Discrete random geometries: from solid state physics to quantum gravity

Objective

A comprehensive training program for the young postdoctoral researchers hired by the network sites will be instituted, consisting of short courses and instructional seminars from various team members. This is in addition to the 300 person months of research by training that has been budgeted for and will be carried out in the various teams which all have acknowledge expertise in their fields. We are fortunate to have access via two of the teams to the facilities of the Albert Einstein Institute (AEI) in Germany and the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) in Edinburgh that are well suited to a regular program of such meetings. It is also intended that post-docs hired by the network will spend extended periods at various sites other than their base site to further their training and acquisition of useful research techniques. Dr Renate Loll of the AEI will have special responsibility for encouraging the participation of women postdoctoral researchers.

Programme(s)

• FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002)

Funding Scheme

NET - Research network contracts

Coordinator

HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY

Address

Riccarton
EH14 4AS Edinburgh
United Kingdom

Participants (10)

JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY

Poland

Address

4,Reymonta 4
30-069 Krakow

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 'DEMOKRITOS'

Greece

Address

Aghia Paraskevia, Attikis
15310 Athens

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

Address

1,Keble Road 1
OX1 3NP Oxford

UNIVERSITAET LEIPZIG

Germany

Address

Augustusplatz 10/11
04109 Leipzig

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

Spain

Address

647,Diagonal 647
08028 Barcelona

UNIVERSITE DE PARIS-SUD XI

France

Address

Université Paris Sud, Bèt. 210
91405 Gometz La Ville

UNIVERSITY OF BIELEFELD

Germany

Address

Universitätsstrasse 25
33501 Bielefeld

UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

Denmark

Address

17,Oersted Laboratory, Universitetsparken 5
2100 Koepenhagen

UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND

Iceland

Address

3,Suourgotu
107 Reykjavik

UTRECHT UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

Address

Leuvenlaan 4
3584 CE Utrecht