Maths@Derby
I am actively promoting mathematics through LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ovidiu-bagdasar-3541a46b/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/BagdasarO). Together with students and Marketing we have designed the Maths@Derby brand, which aims to make Maths at Derby visible to wider public through
1. Website (blogs, events, videos): https://www.derbyunion.co.uk/societies/mathematics/
2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMmOAhcxSbIhhN062cdEfw.
We have interviewed students, Erasmus guests, and also the President of the IMA, Dr Nira Chamberlain, OBE.
3. Twitter: @DerbyMaths, @DerbyMathsSoc (which I promote through @BagdasarO).
Numeracy and problem solving training
I have also developed numeracy training resources, courses and case studies:
- Maths Skills Guides: https://libguides.derby.ac.uk/maths (with the Library)
- Numeracy training and problem solving workshops for SMEs (funded by EU’s ESF project).
- Case studies on Numeracy Training: https://www.vretta.com/blog/closing-the-numeracy-gap-at-the-university-of-derby/ (with Vretta)
- EMM impact in my class
- ALTC 21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwIwpaEMZ5I
- EAMS 2021: Closing the Numeracy Gap https://bit.ly/3CtqC31
Research in the media
The research work on Mafia networks has reverberated in the press and led to numerous articles and interviews.
https://www.derby.ac.uk/news/2021/data-science-research-aims-to-unravel-crime-networks/
Our papers on this topic sparked significant interest from scientific newspapers and magazines
- Eurekalert.org: https://tinyurl.com/EurekAlertOrg
- Galileo net.it: https://tinyurl.com/GalileoNewsWebsite
- Ansa.it: https://tinyurl.com/AnsaPhysMathIta
- ZME Science.com: https://tinyurl.com/ZmeScienceCom
Internal news articles on international visits or academic activities
- Ideas Factory blog, 08 March 2019 (Internationalisation of Higher Education: The link with Nevsehir)
- Inform Issue 250, 27 February 2019: https://bit.ly/2EAGqEN (First visit of Nevsehir staff to UoD)
- Inform Issue 241, 12 December 2018: https://bit.ly/2QvRwnu (Maths Education Workshop)
- Inform Issue 239, 28 November 2018: https://bit.ly/2NfhFC8 (UoD lecturers’ visit to Nevsehir)
- Press releases by Nevsehir University about the visit of Derby Academics
- Article in Fibhaber: https://bit.ly/2IozDU4
- Article in Lalehaber
- Inform Issue 186, 01 November 2017: https://bit.ly/2YB1P9Y (Visit to Moldova)
- Inform Issue 132, 05 October 2016: https://bit.ly/2Ovm3gU (International funding workshop)
- Ideas Factory blog, February 2015 (Good assessment and Feedback)