We are pleased to share details of the upcoming MFC CDT Jamboree, which will take place from Monday, 24th March – Wednesday, 26th March 2025. The first two days (24th – 25th) will be facilitated by our industry partner Verisk, offering an exciting opportunity for students to engage with catastrophe modelling, work on a hands-on project, and present your results. It would be great if you can join us on Wednesday, 26th March for the students’ presentation and prizes, I will send you the full schedule for Wednesday shortly.
Additionally, the Imperial-Keio Joint Workshop on Applied Mathematics and Engineering will take place on Thursday, 27th March – Friday, 28th March, featuring talks from faculty members, PhD students, and postdocs from Keio University and Imperial College London. This will be a great opportunity to attend high-level talks, network, and participate in poster presentations.
MFC CDT Jamboree: 24th – 26th March
What to Expect
The Jamboree will focus on catastrophe models with an emphasis on UK flood risk, with activities including:
- A lecture on Introduction to Catastrophe Models, delivered by Dr Caroline McMullan and Dr Emma Lewington from Verisk.
- A hands-on guided exercise using climate data from the Had-UK-grid and UK Climate Projections portal (UKCP UI).
- Students team project investigating historical and future precipitation trends in different UK study areas.
- Final team presentations on Wednesday, 26th March.
Preliminary Schedule
📍 Location: Huxley 341, Huxley 342,Mathematics Department, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
⏰ Timings: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
🥪 Lunch and refreshments will be provided
Monday, 24th March
- 10:00 AM: Welcome & Personal Introductions (Dr Caroline McMullan & Dr Emma Lewington, Verisk)
- Followed by: Lecture – Introduction to Catastrophe Models
- Afternoon: Team formation & start of project work
Tuesday, 25th March
- 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM: Team project work (exploring data, visualisations, and key modelling considerations)
- Careers talk by Verisk
Wednesday, 26th March (Presentation Day)
- Morning Session: Three Guest talks from MFC CDT students’ chosen speakers (Full schedule can be found here)
- Afternoon:
- Team presentations on the Verisk project
- MFC CDT students’ 3-minute thesis presentations
- Student Prizes
Imperial-Keio Joint Workshop: 27th – 28th March
The First Imperial-Keio Joint Workshop on Applied Mathematics and Engineering will bring together researchers from Keio University and Imperial College London.
- The workshop will feature talks from faculty, PhD students, and postdocs.
- There will also be poster presentations from PhD and Post Docs from Keio University.
- For more details and schedule, please visit: Imperial-Keio Workshop Webpage