Maths and Computing

Katy Pallister

Jul 29, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Sara Lombardo

“During my final year at University, I discovered that although I did like physics, I enjoyed the rigor and elegance of mathematics...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Bianca De Stavola

Katy Pallister

Jul 6, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Bianca De Stavola

“My initial motivation was politics” Professor Bianca De Stavola is a medical statistician at University College London’s Great Ormond...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Apala Majumdar

Katy Pallister

Jun 18, 20214 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Apala Majumdar

“I learnt the value of integrity and dedication from my family early on in life” Professor Apala Majumdar is an applied mathematician at...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Juhyun Park

Katy Pallister

Jun 14, 20214 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Juhyun Park

“I never stopped asking questions” Dr Juhyun Park is an Associate Professor in Statistics at the National School of Computer Science for...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Rhian Daniel

Katy Pallister

May 24, 20214 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Rhian Daniel

“I found the real world too messy” Dr Rhian Daniel is a reader in medical statistics at Cardiff University, with a particular focus on...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Sue Sentance

Katy Pallister

May 17, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Sue Sentance

“I would never have picked up a computer in my bedroom in a million years” Dr Sue Sentance is Chief Learning Officer at the Raspberry Pi...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Alexandra Silva

Katy Pallister

Feb 11, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Alexandra Silva

“I started a PhD in Theoretical Computer Science completely by chance” Professor Alexandra Silva is a researcher in algebra, semantics,...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Nobuko Yoshida

Katy Pallister

Feb 8, 20213 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Nobuko Yoshida

“My work has inspired numerous computer scientists to build on its pioneering foundations” Professor Nobuko Yoshida is a world-leading...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Yvonne Rogers

Katy Pallister

Jan 25, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Yvonne Rogers

“When I got to university it just all lit up for me” Professor Yvonne Rogers is a pioneer of ubiquitous computing, a field in...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Wendy Mackay

Katy Pallister

Jan 18, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Wendy Mackay

“Nobody knew how to use this little tiny computer in the corner” Professor Wendy Mackay is a world-renowned researcher in human-computer...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE

Katy Pallister

Jan 11, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE

“I want to see the face of the person whose problem I'm solving” Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is the co-founder and CEO of Stemettes, an...

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Suffrage Science Awards Night 2020: Reflection and Action

Katy Pallister

Nov 17, 20205 min read

Suffrage Science Awards Night 2020: Reflection and Action

A year like no other made for an unconventional Suffrage Science awards night. Two handovers of the scheme, which celebrates and inspires...

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Maths and Computing 2020: Nomination Speeches

Suffrage Science

Nov 10, 20204 min read

Maths and Computing 2020: Nomination Speeches

The 2018 Suffrage Science Awardees on why they have nominated the next recipients of their award. Professor Ruth Keogh of London School...

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Awards 2020: Leading women in ‘life sciences’ and ‘mathematics & computing’ win award

Sophie Arthur

Nov 6, 20205 min read

Awards 2020: Leading women in ‘life sciences’ and ‘mathematics & computing’ win award

Leading women scientists have been chosen by their peers to receive a prestigious award celebrating their achievements. The winners will...

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Maths and Computing 2018: 11 Modern Day Role Models Pass On Heirloom Awards

Suffrage Science

Oct 8, 20183 min read

Maths and Computing 2018: 11 Modern Day Role Models Pass On Heirloom Awards

Since 2009, the second Tuesday in October has marked Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in...

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Maths and Computing 2018: Nomination Speeches

Suffrage Science

Oct 7, 20184 min read

Maths and Computing 2018: Nomination Speeches

Read the reasons for nomination of the Maths and Computing 2018 Suffrage Science Awardees. Professor Christl Donnelly, Imperial College...

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Suffrage Science

Oct 4, 20183 min read

Maths and Computing 2018: Female Scientists Celebrated With Suffrage Science Awards

On 8 October 2018, 11 scientists from across the UK will be presented with hand-crafted jewellery at the Suffrage Science awards ceremony...

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Maths and Computing 2016: A Day in the Sun for Bletchley Park Winners

Suffrage Science

Oct 11, 20164 min read

Maths and Computing 2016: A Day in the Sun for Bletchley Park Winners

Ada Lovelace Day 2016 saw the launch of a new award for women in maths and computing. At the launch event, 12 women (some pictured above)...

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Maths and Computing 2016: Celebrating women in science on Ada Lovelace Day

Suffrage Science

Oct 4, 20163 min read

Maths and Computing 2016: Celebrating women in science on Ada Lovelace Day

This time next week, on Tuesday 11 October at Bletchley Park, sees the launch of an initiative to celebrate women in maths and computing....

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