2025

SMSN Winter Workshop 2025: Maths Support for Data Science

The SMSN hosted an online workshop on Maths Support for Data Science on 17th of January 2025. Professor Rachel Hilliam from the Open University and Royal Statistical Society was our guest speaker.

09:30-09:40: Welcome

09:40-10:40: Keynote Speaker: Professor Rachel Hilliam, Open University/Royal Statistical Society

10:40-10:50: Break

10:50-11:30: Panel Discussion with Data Science programme coordinators across Scotland: Prof Marco Thiel and Prof M Carmen Romano from the University of Aberdeen, Dr Kevin Bryson from the University of Glasgow and Dr Pierre Le Bras from Heriot-Watt University

11:30-12:10: Breakout rooms

12:10-12:30: Closing

Annual SMSN Meeting 2025: Joint with the Physics Education Research branch of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA)

Instead of an annual meeting in 2025, the SMSN held a joint meeting with the Physics Education Research branch of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) on Friday 4th July. The event was hosted by the University of Glasgow, and was a great chance to share our common interests and good practice. We had two keynote speakers, one from physics and one from maths:

How to design the perfect lecture - Anna Wood (University of Edinburgh)

What have we learned from the provision of mathematics support? - Michael Grove (University of Birmingham)

Schedule

09:45-10:00: Coffee + Registration

10:00-10:20: Welcome and short introduction to SMSN and PER

10:20-11:10: Keynote 1: Anna Wood (University of Edinburgh) - How to design the perfect lecture

11:10-11:30: Break

11:30-12:20: Keynote 2: Michael Grove (University of Birmingham) - What have we learned from the provision of mathematics support?

12:20-13:20: Lunch

13:20-14:40: Short talks

Shazia Ahmed (University of Glasgow) - Using student engagement data to inform student support
Richard Blythe (University of Edinburgh) - Supporting the Transition to University Mathematics for Physics with a new first year course at the University of Edinburgh
Tom Coleman (University of St Andrews) - Involving students in creating accessible maths and stats resources
Frances Docherty, Michael McFadden and Beth Paschke (University of Glasgow) - Using NUMBAS smart worksheets to improve confidence in physical chemistry

14:40-15:00: Break

15:00-16:00: Short talks

Lauren Muir (University of Glasgow) - What does it mean to be a physicist? Exploring physics identity formation through practice in Higher Education
Ewan Russel (University of Liverpool) - Supporting maths students to develop their employability via extra-curricular challenges
Heather Yorston (University of Edinburgh) - A study of the Mathematics needed for Computer Science

16:00-16:05: Closing

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