Miss Maria Adair, Miss Lauren Daley @NCLMathsStatsPhysics School of Mathematics, Statistics & Physics UCAS Open Day: Spring 2018 Dr. Lee Fawcett Miss Maria Adair, Miss Lauren Daley Student speakers: Andrew Dixon and Rima Price (Work) Saffron Mabbutt (Finance) Magda Furgalska and Tom Owen (Accommodation) Rachel Binks and Martha King (Careers) Emma Cox and Bethany Gibson (City/Social)
The School Four ‘Sections’ Staff Profile Pure Mathematics 18 Professors Statistics 5 Readers Applied Mathematics 20 Senior Lecturers Physics 23 Lecturers Committed to excellence in Teaching and Research: e.g. innovations, REF2014
Teaching Teaching is done by leading researchers at the forefront of their subjects We are committed to high standards in teaching (NSS: 97% satisfaction) Alongside our high quality teaching, there are many other positive aspects to our degree programmes: curriculum, web resources, response to student suggestions etc. Accreditation: IMA, RSS
Research Magnetic Fields in galaxies (Applied) Galaxies are giant magnets How are the magnetic fields generated? What effect do they have in a galaxy? Quantum Computing (Pure Mathematics) Theory of multidimensional computing Leading to extremely fast calculations! Climate Extremes (Statistics) Can we predict how severe the next big storm will be? Can we use statistics to better prepare for climate extremes? Inter-disciplinary work between statisticians and engineers
Offers and Admissions Offer: Just Missing Out: Quota: AAA-AAB (A in Maths) – Single honours, Major/Minor and Joint Honours Just Missing Out: ABB (with an A in Maths) – Still likely, especially if you made us your firm choice Nature of other subjects may help No longer any grant… All loan, however you get more money in total. Quota: About 200 each academic year in total across all of our degree programmes Meet/exceed your offer, you’re guaranteed a place
Interactive campus tour Now: Allocation to small teams – look in your goody bag – map + quiz sheet Meet your campus tour guide, and be allocated a role Aim: Visit seven checkpoints around campus – listen to your guide and look for clues to help answer the quiz questions You choose the route – we will time you, and you will be penalised if you take longer than 1 hour 15 minutes No longer any grant… All loan, however you get more money in total. It’s a competition: your work will be marked, and the winning team gets a prize Bonus points: Available for creative selfies and for the team who finds Percy! Later: Prize-giving and selfie-viewing!