When considering an Industry Placement as part of your Masters qualification, we understand the nature of applying for an industry project requires the appropriate support. We offer challenging industry projects, academically reviewed, that offer an important and meaningful placement experience at the beginning of your career.
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SFRA are committed to removing barriers for both Industry Partner and Students to achieving a challenging and rewarding placement experience.
Steering Committee
David Clancy
Aberdeen Standard Investments
Gary Marshall
Aberdeen Standard Investments
Andrew Dickson
Aegon
Ross Millar
Artemis
Stephen Pashley
Baillie Gifford
Andrew Cunningham
Barclays
Stephen Aubrey
BlackRock
Bruce Harrison
BlackRock
Peter Brading
Brodies LLP
Robert McKechnie
Equifax
Stuart Thomson
EY
Stephen Marshall
Heriot Watt University
Beatrice Pelloni
Heriot Watt University
Margaret McCaig
HSBC
Matthew Stubbs
HSBC
Simon Jones
Hymans Robertson
Fiona Darwin
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Leigh-Ann Plenderleith
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Stephen Jones
Kames Capital
Craig Hamilton
KPMG
Martin Friel
Lloyds Banking Group
Sarah Kenrick
Lloyds Banking Group
Ruth Leslie
M&G - Prudential
Alan Watson
Morgan Stanley
Stewart Gray
Phoenix Group
Katrina Hallpike
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Stuart Young
Sainsbury's Bank
Sotirios Sabanis
University of Edinburgh
Iain Gordon
University of Edinburgh
John Fisher
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Scientific Committee
Mark Briers
Alan Turing Institute
Programme Director, Alan Turing Institute
Professor of Cyber Security and AI at Cranfield University
Dimitris Christopoulios
Heriot Watt University
Associate Research Professor & Deputy Director of Research, School of Social Sciences
Dean of Executive Education, Department of Sustainability, Governance & Methods, MODUL University, Vienna
Cathal Cummins
Heriot Watt University
Assistant Professor in Mathematics, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Mattias Fahrenwelt
Heriot Watt University
Associate Professor of Actuarial Science and Deputy Head of Department
Programme Director for the MSc Financial Mathematics, a joint degree programme with the University of Edinburgh
Abdul Hajiali
Heriot Watt University
Assistant Professor in Mathematics, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Guillaume Bagnarosa
Rennes School of Business
Andrea Macrina
University College London
Reader in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Goncalo Dos Reis
University of Edinburgh
Lecturer at School of Mathematics, Probability Group
Ben Goddard
University of Edinburgh
Lecturer at School of Mathematics
Sotorias Sabanis
University of Edinburgh
Reader (Associate Professor), School of Mathematics
David Siska
University of Edinburgh
Director of MSc in Computational Mathematical Finance, MSc in Financial Modelling and Optimization, Lecturer in Mathematics, School of Mathematics
Chris Speed
University of Edinburgh
Programme Director, Design Informatics, School of Design