About this Event
Welcome to the International Women in Maths Day 2026!
Join us at the School of Physical Sciences for an inspiring talk by Prof June Barrow-Green. After the talk we will have a panel discussion "Careers in Mathematics in Academia and Industry". Our panellists are
- June Barrow-Green (The Open University, London School of Economics),
- Valentina Bucur (SEDA),
- Lois Flower (Department of Mathematical Sciences, UoL),
- Brianna Heazlewood (Department of Physics, UoL),
There will be light refreshments and opportunity for networking with the speaker and panellists.
A Mathematician's Journey into Biology
In 1916 the mathematician Hilda Hudson jointly authored two papers with the physician Sir Ronald Ross on the mathematics of epidemiology. In the second of these papers, the first version of the famous SIR (Susceptible, Infected, Recovered) model appears. Recently discovered manuscripts show that Hudson alone was responsible for the model and for a further result, neither of which she has been given due credit for. In this talk, Prof Barrow-Green will explain how Hudson, a Cambridge-trained geometer known for her work on Cremona transformations, came to work with Ross and why her contribution is only now receiving the recognition it deserves.
Biography
Professor June Barrow-Green is an Emeritus Professor of History of Mathematics in the Open University. June join the Open University as a full-time PhD student in 1989, after studying BSc in Mathematics and MSc in Mathematical Physics at Kings College London. Prior to academic career she worked in an art gallery in London and in the City.
Her research focuses on the history of 19th-20th century mathematics, particularly in Britain, and the history of the gender gap in mathematics, and the representation of women in mathematics as portrayed through a variety of media.
She was the chair of the International Commission on the History of Mathematics, and President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM). In 2025, she was awarded the LMS/BSHM Hirst Prize for her research and leadership in history of mathematics. In 2021, she was awarded the Royal Society Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal for my research in 19th and 20th century mathematics.
Women in Maths Network
Women in Maths is a group created to connect women, minorities and allies at various life and career stages at the University of Liverpool. We meet to network, discuss common issues and support each other with work and beyond.
You can request to join the network by using this link.
If you have any dietary or accessibility requirements that we should be aware of please email the organisers [email protected].
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Liverpool, Proudman Lecture Theatre, Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
