Matthew Howells

Maths PhD Student @cardiffuni | Operational Research applied to Healthcare @CV_UHB

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Excited to share that the first paper of my PhD has been published in @healthsystemsj! 🥳

'Fractured systems: a literature review of OR/MS methods applied to orthopaedic care settings and treatments.' 🦴

https://t.co/rCiiTSkAfd

@TheORSociety @MathsCU #operationalresearch

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Had a fantastic time volunteering with @pintofscience this week as part of Team Cardiff! 🧪

Brilliant talks, great audiences, and a real reminder of how important it is to make science accessible and engaging.

Hope everyone who attended had as much fun as I did! #pint25

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[Cardiff SIAM-IMA Student Chapter @CardiffSIAM_IMA]

🎉 Today is #WomenInMaths Day!

We’re proud to celebrate the incredible contributions of the women at @MathsCU – your research, teaching, and support make our mathematical community stronger every day 🙌

Check out the article below 👇

#May12 #May12WIM #WomenInMath

[Elizabeth Williams @LizzieWilliams8]

Excited to share our new open-access article in JORS! 🎉 We look at how data-driven decisions can improve care for frail, elderly patients across multiple sites. Check is out here: https://t.co/W3cLy4cp2h

#HealthcareAnalytics #FrailElderlyCare
@TheORSociety @tandfSTEM @MathsCU

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Massive thanks to my funding bodies @EPSRC and @CV_UHB, as well as my supervisors @profpaulharper, @drdanielgartner, and @GeraintPalmer for helping make this possible!

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

I had an inspiring day yesterday at @smithinst's TakeAIM 2025 Awards. It was an honour to be named a finalist alongside such fantastic research in mathematics and data science. Congratulations to the winner and all involved!

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Love competing in these, thanks to all those who voted for me! 🙏

It was also lovely to see a great turnout for the event. Thanks to everyone for stopping by and showing your support for the postgraduate research done @MathsCU!

[Cardiff SIAM-IMA Student Chapter @CardiffSIAM_IMA]

The winner of our 3MT audience vote was @HowellsMA, with his presentation 'A Fractured System: Clinical Pathway Modelling of a Trauma & Orthopaedics Department.'

Excellent job Matthew, well done 👏

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Special thanks too to the organising committee for the invite and putting together a great event!

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Very proud to have been invited as a plenary speaker @TheORSociety's Systems Conference last week! It was lovely to meet so many new faces and have interesting discussions about systems thinking and OR. Thanks to all who gave kind words after my talk! 💜

#ThisIsOR #ORMS

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

I'd also like to share that I'm now on @bluesky! Follow me over there too for updates 🦋
https://t.co/EIXHlppZW6

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Excited to share that I've been invited to speak @TheORSociety's one day Systems Conference next week! Looking forward to sharing the Travelling Swiftie Problem with a live audience - full article below 🙌

#ThisIsOR #ORMS

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Pleased to share something a little different ✨

I present the Travelling Swiftie Problem - finding the optimal journey to visit the sights in @taylorswift13's London Boy! Out now in @TheORSociety's IMPACT magazine! 🎡

https://t.co/Lj3xa8sloM

#ThisIsOR #ORMS #taylornation

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and gave feedback! Always nice to share my work with my fellow PGRs 🙌

[Cardiff SIAM-IMA Student Chapter @CardiffSIAM_IMA]

Interesting PGR Talk this week by @HowellsMA on "Clinical Pathway Modelling of a Trauma & Orthopaedics Department." Great work with Cardiff & Vale University Health Board applying OR techniques to tackle waitlist sizes. Well done, Matthew 👏

[Cardiff SIAM-IMA Student Chapter @CardiffSIAM_IMA]

🗣️ Tomorrow's PGR Talk will be given by
@HowellsMA, with the title ''Clinical Pathway Modelling of a Trauma & Orthopaedics Department".

👉 Abstract: https://t.co/nGJ5sXD8Lv

📍 Abacws/3.38, 2pm
☕️ PGR Tea follows in the Staff Room
😊 Hope to see you there!

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Lovely meeting and welcoming the new cohort yesterday. Always nice to have some new faces in our PGR community 🙌

[Cardiff SIAM-IMA Student Chapter @CardiffSIAM_IMA]

🥳 Our PGR Talk Series started back yesterday!

As is customary, our first talk was our 'Welcome to being a PhD Student' talk for the new PGR cohort. It was great to see so many new faces in the audience, we hope the talk was helpful to you!

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat about my research with me! Always a pleasure to present at one of these 🙌

[Cardiff SIAM-IMA Student Chapter @CardiffSIAM_IMA]

🎉 Our first event of the academic year was held yesterday!

We held our annual PGR Poster Session to showcase the excellent research carried out by PGRs in @MathsCU and @CompScienceCU and welcome the new starters. Thanks to the many who attended, presented and helped out! 🙌

[The OR Society @TheORSociety]

The new issue of Impact magazine is here!

Read the issue here: https://t.co/xF2uqRU4lh

Follow the Impact Magazine LinkedIn Page for updates – https://t.co/Wsn4TTxjaG

#Impact #CaseStudies #Simulation #ORMS #DecisionMaking

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Pleased to share something a little different ✨

I present the Travelling Swiftie Problem - finding the optimal journey to visit the sights in @taylorswift13's London Boy! Out now in @TheORSociety's IMPACT magazine! 🎡

https://t.co/Lj3xa8sloM

#ThisIsOR #ORMS #taylornation

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Pleased to share something a little different ✨

I present the Travelling Swiftie Problem - finding the optimal journey to visit the sights in @taylorswift13's London Boy! Out now in @TheORSociety's IMPACT magazine! 🎡

https://t.co/Lj3xa8sloM

#ThisIsOR #ORMS #taylornation

[Matthew Howells @HowellsMA]

Always a pleasure to attend @TheORSociety’s Annual Conference. Had a wonderful time in Bangor + great to present my work on learning clinical pathways with @CV_UHB and @MathsCU!

#OR66 #ThisIsOR #ORMS @profpaulharper @drdanielgartner @GeraintPalmer @EPSRC

[Elizabeth Williams @LizzieWilliams8]

Excited to announce that my new academic website is now live!✨Keep up to date with my latest research, publications and conference talks. Check it out here: https://t.co/qSWrpFfXJB