Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre -- Follow-on funding for a Taught Course Centre for UK PhD students in the Mathematical Sciences

苏格兰数学科学培训中心——为英国数学科学博士生授课课程中心提供后续资助

• 批准号: EP/J500884/1
• 负责人: Anthony Carbery
• 金额: $ 19.11万
• 依托单位: University of Edinburgh
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Training Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FJ500884%2F1
• 关键词: Scottish; Mathematical; Sciences; Training; Centre

Since the autumn of 2007 when the SMSTC became fully operational, it has offered a broad range of high-quality courses designed for first year PhD students in the mathematical sciences. The primary aim of these courses has been to broaden students' mathematical perspective with the ultimate goal of bringing their experience into line with that offered in competitor countries and of making the recipient of a UK PhD in the mathematical sciences more competitive in the academic employment market. The SMSTC provides eight core streams of material, each taught in 20 two-hour lectures (over two semesters) delivered "live" by dedicated video-conferencing (VC). Comprehensive printed notes are made available for students to download and read about a week before each lecture from www.smstc.ac.uk, the SMSTC wiki-based website. There is also local tutorial support provided by a student's home department, and there are two short residential symposia at which students have the opportunity to meet each other and the teaching teams. Beginning PhD students have normally been expected to take three streams, and to spend about 75% of their time studying the course material during the first six months of their PhD programme. This means that students are also able to begin working with their supervisor from the start of their PhD studies. The SMSTC also provides generic skills training in key areas which support research, such as using bibliographic databases, report writing and giving talks. SMSTC is a cooperative venture (consortium) of mathematical sciences departments at seven Scottish universities, (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heriot-Watt, St Andrews and Strathclyde, together with Stirling as an associate member) and as such draws on the active participation of academic staff from these departments in both its management and operational functions. The management of the SMSTC is undertaken by a Director and Deputy Director together with an Academic Steering and Management Group (ASMG) which contains representatives of each participating department and is constituted so as to be able to give a broad academic overview of the areas of mathematical sciences involved. It also contains external representatives in order to provide an independent perspective and advice. As well as being important for quality assurance, this aids in the dissemination of good practice throughout the UK. Each core stream that we offer is delivered by a team of academics drawn from across the universities and is headed up by a Stream Leader. The Stream Leaders projected to be in post for 2011/12 are also named as co-Investigators on the project. They are all eminent researchers in their respective fields and are capable organisers who have proved their abilities in inspiring their team members to actively contribute to a coherent programme of instruction within the stream. They oversee the operation of each stream and coordinate the teaching team, ensure that appropriate assessment takes place and prepare a brief stream report for the ASMG. Day-to-day administration for SMSTC is undertaken by the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) which is a joint institute of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt universities established in 1990. Since then ICMS has organised over 200 meetings and has an established reputation in the UK and internationally for organising regular high-quality scientific events.

自2007年秋季SMSTC全面投入运营以来，它为数学科学博士一年级学生提供了广泛的高质量课程。这些课程的主要目的是拓宽学生的数学视野，最终目标是使他们的经验与竞争国家的经验一致，并使英国数学科学博士学位的获得者在学术就业市场上更具竞争力。SMSTC提供八个核心课程，每个课程由20个两小时的讲座（超过两个学期）通过专门的视频会议（VC）“现场”授课。学生们可以从SMSTC的维基网站www.smstc.ac.uk上下载和阅读每堂课前一周的完整的打印笔记。学生的家庭部门也提供当地的辅导支持，并且有两个简短的住宿座谈会，学生有机会相互认识和教学团队。刚开始攻读博士学位的学生通常被要求参加三个课程，并在博士课程的前六个月花费大约75%的时间学习课程材料。这意味着学生也可以从博士学习开始就和他们的导师一起工作。SMSTC还在支持研究的关键领域提供通用技能培训，例如使用书目数据库、撰写报告和演讲。SMSTC是由七所苏格兰大学（阿伯丁、邓迪、爱丁堡、格拉斯哥、赫瑞瓦特、圣安德鲁斯和斯特拉斯克莱德，以及斯特林大学作为副成员）的数学科学系组成的合作企业（财团），因此吸引了这些部门的学术人员积极参与其管理和运营职能。SMSTC的管理工作由一名主任和一名副主任与一个学术指导和管理小组（ASMG）共同负责，该小组由每个参与部门的代表组成，旨在对所涉及的数学科学领域进行广泛的学术概述。它还包括外部代表，以便提供独立的观点和咨询意见。这不仅对质量保证很重要，而且有助于在整个英国传播良好做法。我们提供的每个核心流都是由来自各大学的学者组成的团队提供的，并由一个流领袖领导。预计在2011/12年度任职的项目负责人也被任命为该项目的联合调查员。他们都是各自领域的杰出研究人员和有能力的组织者，他们已经证明了自己的能力，激励他们的团队成员积极参与一个连贯的教学计划。他们监督每个分科的运作，协调教学团队，确保进行适当的评估，并为ASMG准备一份简短的分科报告。SMSTC的日常管理由国际数学科学中心（ICMS）承担，该中心是爱丁堡大学和赫瑞瓦特大学于1990年成立的联合研究所。从那时起，ICMS已经组织了200多次会议，并在英国和国际上建立了定期组织高质量科学活动的声誉。