International Centre for Mathematical Sciences

位于爱丁堡的国际数学科学中心（ICMS）是英国在数学科学方面的主要资源之一。它是一个具有多种作用的独立中心，以独特的方式为国际社会、整个英国、英格兰北部和苏格兰、当地社区以及爱丁堡大学和赫瑞瓦特大学服务。ICMS致力于帮助数学科学领域的早期职业研究人员缩小性别差距、扩大参与和拓宽获取途径。由于其他财政来源的重要杠杆作用，该中心对数学和科学的影响，作为英国的两个主要焦点之一（另一个是艾萨克·牛顿数学科学研究所，作为ICMS的补充作用），远远大于其EPSRC资助的核心活动的总和。在成立近四分之一个世纪以来，ICMS在举办最高科学水平的定制研讨会方面建立了世界领先的声誉，这些研讨会涉及数学科学及相关领域最及时和最具创新性的主题。提议的会议要经过具有国际地位的裁判的严格审查程序。在任何2或3年的时间里，ICMS研讨会涵盖了非常广泛和令人兴奋的主题。此外，ICMS还开展了小组研究（rig）计划，使小组研究人员能够在短期内进行密集合作；这为促进英国科学家的国际合作提供了一种特别具有成本效益的方式。该中心设有一名专门的知识交流官员（KEO），其工作是从学术界之外确定数学的潜在用户，并举办活动（与研究研讨会一起或单独举行）让这些用户参与进来。在过去的三年里，大约有50家世界上最大的公司派代表参加了ICMS会议，涵盖医疗保健、石油工业、金融工业、国防工业、发动机制造和计算。KEO还帮助在讲习班方案内促进跨学科活动。ICMS开展了一项积极的公众外展活动计划，由一名公众参与官员和一个由知名学者和公众参与专家组成的专家小组协调。活动包括一系列公开讲座（其中包括选定的参与者在ICMS研讨会上的演讲）、学校活动、展览、徒步旅行、开门活动和参加爱丁堡国际科学节（EISF）。近年来举办了约30场活动，参加者超过2200人。研究研讨会在数学的发展中起着至关重要的作用。重要的研究合作通常在这样的会议上开始，ecr在讲习班和会议上获得了很大一部分培训。ICMS吸引了许多世界顶尖的数学家来到英国，同样，它的研讨会也吸引了许多在这里工作的领军人物。ecr中的许多人后来将进入工业界，他们也有机会在ICMS会议上建立行业联系。

The International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) in Edinburgh is one of the UK's principal resources in the mathematical sciences. It is an independent hub with multifarious roles, serving in distinctive ways the international community, the UK as a whole, the north of England and Scotland, and the local communities and Universities of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt. ICMS is committed to helping close the gender gap, widen participation, and broaden access by early career researchers (ECRs) in mathematical sciences. Thanks to the significant leverage from other financial sources, the Centre's impact to mathematics and science, as one of the two main UK foci (the other being the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, which serves a complementary role to ICMS), is significantly greater than merely the sum of its core activities arising from its EPSRC funding. In almost a quarter century since it was founded, ICMS has established a world-leading reputation for hosting bespoke workshops at the highest scientific level on the most timely and innovative topics in the mathematical sciences and related areas. Proposed meetings are subjected to a rigorous reviewing process by referees of international standing. In any 2 or 3 year period, ICMS workshops cover an unusually broad and exciting range of topics. In addition ICMS runs a Research-in-Groups (RiGs) programme to enable small groups of researchers to work together for a short period of intensive collaboration; this provides a particularly cost effective way of promoting international collaborations by UK scientists.The Centre has a dedicated Knowledge Exchange Officer (KEO) whose job is to identify potential users of mathematics from outside the academic community and to stage events (either in conjunction with research workshops or independently) to involve those users. Some 50 of the world's largest companies have sent representatives to ICMS meetings in the last 3 years, covering healthcare, the oil industry, the financial industry, defence industries and engine manufacture and computing. The KEO also helps stimulate interdisciplinary activity within the workshop programme. ICMS runs an active programme of public outreach activities that are coordinated by a Public Engagement Officer and an Expert Panel consisting of leading academics and specialists in public engagement. Events include a public lecture series (which includes presentations by selected participants at the ICMS workshops), events for schools, exhibitions, walking tours, doors-open activities and participation in the Edinburgh International Science Festival (EISF). There have been approximately 30 events in recent years with over 2200 participants.Research workshops play a crucial role in the development of mathematics. Important research collaborations often begin at such meetings and ECRs gain a significant part of their training at workshops and conferences. ICMS attracts many of the world's leading mathematicians to Britain and likewise its workshops involve many of the leading protagonists who work here. The ECRs, many of whom will later move into industry, also have a chance to make industrial contacts at ICMS gatherings.