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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer Schools

The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer Schools are annual two-week courses, which are held every Summer at a UK university. The aim is to introduce modern mathematics to the best UK undergraduates who will enter their final year the following Autumn, and encourage them to think about an academic career in maths. The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School consists of a combination of short lecture courses with problem-solving sessions and colloquium-style talks from leading mathematicians. 50 places are available to students per year.

The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊEarly Career Research Committee is responsible for the overall management and funding of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer Schools.Ìý

Please email any questions about the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer Summer Schools to lmssummerschool@lms.ac.uk

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UK institutions are invited to nominate three candidates who must have completed (the equivalent of) at least two full academic years of an undergraduate degree in mathematics/statistics at the time that the Summer School takes place and be continuing their mathematics undergraduate degree after the Summer School has finished. The final attendees will be decided by the local Organising Committee at the University of Essex. For further details including the programme please visit: .

Criteria for Nominations

To achieve an inclusive and cooperative working atmosphere, each °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School is usually limited to 50 in-person participants, so the organisers will need to be highly selective.Ìý Indeed a high level of ability and enthusiasm for mathematics is essential to enjoy and benefit from the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School.
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Participation of women students in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School is particularly important as there is a recognised lack of women continuing on to postgraduate study.Ìý To this end UK Institutions are asked to nominate both female and male students.Ìý
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Registration Fees

The Society asks that for each candidate accepted onto the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School their home Department provides a £250 contribution.Ìý

2025 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School - To be confirmed.

Further details will be available in 2024.Ìý

The Call for Expressions of Interest to host the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School in 2025 - now open - extended to 15 May 2024.

A grant of up £25,000 plus income from registration fees (£250 per registered student attending in-person and £25 per registered student attending remotely) is available to support the costs of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School that can accommodate at least 50 undergraduate students attending in-person and up to 200 undergraduates attending remotely.Ìý

The Expression of Interest should include a statement from the Head of Department confirming that the department would support the organisers while they run the Undergraduate Summer School e.g., by setting aside time for the organisers to run the event and/or the organisers' commitment to the event.

The London Mathematical Society has held an annual °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School, aimed at introducing enthusiastic undergraduate students to modern mathematical research, since 2015.Ìý TheÌý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer Schools take place for a two-week period in July and have proved very popular.ÌýÌý

What is required of theÌý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School host?Ìý

The host institution will be responsible for providing the infrastructure and administrative support of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School to take place as a hybrid event.Ìý This will include:Ìý

  • Catered accommodation for 50-55 undergraduates.Ìý
  • Accommodation (if necessary) for lecturers.Ìý
  • Lecture room(s) for the talks.Ìý
  • Online facilities and engagement for virtual participation for up to 200 undergraduates.
  • Providing, if necessary, PhD students to assist the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School e.g in exercises.Ìý
  • Organising social activity and weekend excursions.Ìý
  • Nomination and registration process.

Developing the programme of scientific content.Ìý

The host organisation would normally establish a local organising committee to manage the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School, and must provide a specific local lead organiser who will be an academic in the Mathematics Department of the host institution.Ìý The local organising committee should also provide a designated contact in the institution’s finance department who can manage payments.Ìý

How does the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êsupport the organisation of theÌý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School?Ìý

The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer Schools are funded by an °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊGrant to be made to the host institution, together with payments made by departments of successful applicants (£250 per student attending in-person and £25 per student attending remotely).Ìý

The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer School will be advertised by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êin bulletins, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊNewsletter and through social media.Ìý

The process to select a hostÌý

All Expressions of Interests received will be considered by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊEarly Career Research Committee. Previous hosts have been Loughborough (2015), Kent (2016), Manchester (2017), Glasgow (2018), Leeds (2019) and Swansea (postponed from 2020 and hosted online in 2021) The venue for the 2022 School will be Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh.

Previous °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊUndergraduate Summer Schools

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2020 - University of SwanseaÌý- postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19.

2017 - University of Manchester

2016 - University of Kent

2015 - Loughborough University