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For Researchers
Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship
The Department of Statistics is eager to support applications to the Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships scheme from both internal and external candidates. Faraday Discovery Fellowships will provide the most talented mid-career researchers with the time and freedom to focus on their research, providing long-term, stable funding to allow them to tackle difficult and intractable problems. To further support these objectives and demonstrate our dedication to attracting outstanding talent, the Department is willing to consider sponsorship for this award, and expects to confirm for selected applicants a permanent senior faculty post upon successful award of the Fellowship.
To identify the strongest candidates for sponsorship we will conduct an internal selection process. We invite interested applicants to submit an expression of interest (specifically a CV and drafts of the one-page personal statement and the two-page research vision) to grants@stats.ox.ac.uk by 21 August 2024. The Department is particularly keen to support applications from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in positions of this type at Oxford. The Department is also keen to attract outstanding applicants to the UK.
Please direct queries about the scheme or process to the Head of Department Christl.donnelly@stats.ox.ac.uk or Research Facilitator grants@stats.ox.ac.uk.
For Professional Services Staff
Professional Services Staff Garden Party survey
This year’s Professional Services Staff Garden Party took place on 20 June and was open to all professional services colleagues.
A short survey is now available for colleagues to complete - whether they attended the event or not. It shouldn’t take more than five minutes to complete.
Professional Services Staff Garden Party survey.
The survey will remain open until 31 July.
Events
Preventing Future Pandemics: Key Challenges for Mathematical Modelling to Improve Pandemic Preparedness
13 August 2024
Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, UK
This Open for Business event takes part within the INI programme on Modelling and Inference for Pandemic Preparedness and aims to provide a meeting ground to facilitate interactions and exchanges between representatives of academia, research and industry, relevant to the theme, with the objective of identifying points of mutual interest and possible co-activity.
Webpage: Preventing Future Pandemics
Registration is now open.
PiFORUM24Piscopia Initiative – Female and Other Researchers United in Mathematics
2-3 September 2024
University of Leicester
Celebrate the research that is being done around the women and underrepresented genders in mathematics.
Webpage: PiFORUM24
Registration is now open.
Unlocking the potential: The IMA AI/ML Congress 2024
4-5 September 2024, 09:00-17:00
Birmingham, UK
An inclusive gathering of academics, industrialists, and AI enthusiasts from diverse fields to explore the limitless possibilities of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning through engaging presentations, panel discussions, and unparalleled networking opportunities.
Webpage: Unlocking the potential: The IMA AI/ML Congress 2024 - IMA
Registration is now open.
Training & Workshops
KE Hub Workshop - EPSRC: Mathematical Modelling for Next Gen Formulated Products
26 July 2024, 14:00 - 15:00
The KE Hub is supporting a cross-community application with its partner universities for the NetworkPlus funding. We have organised an online briefing on Friday 26th July at 2pm to discuss opportunities for involvement.
You can join the meeting via this link. No registration is required.
Webpage: Mathematical Modelling.
Funding
Knowledge Exchange for Humanity
ICMS
The ICMS is pleased to announce a new ‘KE for Humanity’ funding stream within the Mathematics for Humanity programme to provide support for KE activities that endeavour to contribute to the betterment of humanity.
Webpage: Mathematics for Humanity.
Deadline for applications: 1 December 2024.