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Noether Performances

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:03:09 GMT

MOSAIC hosted the student theatre group Cartesian Productions for two performances of their play Noether in the Zeeman Building this week. The play, which is based on the life of Emmy Noether, was written by a Maths and Physics student from Oxford, and took us through the story of Noether's life and the issues she faced as a Jewish woman during the 1920s and 1930s. More than 200 people came to watch the performances, including students and staff from Maths, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, and History, as well as members of the general public. In fact, Wednesday's show drew the biggest audience of their tour so far!

After Wednesday's performance, we were delighted to host a panel to discuss the themes of the play and the experiences of women in the mathematical sciences in the modern day. The panellists and audience were very engaged with the play and this led to a lively and interesting discussion about Noether's life, how her experiences were shaped by both her privilege and the misogyny and antisemitism she faced, and how these issues impact the mathematical sciences today. The conversations continued over drinks and cakes afterwards, and attendees expressed how moving they found the play and how interesting and important the topics discussed at the panel were. The production company praised the two Warwick audiences for being so engaged with the play, and for laughing at all of the maths-related jokes!

Thank you to Cartesian Productions, the MOSAIC organisers and volunteers, and our wonderful panellists for such a great event!

We're on social media!

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:39:53 GMT

In response to a great suggestion from new members of our committee, we're now on social media! Follow us on instagram @warwick_mosaic for updates about events we have coming up.

Lunar New Year 2026

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:36:00 GMT

On Thursday 12 February we ran a very successful event for Lunar New Year 2026! We ran a craft session where people could try their hand at making festive decorations including traditional hanging knots, and paper lanterns. Plenty of people took their results home, and also left us with enough to be able to hang as decoration around the Zeeman building, MSB and DCS. We hope that the decorations brought some festive spirit, and felt particularly welcoming to those students in the departments who are celebrating Lunar New Year away from home!

Thanks to everyone who came along, and especially to those students who offered to help with the planning and organising!

Widening Participation in Innovation and Research Careers

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:44:00 GMT

On Wednesday 17 January, CDTs in Mathematical and Computing Sciences organised an information event, designed for students early in their undergraduate studies. The aim was to give more information about PhD programmes, discuss requirements and highlight pathways, in order to help students keep their options open. In particular, summer research opportunities were discussed, and staff and PhD student representatives were there to provide advice on finding a project. The event was well attended and feedback was very positive, highlighting the need for events of this type in the future.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion in the Mathematical Sciences

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:18:00 GMT

Our inaugural EDI in the Mathematical Sciences day, held on November 8th, was well attended and featured talks from three speakers covering a range of issues.

Chad Topaz, Professor of Complex Systems at Williams College, opened the event with a fascinating talk on how data science have revealed injustices within both the judiciary and police forces within the US; a talk which stimulated lots of questions and discussion. Following up, Tiana Holgate spoke of her wide experience and knowledge of race related issues within the workplace and society as a whole; again, with great interaction and engagement from the audience. Finally, and with great confidence, two Mathematics Undergraduates from Warwick’s Autism Society, Helen Throp and Amy Rogers, spoke about neurodiversity - how this can affect a student's life and study at University, and what staff can do to improve this experience.

Overall the day was a great success and it is hoped this will become a yearly event.

Report on Ada Lovelace Day 2023

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:28:00 GMT

This year's Ada Lovelace Day event saw a record number of attendees come to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM.

This year's iteration of the annual event was hosted on Wednesday 18th October, and featured four amazing speakers who came to share with our students and staff the story of their careers, and what they've achieved since graduation. We heard from three alumni speakers who have worked in careers including machine learning, finance, and health data; and one speaker who is a lecturer in the Warwick Zeeman Institute. Between them they showcased the wonderful variety of fields that those who have studied the mathematical sciences - and in particular women - contribute to.

This year we had more guests in attendance than in any previous year, for which we'd like to thank the execs of the 91Ӱ��ƽ�� Computing Society, Warwick Maths Society, and Warwick Statistics Society, who greatly helped us with advertising the event in order to make sure it reached as many interested people as possible. And we'd like to thank the speakers again for taking the time to come and share their stories and achievements with us!