Posts by Graham Kendall
VeRoLog Solver Challenge 2014
December 27, 2013
If you are interested in the Vehicle Routing Problem (although the actual problem being considered is called Swap-Body Vehicle Routing Problem (SB-VRP)), you might be interested in this competition. The deadline, to register, is the 31st Dec 2013 although the actual submission deadline is not until April. The competition is run by VeRoLog and full …
Christmas posts from around the University
December 26, 2013
We thought it might be nice to see what other University of Nottingham blogs have been saying during this festive season. A Christmas message: Bacon and turkey not necessarily a recipe for continuing success (from Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Innovation blog) Advent Calendar from Nottingham’s Massive Open Online Courses‘ blog I’ll be home for Christmas! (from …
Can Santa deliver all those presents in 24 hours? TheConversation discusses the science
December 24, 2013
In a few hours Santa will begin his annual tour of the world, dropping down chimney’s and delivering presents to all the children who have behaved themselves this year. It is amazing that he can deliver all these presents in a single night, even if we account for the fact that time differences gives him …
The 12 days of Pascal’s triangular Christmas
December 23, 2013
“One of the most magical aspects of mathematics is the ability for complex and intricate structures to emerge from the simplest of rules. Few mathematical objects are simpler to create – and few weave such a variety of intricate patterns – as Pascal’s marvellous triangle….” So starts this very nice article about this fabulous mathematical …
About Life Fantastic: Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2013
In a previous post, we mentioned the Royal Institution Christmas lectures. It seems timely to mention them again. The 2013 lectures will be given by Dr Alison Woollard from the University of Oxford. She will “explore the frontiers of developmental biology and uncovers the remarkable transformation of a single cell into a complex organism.” More …
Women in Leadership – A Research-Based Christmas Wish List
December 20, 2013
Following on from the launch of WinSET (Women in Science, Engineering and Technology) and because it’s Christmas, it seemed a good time to bring this video to your attention.
How to become good at peer review: A guide for young scientists
December 19, 2013
As we progress through our academic career, we will be asked more and more frequently to review papers, and research proposals. We recently cane across this blog post, which you might find interesting/useful. Header image: Peer Review (Downloaded from Google, 18 Dec 2013, labelled as free to reuse) URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajc1/6735929719/?rb=1
H2020 Launched – 145 Calls Already Published
December 18, 2013
HORIZON 2020 LAUNCHED WITH 15 BILLION EUR OVER FIRST 2 YEARS – 145 CALLS ALREADY PUBLISHED On 11/12 the European Commission presented calls for projects under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s 80 billion EUR research and innovation programme. Most calls from the 2014 budget are already open for submission, with more to follow over the …
eMyRA visit by Dr Khua Kia Kien
December 17, 2013
We recently (13th Dec 2013) invited Dr Khua Kia Kien to visit us to talk to us about the new eMYRA system. Dr Khua works at USM, and was one of the key developers of the system. Dr Khua met with the Research Support Office, as well as some key academic staff. eMyRA started as …
Commercialisation and Nanotechnology talk (Dr Angelina Yee)
December 16, 2013
Dr Angelina Yee recently (11th Dec 2013) gave a keynote talk at the Commercialisation and Nanotechnology Seminar. Sharing the platform, and also giving keynote talks, were Prof. Datuk Dr Hamilton Hamdan (Vice Chancellor of University of Malaysia of Computer Science) and Dato’ Dr Cheng Kok Leong (CEO of NanoPac (M) Sdn Bhd). Angelina’s talk was …
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