Geometric Group Theory

 

Organizer: Rafaela Ioannou
 
Description: This reading group follows the SMSTC semester 2 course “Introduction to Geometric Group Theory”, which takes place on Tuesdays 11:00-13:00 in Bayes Centre, room 5.46. 

Students will follow the lectures and, in addition, every other week a student will give an approx. 1hr talk in our reading group on a topic related to the course but going further than what the lectures covered.

 

Schedule: Tuesdays 15:00-17:00, Bayes Centre, Room 1.35

 

  • 20/01/2026: Introduction to the reading group

  • 27/01/2026: John Dualé: A stronger form of the Milnor-Švarc Lemma
    Notes:      Intro to GGT, Talk 1

  • 03/02/2026: Drop-in session with tutor 

  • 10/02/2026: Drop-in session with tutor 

  • 17/02/2026: Talia Shlomovich: A crash course on boundaries
    Notes:     Intro to GGT, Talk 2

  • 24/02/2026: Drop-in session with tutor

  • 03/03/2026: Sean O’ Brien: Coxeter Groups
    Notes: Intro to GGT, Talk 3

  • 10/03/2026: Rodrigo Roemig: Amenable Groups
    Notes:Intro to GGT, Talk 4

  • 20/03/2026: Drop-in session with tutor (Note the change in date)

  • 23/03/2026: Rafaela Ioannou: Generalisation(s) of Hyperbolicity (Note the change in date)
    Notes: