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Mathematics/Computer Science Postgraduate Applications 2024

octocurious

I think it'd be good to have a Maths/Computer Science postgrad thread.

Optional questions:

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What qualifications do you have?

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Are you coming directly from another course, or applying from outside academia?

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What universities are you considering?

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Is there a particular area that you want to focus on?

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What excites you about starting this course?

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If you are doing a research course, do you have a proposal brief?

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How are you going to fund it?

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Have you made contact with potential supervisors?

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Have you started on funding application?

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Are there parts of the process that you're not sure about?

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octocurious

Original post by octocurious

I think it'd be good to have a Maths/Computer Science postgrad thread.
Optional questions:

•

What qualifications do you have?

•

Are you coming directly from another course, or applying from outside academia?

•

What universities are you considering?

•

Is there a particular area that you want to focus on?

•

What excites you about starting this course?

•

If you are doing a research course, do you have a proposal brief?

•

How are you going to fund it?

•

Have you made contact with potential supervisors?

•

Have you started on funding application?

•

Are there parts of the process that you're not sure about?

I've got a First Class BA in Mathematics and Computer Science from Oxford. (Soon to flower into an MA. 😁)
I've been working as a software engineer since I graduated 6 years ago. I wasn't really progressing and wanted to work on more difficult problems that used my skills better. I love studying, and I missed doing formal proofs from uni. I've made contact with two professors, and I'm meeting one next week (haven't heard back from the other).

I'm interested in applying for a PhD or MSc in the theoretical side of computer science. I'm going to apply for a project that's about automatically proving the correctness of programs. I'm also interested in the development of Martin Lof type theory / HoTT.

Where I'm at currently is:

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writing my cover letter + research proposal for my first funding application,

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finding other professors to contact, and

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reading papers on the subjects I want to apply for.

Let me know where you're at, and whether you have any questions.

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