Tuesday, 2 Feb 2016, 5.30pm
Blackett Level 8 Common Room
Free Food & Drink!
ALL WELCOME
What’s the Maths Helpdesk?
Researchers in other departments need help with maths. We link them to mathematicians they can work with. Give your input and publish together!
Why come to the Launch?
Find out more and celebrate with us the launch of the maths helpdesk! Enjoy some free food and drinks with fellow PhDs from inside and outside your department.
Want to know more? Check here.
Thanks again to everyone who attended our second Improv for Scientists event yesterday! I think it’s safe to say we all had a lot of fun and by the end were thinking much faster on our feet. We hope to continue hosting this workshop, so please let us know if you would come back and let your friends know!
Feel free to check out some photos from this event and the first one here.
Thanks to all the participants of the “Improvisation for Scientists” Workshop today, and a massive thank you to presentation trainer and drama educator Justine Jones who taught the workshop for us, bringing techniques from drama into the science world.
Scientists often need to be spontaneous and think outside the box. This was a great taster to see how improvisation skills can help research mathematicians become comfortable speaking and interacting on their feet through playing drama games.
So, in case you don’t know what to expect in an “improvisation for scientists” session, the participants will tell you: A lot of pointing fingers at people, making up stories and throwing balls. What was it about the fire in the kitchen that gave birth to a fractal dragon that turned into eggs and more eggs? Dragon meat with salt or sugar, a controversial debate…
