Opportunities

The British Combinatorial Committee supports events of a combinatorial flavour across the UK. Informal enquiries may be made to the BCC Secretary or the BCC Chair at any time.

Please see our guidelines for conference grants prior to applying.

Recipients of BCC funding are encouraged to consider the London Mathematical Society Advice on Diversity of Speakers at Conferences and Seminars.

The British Combinatorial Conference is held every two years at an academic institution in the UK, and the Postgraduate Combinatorial Conference takes place at least as frequently. If you might be interested in hosting a future conference, please get in touch. Informal enquiries prior to application are strongly encouraged and may be made to the BCC Secretary or the BCC Chair at any time.

Guidelines for BCConference Organisers (coming soon)

The next BCC PhD Thesis Prize in Combinatorics for an outstanding UK PhD thesis in the field of Combinatorics, broadly interpreted, will be awarded at the British Combinatorial Conference in 2026. Details of the nomination process are expected to be similar (but not necessarily identical) to those published below, applicable to the BCC Thesis Prize 2024.

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 cut-off 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 via the form below, with 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, 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.

Key Dates. The cut-off date determining eligibility is 31 December 2023. The submission deadline for nominations is 19 January 2024.

Award. The prize will be awarded at the 30th British Combinatorial Conference at Queen Mary University of London (1 July – 5 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.

For further information including past winners,  please see Highlights: BCC Thesis Prize.