Research Projects at SMSAS
In this video we explain how students can
develop their research skills by undertaking
mathematics and statistics projects at the
School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial
Science at the University of Kent, Canterbury,
England.
It’s a really exciting part of the final
year for students to be able to choose a topic
in maths or statistics that they’re really
excited by and really explore it and research
it in depth. From the mathematics behind tsunamis
to the maths of a Rubik’s cube. From the
statistics that you need to estimate populations
of endangered species to using statistics
in finance maybe to model the value of the Bitcoin.
They have the opportunity to spend a summer
working on a research project. Our staff are
within mathematics and statistics. They’re
all internationally ranked in their research.
Some of them are among the top people in the
world in their subjects and that gives Kent
a very vibrant, exciting environment.
In mathematics talents show up very early.
There is a long tradition of building bridges
between school and university mathematics
and research mathematics.
We built a computer program which can help
us generate large samples of graphs so
we can understand the structure behind them.
Philipp showed me how to write a research
paper in just six weeks. It gave me a lot
of good ideas. It shows to other universities or
just other placements that you already have experience
in research.
