# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Can maths help us respond to a pandemic?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+12:00)
- **Event Description**: Can maths help us respond to a pandemic? - Dr Michael PlankAbout this EventTalk DescriptionResponding to a potential pandemic is full of difficult decisions. Should we close the border and put the country into lockdown? What if the threat never eventuates? Or should we wait for more evidence, only to discover it's too late?In this talk, Professor Michael Plank will explore the challenges and uncertainties of responding to pandemics and other infectious diseases. We'll discover what mathematical models are, what they can and can't tell us, and how they help us make sense of data and navigate uncertainty.BioDr Michael Plank is a Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of Canterbury whose research uses mathematical modelling to better understand complex biological and environmental systems, from infectious diseases to ecosystems. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he led the team of researchers providing modelling to support New Zealand's government response, work that contributed to the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize. A Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Michael is passionate about using mathematics to solve real-world problems and inform public policy.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/can-maths-help-us-respond-to-a-pandemic/100001997479042587
- **Event Categories**: science-fair
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 1 hour
  - Location: Craft Embassy
  - Languages: English

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Christchurch
- **state**: CA
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Craft Embassy
- **lat**: -43.5327814
- **long**: 172.6340993
- **full address**: Craft Embassy, 126 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand

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  - **A:** Can maths help us respond to a pandemic? takes place on Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Craft Embassy, 126 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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