Upcoming Activities

The CDT and our three institutions are host to a wide array of seminars, conferences, and cohort activities.

Groups, Dynamics, and Operator Algebras Conference 2026

The conference takes place on 24 – 28 August at the University of Glasgow.

Please visit the conference webpage for further details. 

 

 

PiFORUM 26 

The conference takes place on 2nd – 3rd Sept at the University of Edinburgh, Bayes 5.45, 5.46  

Please visit the conference webpage for further details. 

 

 

AGQ Student Induction 2026

To welcome AGQ cohort 3, we are holding induction events on the following days: 

Sept 17th, 2026 at University of Glasgow, Maths Building, Room 311B 

Talks from 9.30am – 4.45pm 

Team activity & Dinner – 5pm onwards 

Sept 24th, 2026 at University of Edinburgh, Bayes 5.46

Talks from 9.30am – 4pm 

Team activity & Dinner – 4.30pm onwards 

Sept 25th at Heriot-Watt University (coach travel available from Bayes, 10 Crichton St) 

Talks from 9am – 4.30pm 

Dinner – 5.30pm onwards 

 

More details to follow! 

 

 

Student Conference 2026

We are very happy to announce our second AGQ Student Conference 09 – 10 November 2026. 

This events will take place in the Glasgow University Union building. More details coming soon!

Independent Steering Group Meeting

This year, the ISG meeting will take place on 11 November 2026. Venue to be confirmed.

Knotted Surfaces Workshop

The Knotted Surfaced Workshop – 07-11 December 2026. University of Glasgow.

Research seminars

Click below to find the homepages for all research seminars.  To see a calendar of all activities, click here.

Fox & Hedgehog Seminar

A fortnightly seminar, rotating among our institutions, focusing on our academic community and the development of ideas and methodology. Main website here.

Please click below for a full calendar of seminars and cohort events:

Recently Complete Activities

 

  • Maths, Physics, & AI Alignment

    Researchers from various organizations working with the training organization Iliad and the UK AI Security Institute, visited on 11-12 May, 2026 to introduce us to the field of AI Safety & Alignment, theoretical methods used therein, and a variety of fellowship and placement opportunities for students and staff.

    Please visit the webpage for further details.

  • Student conference 2025

    We are excited to announce our first AGQ Student Conference, taking place at the Grosvenor hotel in Glasgow, on the 4th and 5th of November.  Click here for full details!

Scotie 2026

The workshop Symplectic singularities, Representation theory and Integrability takes place on 26-29 May 2026 at the University of Glasgow.

It will bring together experts in the three areas of the workshop title to explore recent developments at the interface of the areas. We plan to have an extended talk each day, the first half of which will be aimed specifically at PhD students from different backgrounds. 

Please visit the workshop webpage for further details, the list of speakers, and registration. The deadline to register is 28th February 2026.

Limited funding is available to support AGQ students.

AGQ Retreat 2026

We are excited to announce the 2026 Retreat will be 26-29 May at Gartmore House in Stirlingshire. More details to come soon!