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INI NEWS BULLETIN
December 2020
Dear friends, associates and supporters of INI,
Welcome to the December 2020 edition of our monthly news bulletin. Below you will find two podcasts recorded this month, which comprise the second and third parts of our series celebrating Cambridge Philosophical Society funding for early career researchers. We hope you enjoy listening to the thoughts and experiences of Dr Elena Luca and Dr Jay Taylor!
Though such sentiments are echoing throughout newsletters, within emails, and throughout social media across the globe, we would like to wish you all a warm, safe and joyful festive season. The past nine months have been unprecedented in their challenges and, for many, hardships; but there has been a constant sense of innovation and a forging of new opportunities too. We look forward with great optimism to 2021 and the gradual return to light, laughter and company that it brings.
Thanks as always for your continued support.
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PODCAST OF THE MONTH #1: Cambridge Philosophical Society mini-series #2, an interview with Dr Elena Luca
(above) Dr Elena Luca.
In recent years, the generous support of the Cambridge Philosophical Society has allowed INI to further support the attendance of early career researchers in its programmes and workshops. This second of three interviews speaks to one such recipient: Dr Elena Luca.
Elena
is a Senior Research Fellow in Applied Mathematics at University College London, and her research interests include applied complex analysis, viscous flows, and transform methods. Dan Aspel and Ciara Dangerfield speak to her about her recent feast of attendance at the Institute, the essential nature of funding for younger academics, and the value of a supportive atmosphere for women in mathematics.
00:00 - Introduction
00:27 - Welcome
03:45 - Attending two INI research programmes in one year
05:50 - “It was extremely helpful, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time”
06:25 - “As an early career researcher I need more time to create a collaboration”
07:23 - Is funding important for younger academics?
09:52 - Changing institutions, finding different funding opportunities, making grant applications
13:30 - “Half of the story is to have supportive mentors and people around you”
14:30 - What was the best thing about your time at INI?
15:45 - A supportive atmosphere for women in mathematics
17:10 - What does the future hold?
PODCAST OF THE MONTH #2: Cambridge Philosophical Society mini-series #3, an interview with Dr Jay Taylor
(above) Dr Jay Taylor.
This third of our three Cambridge Philosophical Society interviews speaks to Dr Jay Taylor. Jay is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California and his main research interests are in Deligne-Lusztig theory. Dan Aspel speaks
to him about groups, representations, the academic disruption wrought by COVID-19, and just how much of a difference the right funding can make to a junior academic.
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Welcome
02:00 - Research interest: Groups and Representations explained
04:45 - COVID disruption, and how to cope with it
08:20 - How to replicate the sense of community when operating virtually
09:10 - Is funding for early career researchers important?
11:15 - The importance of collaborations
12:30 - The best thing about your time at INI?
13:05 - “The UK is producing so many great PHD students at the moment”
14:03 - Plans for the future
