Semester 2

A session is to advertise PhD opportunities in Optimization and Operational Research and Statistics in the School of Mathematics and to encourage you to apply.

Alper Yildirim introduced the OOR PhD Programme, followed by Finn Lindgren's presentation of the Statistics PhD Programme. We will then have time for questions and answers.

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The National HVDC Centre (Our Centre – The National HVDC Centre) is a testing facility that hosts detailed models (and control/protection hardware) from multiple suppliers; and has the expertise (and technology infrastructure) to undertake specialist studies; to support the deployment of HVDC projects and mitigate any associated risks to the reliable operation, control and resilience of the GB network.

Experts from the centre will join us to talk about different projects and what a regular day looks like working with them.

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Edinburgh Innovations talks about different opportunities, such as a series of exciting data-driven entrepreneurship activities to get you started in your entrepreneurial journey!

The Venture Builder includes the Open Innovation Challenge where you can work with IP patented by the University or use your research to design a technology and solve real problems. Our popular Enterprise Foundation Programme is also incorporated into the Venture Builder, with step-by-step training to bring your entrepreneurial ideas forward.

If you want to work in a high-tech startup, the time is now.

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A session by our career consultant, Matt Vickers, and Business Development Executive, Rosie Wilkie, about the benefits of an MSc project with an industry partner.

Guidance on how to source your own project and why this might benefit you (and the company), some examples of companies we have worked with in the past and the useful skills you will learn on one of these projects which are applicable both in industry jobs but also increasingly within academic research roles too.

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Scott Heald is a Chief Officer and Head of Profession for Statistics in Public Health Scotland; Scott is a graduate of University of Edinburgh, having studied Mathematics & Statistics there in the early 1990s.

Public Health Scotland is a new body, created in April 2020, with a vision to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of all Scotland's people.  Our focus is on increasing healthy life expectancy and reducing premature mortality.  Supporting Scotland's COVID response is currently at the forefront of Public Health Scotland's work.

Public Health Scotland is one of the biggest employers of people with a passion for data and statistics, with over 100 data managers and 350 analysts/statisticians working on a wide range of public health topics.  Scott will showcase the range of work undertaken by our analytical teams and talk about career opportunities, how to get the best out of an application to Public Health Scotland, and what to expect at interview.

And he'll pose a few questions to get you thinking - for example, "how heavy was Scotland's heaviest baby?"........

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Merkle Analytics is a data analytics and technology consultancy that specialises in cutting-edge commercially focussed outcomes. Our international hybrid data science and technology team is based across the UK, with offices in Edinburgh, Manchester and London, and plays a key role continually striving to make its clients superstars through analytical and evidence-led decision making.

If you’d like to know more about the day-to-day of an industry data scientist, have a sneak peek on some of the cool stuff we get to work on and find out how you can apply to be part of our team, come join us for an afternoon talking all things data.

London: smrtr.io/7VKrK

Manchester: smrtr.io/82tJJ

Edinburgh: smrtr.io/82tK8

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