developed an important collection of modern and contemporary art. These sit alongside artefacts relating both to Isaac Newton and the work undertaken here in the past quarter of a century. Highlights of the collection include artworks by Grenville Davey, Mark Francis, Nigel Hall RA, and Peter Randall-Page RA, Eduardo Paolozzi RA and others. These works are currently overseen by INI's Curator of Art and Science: Mr Barry Phipps (Churchill College).
To reflect the value that these items represent and the inspiration that they continue to provide, the "Art and Artefacts" section of newton.ac.uk has recently been redisgned and repopulated with fresh photography. A selection of these images are included below. Please click the following link to see others, along with accompanying text for each.
