Research in Progress 2016, Queen's College Oxford

Saturday 27 February 2016 - 10.00 to 17.00
Shulman Auditorium, The Queen's College, Oxford

Research in Progress is an annual meeting which provides an opportunity for research students in any area of the history of mathematics to present their work to a friendly and supportive audience.

Confirmed student speakers for Research in Progress 2016 include:
  • Kevin Baker (University of Oxford)
  • Ales Petrocchi (University of Cambridge)
  • Edwin Reynolds (University of Southampton; winner of the BSHM Undergraduate Essay Prize 2015)
  • Tony Royle (Open University).

There will be a panel discussion on the theme of translating mathematics.

The keynote speaker will be Dr Stephen Johnston of the Museum for the History of Science, University of Oxford.

The meeting will also include the presentation of the 2015 BSHM Neumann Prize to Sydney Padua, for her book The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage.