The British Combinatorial Committee PhD Thesis Prize in Combinatorics was introduced in 2022 to recognise outstanding UK PhD research. Combinatorics is a strong mathematical field in the UK, with work at PhD level regularly influencing international developments in the area. The prize is awarded biennially, in a prize ceremony at the British Combinatorial Conference. The prize winner is invited to give a prize lecture at this meeting.
The prize is generously sponsored by the Heilbronn Institute, the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications, and Cambridge University Press.
2024 Prize Announcement
The second BCC PhD Prize in Combinatorics will be awarded at the British Combinatorial Conference in 2024 for an outstanding UK PhD thesis in the field of Combinatorics, broadly interpreted. Details concerning eligibility, the nomination process, dates, and the award of the prize can be found below
Eligibility:
A PhD thesis is eligible for the prize if the PhD was awarded by a UK university in the two years prior to the cutoff date (inclusive) specified below, and if the topic of the PhD thesis is in the area of Combinatorics.
Nominations:
Nominations are made by the thesis supervisor by email to Prof Jozef Skokan (j.skokan@lse.ac.uk) with subject “BCC prize 2024” and the following documents attached in electronic form:
- the thesis,
- a nomination letter by the supervisor,
- a reference letter by an external examiner,
- a formal confirmation by the university of award of or eligibility for the award of the PhD.
This confirmation should be dated between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023.
The abstract of the thesis should be added to the main body of the submission email.
Dates:
The cutoff date determining eligibility is 31 December 2023.
The submission deadline for nominations is 31 January 2024.
Prize Award:
The prize will be awarded at the 30th British Combinatorial Conference at Queen Mary University of London (1st July – 5th July 2024). The prize winner will normally be expected to attend this meeting, and will be invited to give a prize lecture.
Funding:
The prize (£1000) is funded by the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research and the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications, and supported by Cambridge University Press.
Past Winners
2022
Winner: Oliver Janzer (citation).
Runner-up: Nora Frankl (citation)
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