Seminar: Advanced Analytics at the Bank of England

The Data Science Group is hosting Dr. Arthur Turrell, from the Bank of England. He will give an exciting talk about data analysis techniques that are being applied to understand the complexities of the UK economy. The talk is open to everyone. Please join us!..

Date: December 1st, Thursday
Time: 2pm
Location: Infolab21, D55

Abstract:
The Bank’s recently formed Advanced Analytics Division has brought a new suite of techniques to bear on understanding the complexities of the UK economic and financial system. This means making better use of the variety of data now available. And it means applying new methodologies: for instance, machine learning and agent-based modelling.
In this talk, I will discuss some of the most exciting projects within the Advanced Analytics Division and some of the insights that have come out of them.
Biography:
Dr. Arthur Turrell is a Research Economist in the Bank of England’s Advanced Analytics Division. Prior to joining the Bank, he was an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow in the plasma physics group at Imperial College London. His research interests are in complexity theory, large and unstructured data sets, and agent-based modelling.

Leandro Soriano Marcolino

 

JSPS-EPSRC, Japan-UK Symposium: Materials Science Pioneered by Structured Lights

JSPS and the EPSRC will be holding a joint symposium titled “Materials Science Pioneered by Structured Lights” at the Royal Society, London on Friday 6th January 2017 from 09:30 until 16:30, followed by a reception at the Japan Embassy in London until 19:00. Please find a tentative event programme below.

If you would like to attend this event, please RSVP in a return e mail by 21st December 2016.

In this reply please include the following details: full name, name of department and institution you are affiliated with in the UK and contact e mail address and telephone number. Please also indicate if you are able to attend the evening reception as well as the symposium.

*This event is free to attend but Spaces are limited and registration in advance of the event is essential. We hope to see you on January 6th.

JSPS-EPSRC Collaborative Symposium
Materials Science Pioneered by Structured Lights
The Royal Society, London
Friday, 6 January, 2017

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

09:30 Registration
09:50 Opening Remarks Professor Nobuo Ueno, Director, JSPS London
10:00 Time- and Space-Domain Structures of Optical Fields on Metal Nanostructures Professor Hiromi Okamoto (IMS, Japan)
10:30 Designer EM fields: A New Paradigm for the Characterisation of Biomaterials Professor Malcolm Kadodwala (University of Glasgow, UK)
11:00 Infrared Ultrafast Plasmonics Boosts Nonlinear Light-matter Interactions Professor Satoshi Ashihara (University of Tokyo, Japan)
11:30 Novel Concepts in Nanostructured Photonic Biosensors Professor Thomas Krauss (University of York, UK)
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Vortex and Vector Beams for Excitation of Multipole Plasmon Resonances Dr Kyosuke Sakai (Hokkaido University, Japan)
13:30 Biomimetic Computational Imaging Dr David Phillips (University of Glasgow, UK)
14:00 Coffee break
14:30 (Title: TBC) Professor Stefan Meir, Imperial College London
15:00 Twisting Lights Create Twisted Structures Professor Takashige Omatsu (Chiba University, Japan)
15:30 Accelerating Progress in Biomedical Imaging Professor Kishan Dholakia (University of St. Andrews, UK)
16:00 Closing Remarks Dr Jane Nicholson, Associate Director, Impact & International, EPSRC Professor Takashige Omatsu (Chiba University, Japan)
Group Photo
17:00 Opening of Evening Reception Japan Embassy in the UK, Piccadilly London

Anupam Mazumdar

 

Physics and Isolab weekly updates

Please see below details of scheduled works on the Physics refurbishment and Isolab projects for next week.

Physics scheduled works

• M&E strip out – medium noise, no vibration
• Demolition to level C,B & A including screed removal – high noise, medium vibration
• Forming new brickwork openings – high noise, medium vibration
• Protection works – low noise, no vibration
• Re-Roofing works – low noise, no vibration
• Window installation – medium noise, minimum vibration
• Scaffolding – minimum noise, minimum vibration
• New toilet block façade works – medium noise, minimum vibration
• External drainage connection – medium noise, medium vibration
• Removal of wall cladding to the plant room – medium noise, minimum vibration

Should you have any queries regarding these projects please contact the Senior Project Manager, Helen Wood, via the Facilities Helpdesk on facilities.helpdesk@lancaster.ac.uk  or 01524 593333.

Madeline Asquith

 

Astrophysics Seminar

Title: Galaxies Tracing Dark Matter: From the small to the large scales
Speaker: Matt Jarvis (University of Oxford)
Time: 3pm on 6th December 2016
Venue: Physics C36

Abstract: I will present new results on how galaxies occupy dark matter haloes using halo occupation distribution modelling, and provide a framework for pushing this work forward accounting for astrophysical effects such as quenching, AGN feedback and gas stripping. I will then highlight how this field is crucial to our understanding of cosmology in the longer term, as we become limited by systematics rather than statistics. Finally, I will give an overview of how radio surveys, combined with optical and near-infrared surveys can make great strides in this area over the coming decade.

Grainne Wilkinson

 

Todays: Particle Physics Seminar: Flavour Anomalies

Date: 25 November 2016, 13:45 – 14:45
Venue: Physics C36
Speaker: Dr Tom Blake, Warwick University

Abstract: Precision measurements of flavour observables can provide powerful tests of many extensions of the Standard Model. I will present a review of recent heavy flavour results, focussing on places where tensions have started to appear between experimental measurements and Standard Model predictions, including recent measurements of rare b —> s ll flavour-changing-neutral current processes by the LHCb experiment. The talk will summarise possible explanations for these tensions. I will also try to highlight areas where theoretical progress is needed to keep pace with increasing experimental precision from the LHC experiments.

Grainne Wilkinson

 

Chill with FuMar

19.30 Thursday 8th December
John Hylton Music Room, Lancaster University
https://fumar_concert_lancaster.eventbrite.co.uk

With guests Jean Spiece and Maxime Lucas playing the Blood Circulation composition and some physicsy pieces including an improvisation to space sounds. Phil Furneaux

Phil Furneaux

 

Spine Remodelling Project Update – North Spine Physics Garden

As part of the Spine Remodelling Project, work will soon be starting on the much anticipated Physics Garden.

Please see below detailed information on this phase and the attached architect’s impression of the area.

North Spine – Physics Garden
• From Monday 12th December, work will begin on the Physics Garden
• The area being remodelled spans from the Physics building over to the Faraday building
• A productive herb garden, improved pathways and a much lighter area will be created
• A diversion route will be in place via Bowland Main Quad and Bowland North Quad to divert traffic away from the narrowed Spine
• Access to Faraday lecture theatres, Santander, the Pharmacy, Subway and Blackwells will be maintained on the narrowed Spine
• The main entrance to the Physics building will be closed
• Pedestrian access to the Physics building will be via the Faraday lecture theatre entrance from the Spine
• An accessible route to Faraday lecture theatres and Physics will be available via the Chemistry building entrance on John Creed Avenue
• An out of hours route to the Physics building will also be available with current access cards
• All diversion routes will be well signed and maps will be available soon

Throughout this phase, updates will be sent out periodically. Should you have any queries about the project, please contact Anna Cockman (Development Manager) or Keith Douglas (Senior Project Manager), via the Facilities Helpdesk (https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/facilities/services/helpdesk/). The team are also at the Farmers’ Market every Thursday in Alexandra Square from 12-2pm if you have any questions.

Madeline Asquith