Author: Francois Schulz

We would like to draw your attention to the following research school:

Multiscale Modeling: Infectious Diseases, Cancer and Treatments

2-14 December 2024, Edinburgh, Scotland

This school is part of a series of events that has emerged from the collaboration of three bodies: the Mathematical Modeling Mini-Courses (3MC) program, Potchefstroom, South Africa, the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Studies (PIMS), Manitoba, Canada, and the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

The school will focus on equipping participants, specifically postgraduate students and early-stage researchers, with vital skills in mathematical modeling and in the essential mathematical tools required for advanced study and research. The program will also foster connections among scholars in Mathematical Biology from the UK, Canada, and African countries.

Limited funding is available to support the transportation and accommodation/living costs of participants from institutions in Africa.

Registration deadline: June 30^th, 2024.

Registrations and applications for funding are open and can be completed online on the event website.

Topics and instructors:

1. Multiscale Approaches — Mariya Ptashnyk (Heriot-Watt University, UK) & Chandrasekhar Venkataraman (University of Sussex, United Kingdom)
2. Cancer — Mark Chaplain (University of St Andrews, UK) & Nikolaos Sfakianakis (University of St Andrews, UK)
3. Epidemiology — Julien Arino (University of Manitoba, Canada), Frank Ball (University of Nottingham, UK) & Ruth Bowness (University of Bath, UK)
4. Immunology and treatment — Rachel Bearon (King’s College London, UK) & Gibin Powathil (Swansea University, UK)
5. Cell Migration — John MacKenzie (University of Strathclyde, UK) & Robert Insall (Beatson Institute & University College London, UK) & Fiona Macfarlane (University of St Andrews, UK)

More details will be added on the event website soon.

We hope to see you at the research school in December.

The Organizing Committee

Stephanie Portet, University of Manitoba

Nikolaos Sfakianakis, St Andrews University

Patrick Tchepmo Djomegni, North-West University

Chandrasekhar Venkataraman, University of Sussex

Imperial College – AIMS Mathematics Workshop

Imperial College London and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) are hosting a week-long workshop from 10 – 14 June 2024 at AIMS in Muizenberg.  The purpose of the workshop is to initiate longer term research collaboration and so the format is informal with a number of Imperial guests sharing their research interests in a short series of survey lectures.  If you love mathematics it should be informative as well as present opportunities for collaboration.

The details can be found at: https://www.ma.imperial.ac.uk/~apal4/aims.html

There is no cost to attend, but for catering we do need people to register.  If you wish to come, even if just for one or two days, please register at this link: https://forms.gle/F98YDkeSdRNYhvah6

Please contact David Holgate (dholgate@uwc.ac.za), Karin-Therese Howell (howell@aims.ac.za) or Naina Ralaivaosaona (naina@aims.ac.za) for further information.