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EPSRC Reference: EP/H000755/1
Title: Workshops: UK Mathematics in Medicine Study Groups (2009-2012)
Principal Investigator: Tindall, Professor M
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Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Organisation: University of Reading
Scheme: Standard Research
Starts: 01 July 2009 Ends: 30 June 2013 Value (£): 31,185
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Continuum Mechanics Non-linear Systems Mathematics
Statistics & Appl. Probability
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Related Grants:
EP/H000542/1 EP/H00078X/1 EP/H00162X/1
Panel History:
Panel DatePanel NameOutcome
03 Jun 2009 Mathematics Prioritisation Panel June 2009 Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
Mathematics has an important role to play in the understanding of biomedical problems. This role has resulted in the recent explosive growth in fields such as Mathematical and Systems Biology. This proposal is focused on continuing an existing programme of week-long MMSGs and shorter follow-up meetings designed to foster and stimulate new collaborations between the mathematical and biomedical sciences. The MMSGs allow mathematicians, statisticians, biomedical scientists and clinicians to come together under `one-roof' for a period of five days, and to participate in the application of mathematical modelling techniques to problems presented by the biomedical scientists. The workshops are focused, collaborative meetings where the mathematicians work side-by-side with the biomedical scientists to tackle their problem. The new ideas that are generated can help to direct future experimental work and developing new informative mathematical models and techniques. Shorter one day follow-up meetings (three per workshop) allow collaborations developed at the workshops to develop further. MMSGs have a nine year track record of facilitating exciting interdisciplinary collaborations between mathematicians, biomedical scientists and clinicians which have led to journal publications and future research being funded through MSc and PhD studentships, fellowships and larger grant applications. The programme provides an exciting opportunity for interdisciplinary research and an excellent training environment for students and early stage career researchers.
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Project URL: http://www.maths-in-medicine.org
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