200 years of Mathematics at UCL

Join us for an exciting event celebrating 200 years of Mathematics at UCL with our mathematics symposium featuring VIP guests, including Professor Hannah Fry. Learn more about the intriguing research happening in UCL Mathematics via our interactive research hubs where you can find out about machine learning, maths in healthcare and the fluid dynamics of chocolate fountains. 

Public Engagement Talks: 11:30-17:00

Location: Cruciform LT 1

Our full-day festival includes an exciting roster of public engagement talks, including the below guest speakers.

• Dr Niki Kalaydzhieva: Game, SET, Maths
• Professor Adrian Rice: What was it like to be a Maths student at UCL 200 years ago?
• Professor Hannah Fry
• Professor Nira Chamberlain: The Mathematics that can stop an AI Apocalypse
• Professor Mahir Hadzic: Gravity vs. pressure: a tug of war in collapsing stars
• Professor Christina Pagel: Numbers don’t lie – but they can mislead, the numbers can be wrong and they can be the wrong numbers
• Professor Helen Wilson: Mathematics in the Kitchen
• Professor Christian Boehmer: The dark side of gravity

More details and speakers to be announced shortly; schedule and guests subject to change.

Mathematics in Everyday Life - Exhibition & Posters: 10:30-17:00

Location: North Cloisters

Learn more about the department through our exhibition stands, including interactive and hands-on demonstrations from our staff as well as a selection of research posters.

Expected hubs to explore include:

• History: Mathematics at UCL from 1826
• MENACE: matchbox machine learning
• Visual PDE: a visual way of interacting with equations based on research on Covid-19, wildfires, etc.
• Mathematics in Healthcare
• LEAN: programming language
• Gombok: Interactive Geometry
• Interactive art: maths-based equations
• Mathematics of Financial Markets

Further Event Information

Complementary food and refreshments will be available from approximately 13:00 (while supplies last). More information will be provided closer to the time for ticketholders. Please note that food and drink are not permitted inside Lecture Theatres, so please plan your visit with these restrictions in mind.

All proceeds from ticket sales will go toward supporting UCL students who are encountering financial difficulty from relevant hardship funds.