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Where you can find us

Twitch

Monthly Livestreams interviewing different academics from across the department.
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Instagram

Updates on upcoming events, and reels and infographics.
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Youtube

Our longer form video content, including reuploads of Twitch streams.
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Twitter

Tweet chains for information and updates on what the team are getting up to.
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Resources

All our knowledge on what and how we do what we do is added into a single google doc (an ongoing work in progress!) Check it out below.
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Requests

Have a suggestion or something you'd like us to cover? Let us know through our Google Form.
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About

The history of Behind the Research.

  • April 2022

    Our Humble Beginnings

    Started as an idea between SAMBa CDT and Kat to create a legacy toolkit for the PhD students in the maths department to take part in public engagement.

  • May 2022

    Public Engagement Support

    The project was awarded a Public engagement grant to set up the "Content Creation Toolkit", and Behind the Research was born, recruiting it's first three team members.

  • June 2022

    Our First Big Project

    To kick things off we decided to go big, and use the SAMBa Integrative Think Tank as a place to start! We recorded the entire week, documenting the journey of two of the team members through participating in the event. This was our first big vlog video!

  • Oct 2022

    Live in 3,2,1...

    After a summer of training and planning we went live on twitch with our first ever Livestream! Since then we've streamed every month, inviting a variety of guests on to share their experiences.

  • Jun 2023

    Showing off in style!

    We were honoured to be invited to present as part of the Doctoral Awards Showcase. We got wined and dined and met so many interesting people from across the doctoral college. You can check out the poster we presented here

  • And
    so much
    more!

Our Amazing Team

Behind the Research wouldn't exist without these wonderful people!

Addie Baker

Second year SAMBa PhD Student, working on optimising treatment of Tuberculosis through mathematical modeling of drug resistance in the granuloma microenvironment. In their spare time, Addie enjoys reading, playing D&D, and bouldering!

Ameen Hassan

Second year algebra PhD student, working on transforming algebraic objects (known as cluster algebras) into categorical ones. When not working on a PhD, he plays video games (mainly competitive ones, though occasionally he beats Lewis in Guitar Hero too) and enjoys looking at technology he can’t afford. Also he’s running a half marathon for Alzheimer’s, which anyone can donate to using the link below.

Ben Dutton

Third-year SAMBa PhD student, working on developing fast probabilistic models for uncertainty quantification in proton beam therapy. Outside of maths, runs a photography Instagram account (@bendutto) and loves cooking and gaming.

Lewis Groves

Lewis is a third-year algebra PhD student, working on applying geometric tools to the study of algebraic objects. In his spare time he enjoys roller skating and beating Ameen at Guitar Hero.

Liz Wright

Second year SAMBa PhD student, studying the phenomenon of Dead Water. Beyond maths, loves crochet, camping and baking her own sourdough bread.

Previous members: Jenny Power, Kat Phillips, Seb Scott, Beth Stokes, Henry Writer