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Date:
27th of November, 2017  @  19:30 - 22:00
Venue:
Lecture Theatre A, Physics and Astronomy Building 46

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The talk will be by Suzie Imber, Associate Professor from the University of Leicester, and winner of BBC’s recent “Astronauts: have you got what it takes?”. Dr. Imber will talk about her academic background, her experience of climbing mountains in the Andes, and her experiences on the Astronauts programme.
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Date:
1st of July, 2019 - 6th of July, 2019
Venue:
Boldrewood Campus

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Welcome to the NGCM Summer Academy 2019
 
We are delighted to announce the Summer Academy of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Next Generation Computational Modelling (Registration will open shortly - details will be available on the website).
 
The Summer Academy will run from Monday 1st to Friday 5th of July at the University of Southampton (Boldrewood Campus).
 
The NGCM Summer Academy is a one-week event bringing together PhD students from across the UK who work on computer simulation of science and engineering problems, and want to extend their training through the workshops available at the Summer Academy. The training is delivered by world-leading experts and key developers of the relevant software tools, and includes
 
- 1.5 day course on VTK Mayavi
- 1.5 day course on Optimisation
- 2 day course on Machine Learning
- 1 day course on CUDA GPU programming
 
Note that the VTK/Mayavi and Optimisation workshops will be running in parallel. Prerequisites vary from course to course, but generally include at least some programming experience. For more information please see our FAQs.
 
General registration will open shortly - please watch the Summer Academy website. There is a nominal attendance fee of £10 per person per course.
 
For further information and to register please visit the Summer Academy’s web page at http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/.
 
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Date:
12th of March, 2019  @  12:00 - 13:00
Venue:
Ketley room (54/4001)

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Simple mathematical models have had remarkable successes in biology, framing how we understand a host of mechanisms and processes. However, with the advent of a host of new experimental technologies, the last ten years has seen an explosion in the amount and types of data now being generated. Increasingly larger and more complicated processes are now being explored, including large signalling or gene regulatory networks, and the development, dynamics and disease of entire cells and tissues. As such, the mechanistic, mathematical models developed to interrogate these processes are also necessarily growing in size and complexity. These detailed models have the potential to provide vital insights where data alone cannot, but to achieve this goal requires meeting significant mathematical challenges. In this talk, I will outline some of these challenges, and recent steps we have taken in addressing them.
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Date:
8th of November, 2017  @  14:30 - 15:30
Venue:
Turner Sims Concert Hall

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Professor Bell Burrell will describe how unravelling a mysterious pulsating radio signal led to the discovery of an unsuspected new kind of star.
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Date:
27th of March, 2019  @  15:00 - 16:00
Venue:
B46 Lecture Theatre C

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Deepak Mahtani will give a 30 minute talk followed by a Q&A session on “Transitioning from academia into data science”. He will cover the following topics:

• What is data science?
• What skills are needed to become a data scientist?
• What sectors does data science touch?
• What do Masters and PhD grads make such amazing data scientists?
• Why you are ready to make the transition now?
 
In addition, he will then discuss how all the solutions Pivigo offer can help solve the problems that graduate students and postdocs face when looking to move out of academia.
 
This seminar will be aimed at PhD students and postdocs in any analytical science currently at the University  of Southampton.
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Date:
11th of October, 2017  @  13:00 - 14:00
Venue:
Building 2 (2) - 1089
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The Spotlight on Careers series is aimed at enhancing employability and showcasing career options within Physics and Astronomy. It includes advice and useful information from the Careers and Employability Service, employers and industry experts. The series features insightful presentations, lunch refreshment and networking opportunities. The event is hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the Careers and Employability Service and the South East Physics Network (SEPnet). The aims of the talks are to help provide food for thought on careers and provide some tips for success. At the very least it will be a chance to network and share a slice of pizza. David Faulkner is our speaker on the 11th with an enviable position in Dassault Systems: https://www.3ds.com/en-uk/. Having studied physics himself at Southampton a few years ago, he will tell us the story of how he was unsure where he saw his career path heading during and indeed at the end of his degree. The end result saw him securing a jet-set lifestyle and an interesting role in Dassault. We also have with us Rob Wood from the Careers and Employability Service, who will add his take on possible career options for physics gradudates - setting the scene and providing ample food for thought. Lunchtime food and refreshments will be provided for the session. Whatever stage in your journey that you find yourselves - whether you have just started your degree course or at the end of your PhD – all are very welcome to attend.
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