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Essential coronavirus update for INI activities

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Friday 6th November 2020 - 15:45

**This page was last updated on Friday 6 November 2020**

The Isaac Newton Institute temporarily closed its doors on Friday 20 March. All our staff are currently working remotely and helping to facilitate - amongst other activities - the Infectious Dynamics of Pandemics (IDP) programme. Click here to read further updates.

A message from the Director to INI friends and participants, past and present

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Thursday 7th May 2020 - 19:00

I do hope that you are safe and well, and managing under extraordinary circumstances. I thought it might be a useful time to offer a quick and personal update on the Institute over recent months.

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In memory of Vaughan Jones (1952-2020)

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Friday 2nd October 2020 - 11:45

The Institute was greatly saddened to learn of the death of Professor Vaughan Jones (co-organiser of the 2017 programme "Operator algebras: subfactors and their applications" on 6 September 2020, and our deepest condolences go to his family, friends and colleagues for their loss. Below is an obituary of Professor Jones written by David Evans (Cardiff, UK), Sorin Popa (UCLA, USA).

Directorship of the Isaac Newton Institute and NM Rothschild & Sons Professorship of Mathematics

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Friday 29th May 2020 - 14:30

The tenure of David Abrahams as Director of the Isaac Newton Institute and NM Rothschild & Sons Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge comes to an end on 30/9/2021 and the process to find his replacement, to take up appointment on 1 October 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter, has begun.

A message from the Director to INI friends and participants, past and present

Publication Date:

Thursday 7th May 2020 - 19:00

I do hope that you are safe and well, and managing under extraordinary circumstances. I thought it might be a useful time to offer a quick and personal update on the Institute over recent months.

Essential coronavirus update for INI activities

Publication Date:

Friday 6th November 2020 - 15:45

**This page was last updated on Friday 6 November 2020**

Celebrating the “International Day of Women and Girls in Science”

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Friday 7th February 2020 - 15:30

On 11 February 2020 the global mathematics community marks the fourth annual “International Day of Women and Girls in Science”. A description of the day’s origins and aims, published by its organisers, follows below:

"Sir Michael Atiyah: Forays into Physics" to take place at INI on Friday 25 October 2019

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Thursday 12th September 2019 - 16:00

Please see below for details of an event celebrating the works of INI founding Director Sir Michael Atiyah, due to take place at the Institute on 25 October 2019.

In memory of Sir Christopher Dobson (1949-2019)

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Tuesday 10th September 2019 - 16:00

The Institute was greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Christopher Dobson, Master of St John’s College, Cambridge on 8 September 2019. A brilliant scientist and a kind and compassionate human being, his contribution to Alzheimers research was significant.

Joint INI-ICMS-KTN report published highlighting the mathematical science opportunities in the Industrial Strategy

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Tuesday 4th June 2019 - 10:30

In February 2019, a workshop took place to analyse and explore the various aspects of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). This was organised by INI, the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and an organising committee representing the breadth of the mathematical sciences. The event took place at ICMS in Edinburgh, related to one of 26 recommendations made by Professor Philip Bond in his 2018 Review of Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences launched at the House of Lords.

Kirk Fellowship Interview: Professor Donatella Marini on virtual element methods, talented women and collaborative working

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Tuesday 7th May 2019 - 15:15

Designed to support and promote underrepresented groups in mathematics, the Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellows scheme was launched at the start of 2019 and so far boasts five senior academics amongst its recipients. In this interview from its roster of honourees INI spoke to Professor Donatella Marini of the "Geometry, compatibility and structure preservation in computational differential equations" programme.

Kirk Fellowship Interview: Professor Claudia Sagastizabal on renewable energy, the "science of betterment" and punting in circles

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Thursday 25th April 2019 - 14:45

/news/marini-kirk-fellowship-interviewDesigned to support and promote underrepresented groups in mathematics, the Kirk Fellowship scheme was launched at the start of 2019 and so far boasts five senior academics amongst its recipients. In this latest interview from its roster of honourees INI spoke to Professor Claudia Sagastizabal of the "Mathematics of energy systems" programme.

Essential coronavirus update for INI activities

A message from the Director to INI friends and participants, past and present

In memory of Vaughan Jones (1952-2020)

Directorship of the Isaac Newton Institute and NM Rothschild & Sons Professorship of Mathematics

A message from the Director to INI friends and participants, past and present

Essential coronavirus update for INI activities

Celebrating the “International Day of Women and Girls in Science”

"Sir Michael Atiyah: Forays into Physics" to take place at INI on Friday 25 October 2019

In memory of Sir Christopher Dobson (1949-2019)

Joint INI-ICMS-KTN report published highlighting the mathematical science opportunities in the Industrial Strategy

Kirk Fellowship Interview: Professor Donatella Marini on virtual element methods, talented women and collaborative working

Kirk Fellowship Interview: Professor Claudia Sagastizabal on renewable energy, the "science of betterment" and punting in circles

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