Venue Date Speaker and Affiliation University of Stirling 21 Nov 2025 David Bate(University of Warwick) University of Glasgow 19 Dec 2025 Javier Parcet(ICMAT Madrid) University of Edinburgh 23 Jan 2026 Alison Etheridge(University of Oxford) Heriot-Watt University 20 Feb 2026 Ulisse Stefanelli(University of Vienna) University of St Andrews 27 March 2026 Mikaela Iacobelli(ETH Zürich) University of Aberdeen 22 May 2026 Heather […]
The Torelli group: a quick tour In this talk we will give a gentle introduction to the Torelli group of a surface. The talk will survey some of its algebraic properties as well as its connection with low-dimensional topology. Along the way we will highlight some seminal work of Joan Birman and Dennis Johnson, among others. Note: due to technical issues, […]
Maths’ Greatest Unsolved Puzzles While mathematicians are undoubtedly brilliant, and their work is used in all kinds of amazing scientific and technological discoveries, there are still questions they can’t answer. Every mathematical question is a puzzle to be solved, and while there’ll be plenty of puzzles for you to chew on, we’ll also discuss some of the questions that still […]