Donal McCarthy Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Statistics

23 Oct 2019

The School of Mathematical Sciences would like to congratulate Ms. Yihan Wang on being awarded The Donal McCarthy Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Statistics. Yihan is a 2^nd year Ph.D. student in Statistics and has been awarded €5000 euros to assist in her research area. Yihan’ s research area focuses on longevity risk, especially the mortality improvement modelling for demographic data in Ireland and the UK. This award is funded by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and is named after Dr. Donal McCarthy. Dr. McCarthy was President of UCC from 1967 to 1978 and is also a former Director General of the CSO. The scholarship was founded to promote university research in the area of Official Statistics and is awarded to students in areas of research such as survey sampling, multivariate methods, time series, and small area estimation.

Young Statisticians’ Section of the ISA

09 Oct 2019

Kathleen O’Sullivan (President of the Irish Statistical Association (ISA), School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Cork) launched the Young Statisticians’ Section of the ISA, the Young-ISA, on Friday October 04, 2019, in the Glen Royal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.

The ISA formed its Young-ISA  to provide a forum for career-young statisticians, that is, statisticians in the early stages of their careers, across Ireland.  This is an exciting initiative by the ISA to encourage and nurture career-young statisticians.

This inaugural meeting, organised by the Young-ISA Section, showcased the breadth of research undertaken by career-young statisticians in Ireland. I would like to specially thank the keynote speakers, Drs Norma Bargary (University of Limerick) and Aidan Boland (Edge by Ascential) for providing insights into their career paths from academia and industry, and to all those who contributed talks and participated in the round table discussion.

Seeds for the Future Program

29 Aug 2019

Having recently returned home from China, where I took part in Huawei Technologies' Seeds for the Future programme, my thoughts turn back in reflection to the amazing three weeks I spent in a country with such an amazing culture, heritage and future. A clear highlight was being hosted by Ambassador O'Leary in Beijing. A fellow Cork man, we were soon chatting about Cork's All Ireland chances. Getting to visit the Great Wall and Forbidden City before starting a week long course in Mandarin and Chinese culture at the Beijing Language and Culture University was another highlight. After Beijing it was off to a week of ICT training at Huawei HQ in Shenzhen, a city which only 40 years ago was just a small fishing village. The rate of change in China makes it a place of undoubted opportunity. The training there offered great insights into the cutting edge of future technologies. Finally, we finished in Hong Kong, where we very fortunate to be hosted by the Irish Consulate in a round table discussion with Irish expats. I am very thankful to Huawei for this wonderful opportunity, as well as to the nine other partaking Irish students who I am now happy to count as friends. Hopefully one day I will be able to return to China, as I feel I have barely scratched its surface.

 Fionn Bracken

4th Year Mathematical Sciences 2019

University College Cork. 

Why is it so difficult to make a long-term weather forecast?

29 Aug 2019

Dr. Clifford Gilmore, School of Mathematical Sciences, UCC.

School Of Mathematical Sciences Welcome new students.

29 Aug 2019

This week the School welcomed the fourth group of students from Bejing Technology & Business University. The students are part of our BSc Risk and Actuarial Science Degree with students undertaking 2 years in their home University followed by 2 years in UCC. A total of 32 students have enrolled for 2019 with a busy schedule this week and next of settling into their new homes, tours of Cork and the University with Orientation arranged by the Admissions Office and the International Office next week. 

The School wishes the student every success in their studies and their time in Cork. 

Workshop Seminar School of Mathematical Sciences

03 Jul 2019

Novel Applications of Statistical Method

BSc Risk and Actuarial Science Graduation 2019

20 Jun 2019

On Thursday 20th June, 18 of our students were conferred with their BSc Risk and Actuarial Science Degree. The class of 2019 is the second group of students to have graduated from the programme since it commenced in 2014. The students and their families attended the morning graduation ceremony followed by a reception in the Western Gateway Building, attended by Professor Sarah Culloty, Head of College of SEFS, Professor Finbarr O'Sullivan, Head of School of Mathematical Sciences, along with academic colleagues and friends.

Many of the students are pursuing additional postgraduate studies, with some having secured graduate positions both in Ireland and the UK.

School of Mathematical Sciences Students Support Students in Upcoming State Exams

31 May 2019

This week a number of our students were involved in the first ever "Free Maths Grinds Program" which ran over 200 tailored sessions to individual students/small groups. Students from accross the County took up the opportunity to avail of these sessions in advance of the State Exams taking place on June 7th and 10th. Students were guided through exam techniques and making use of their remaining time before exams. The volunteers also concentrated on key themes of the exam papers such as:

1. Algebra
2. Numbers
3. Functions
4. Probability and Statistics 
5. Trigonometry and Geometry 

Maths and Art add up at Teachers’ Award

31 May 2019

Award for Irish Teachers of Mathematics 

Delegation from Nanjing Software Valley

03 May 2019

On Friday 3^rd May, the School of Mathematical Sciences welcomed Professor Yu DongChuan from the Nanjing Software Valley, China.

UCC WiSTEM Society wins National Award

16 Apr 2019

Best New Society at National Awards 2019

IMSA Conference

22 Mar 2019

 Irish Mathematical Student Association Conference

School of Mathematical Sciences PhD student wins SEFS Publication of the Year 2019

26 Feb 2019

SEFS PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR

Women in STEM

01 Feb 2019

We talk to some of our students about why studying Mathematical Sciences interests them!     

Transition Year

25 Jan 2019

Transition Years Experience University Life as a Mathematical Sciences Student

UCC initiative Maths Circles and Junior Maths Enrichment in Rwanda

25 Jan 2019

Following the success of the Boole2School initiative in 2015, UCC continues its tradition of cross-border Mathematical contributions with the implementation of the Maths Circles and Junior Maths Enrichment lesson plans to Uganda, as an outreach activity of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences.  

31 Years of Maths Enrichment

25 Jan 2019

A record 260 students from secondary schools across the Cork area have registered to participate in the UCC Mathematics Enrichment programme 2018-2019.

Mathematical Sciences Students Scholarship Success

25 Jan 2019

Johnson and Johnson WiSTEM2D

Applied Mathematics Seminar Thursday 29th November 2018, WGB 304, 12pm

23 Nov 2018

Title: On a three-dimensional nonlinear model of Pacific equatorial ocean dynamics.

A talk by Donnacha Oisin Kidney

23 Nov 2018

Tuesday 27th November 2018, WGB G02 4-5pm 

Title: An efficient and flexible evidence-providing solver for polynomial equalities in Agda

Speaker:Donnacha Oisin Kidney 

New Light on George Boole

13 Nov 2018

New Light on George Boole Book Launch 

School of Mathematical Sciences welcomes two new Postdocs!

30 Oct 2018

The School of Mathematical Sciences welcomes two new postdoctoral researchers this semester. In this article we find out a little bit about them and their research area.

UCC Hamilton Prize in Mathematics for 2018

19 Oct 2018

UCC Hamilton Prize in Mathematics for 2018

Potluck 2018

19 Oct 2018

Potluck 2018

Maths Week Ireland - Solve this puzzle!

17 Oct 2018

To celebrate Maths Week Ireland we have  a maths problem for you to solve here. 

The Superbrain Mathematics Competition 2018-2019

17 Oct 2018

6pm-9pm Wednesday 17 October
Western Gateway Building WGB 107

The 2018 CRITICS Summer Workshop takes place at University College Cork during 27-31 August 2018.

29 Aug 2018

Mr. Chun Xie and Prof. Sebastian Wieczorek (UCC Department of Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences) together with Prof. Peter Ashwin (University of Exeter, UK) organised an International Workshop from Monday 27th August to Friday 31st August 2018 on Critical Transitions and Tipping Points. 

New textbook on Synchronization co-authored by Dr Andreas Amann

13 Apr 2018

A new book on Synchronization has been published by Cambridge University Press in 2018.  It provides a modern introduction into the topic, which is suitable to undergraduate and post-graduate students.  The book is authored by Stefano Boccaletti, Alexander N. Pisarchik, Charo I. del Genio, and Andreas Amann.

UCC Spring Open Days May 2017

18 May 2017

UCC Spring Open Days were held on the 16^th and 17^th May 2017.

Minimal Surfaces: Integrable Systems and Visualization. Spring 2017 Workshop. 27 – 29 March at UCC.

21 Mar 2017

The m:iv network consists of five partners situated in Cork, Granada, Leicester, Munich and Tsukuba.

Public Lecture - George Boole Focus Programme in Mathematical Sciences

14 Mar 2017

Title: Pioneering Irish Women in Mathematics Public Lecture on Tuesday, 14th March at 6:00pm. The Lecture will be delivered by Colm Mulcahy (Spelman College, USA) in Room 107, Western Gateway Building.

Dr. Michael Mortell co-author of two recently published books on topics in Applied Mathematics

07 Mar 2017

In 2014, Dr. Michael Mortell published, with two Russian colleagues Elena Shchepakina and Vladimir Sobolev, the book entitled Singular Perturbations in the Springer series Lecture Notes in Mathematics.

FMAS Industry Day

28 Feb 2017

The 13^th edition of the School of Mathematical Sciences’ Financial Mathematics & Actuarial Science Industry Day was a very successful event with a huge student turnout.

Irish Statistical Association (ISA) Gossett Lecture 2017

28 Feb 2017

The ISA Gossett lecture 2017 will be delivered by the distinguished Professor David Hand OBE (Imperial College London) in the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson St., Dublin on April 6^th at 6:00pm.

School Table Quiz

27 Jan 2017

The annual School Table Quiz took place last night Thursday 26th Jan 2017.  It was a great success.

Killarney Trip

01 Dec 2016

School Staff and students (38 in total) along with two border terriers (Ally and Marley) travelled to Killarney to take in the beautiful scenery and walks on Saturday, 26th November.

Mathematical Sciences Open Afternoon

23 Nov 2016

We host our annual Open Afternoon on Wednesday, 7th December 2016 with Student Registration at 2.15pm.

Maths Outreach Celebration

22 Nov 2016

On Tuesday 15h November, the Staff celebrated the Maths Outreach activities of our School over the years. 

Congratulations to our Graduates of 2016

08 Nov 2016

Huge congratulations to all of our Graduates of 2016.

Alumnus of the Week: Rev. Prof. John Ryan

08 Nov 2016

The University College Cork Alumni Network has this week selected former student Prof. John Ryan as Alumnus of the Week

Former student Peter Fennell using mathematics to help homeless people in LA

06 Nov 2016

Peter Fennell was recently granted a prestigious fellowship, giving him an opportunity to work in any institution in the United States.

Numbas presentation and launch

24 Oct 2016

Congratulations to The Numbas Project Team (Julie Crowley, Áine Ní Shé, Vivienne Terhorst, Deirdre Casey, Kieran Mulchrone, Tom Carroll) who had a very successful presentation and launch on Thursday 20^th October 2016.

Des MacHale honoured with Maths Week award

19 Oct 2016

On Saturday 15th October, in Dublin, Maths Week Ireland presented their inaugural award for raising public awareness of mathematics to emeritus professor Des MacHale.

Dr Anca Mustata - UCC Exceptional Citizen Award

03 Oct 2016

The UCC Selection Committee determined that Dr Mustata should be honoured with the Exceptional Citizen Award.

Workshop: Statistics for Researchers

29 Aug 2016

The UCC Post Doc Development Hub’s mission is to enrich the professional training experiences and long-range outcomes of Postdoctoral Researchers.

BTBU Welcome

26 Aug 2016

 We had a very exciting day at the School of Mathematical Sciences on Wednesday the 24th of August where we welcomed 28 students from Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU) to UCC.

Applied Mathematics Seminar, Wednesday 13 July

11 Jul 2016

Applied Mathematics Seminar (all are welcome to attend)

Speaker:  Dima Rachinskii (UT Dallas)