Broadening Participation in Modelling

Abstract

During Summer 2018, the first author spent a summer in Exeter. This summer-long experience was funded in part by a Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor grant award obtained the year before. During the time spent, there were several trips hosted by other UK institutions, a public lecture on modelling, and interaction with faculty at the University of Exeter, which was the host institution for the grant. Broadening participation in modelling was a key theme of this visit. The awardee found that he was spending significant time spanning normally distinct departments and faculty in a quest to better understand the diverse nature of modelling. We summarize the key milestones of the visit, and project how the summer experience might inform the discipline of modelling. Further, we provide a roadmap for other researchers who may wish to collaborate in applying for similar grant awards.