Events

Organisers: MEM Admin team and Alison Carter Title: MEM Challenge, MEM Senior Challenge and LivMS Open Challenge 2021 Audience: MEM and LivMS Challenge entrants and their teachers Venue: free take… Read More »MEM & LivMS Challenge competitions

The Secret Life of Bubbles, Anna Pratoussevitch, previous LivMS President Audience: 16+ and all those interested in mathematics Venue: online Contact: Peter Giblin Entry is free to all students and to LivMS members Why are… Read More »LivMS Presidential Lecture (rescheduled) Anna Pratoussevitch

Example question: If the outer circle has radius 12 cm., what is the radius of the dark red circles? Presenters: Barry Grantham, Tony Carter, Ian Jarman Title: Sixth Form Pop Maths Quiz… Read More »LivMS Pop Maths Quiz – online

Studying maths to smash the glass ceiling, Gaynor Bahan, LivMS President Date: 22nd April 2021    Time: 2:00PM to 3:00PM Audience: Year 7 and up, and all those interested in mathematics Venue: online… Read More »LivMS Presidential Lecture Gaynor Bahan – Online event

Date: Wednesday 13 Oct, 2021Time: 17:00-18:00Presenter: Colva Roney-DougalTitle: Party hard! The maths of connectionsAudience: Year 11 up, teachers and all interested in mathematicsVenue: OnlineContact: Peter GiblinRegistration: Via the Eventbrite page for the eventhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/party-hard-the-maths-of-connections-tickets-168099561313 How many guests need to come to a party, to guarantee… Read More »LivMS Popular Lecture – Online event

Date: 18 Nov, 2021Time: 17:00-18:00Presenter: Chris PritchardTitle: Great Mathematical DiagramsAudience: Year 11 upVenue: TBC (either in-person or online depending on circumstances)Registration: Via the Eventbrite page for the eventhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/great-mathematical-diagrams-tickets-169822771481Contact: Peter GiblinChris Pritchard is the 2021-22 President of the Mathematical Association.The talk… Read More »LivMS Popular Lecture – Online event

Date: 15 Dec, 2021Time: 14:00Presenter: Simon SinghTitle: Christmas Lecture: Fermat's last theoremAudience: Year 11 upVenue: OnlineRegistration: Via the Eventbrite page for the eventhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-lecture-fermats-last-theorem-tickets-168104628469Contact: Peter GiblinSimon Singh https://simonsingh.net/ , best-selling author of “Fermat’s Last Theorem”, talks about the most notorious problem in the history of mathematics. Rarely… Read More »LivMS Christmas Lecture – Online event

During his talk, Andy will discuss the importance of statistical literacy as a transferable skill, and the difficulties that Psychology students without maths backgrounds face during their degrees.  You will… Read More »AMSP Andy Field’s Adventure in Statistics

In ‘How Not to be Wrong’, Jordan presents the surprising revelations to a multitude of diverse questions such as:‘How early should you get to the airport?’‘What does “public opinion” really… Read More »AMSP How Not to be Wrong, with Jordan Ellenberg

In the wrong hands, maths can be deadly. Even the simplest numbers can become powerful forces when manipulated by politicians or the media, but in the case of the law… Read More »AMSP Maths on Trial with Coralie Colmez and Leila Schneps

Date: Wednesday 2 Feb, 2022Time: 17:00-18:00Presenter: Damian Haigh (Head Teacher of the University of Liverpool Mathematics School)Title: Notable schools in the history of mathematics education and some the people who learned thereAudience: Anyone interested in post-16 mathematics education, including school students in… Read More »LivMS Popular Lecture – Notable Schools

Date: 05 Mar, 2022Time: 09:45 to 14:00Presenter: Barry Grantham, Ian Jarman, Tony CarterTitle: Sixth Form Pop Maths QuizAudience: Sixth FormVenue: face to face and onlineContact: Barry Grantham: mailto:granthb47@gmail.com

Date: 10 Mar, 2022Time: 17:00Presenter: Sammie Buzzard (University of Cardiff and Maths Inspiration)Title: Lakes, rivers… and waterfalls? The surprising things maths can help us to understand about AntarcticaAudience: Year 11 upVenue: Lecture Theatre 1, Teaching Hub (building 502), off… Read More »LivMS Popular Lecture – Lakes, Rivers … and Waterfalls

How do we engage unmotivated and resit GCSE students? with Emma Bell• How context-driven maths delivery can motivate and engage GCSE students• Ways to make algebra relatableEvent ref:#9525Audience: TeachersCurriculum focus:… Read More »AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival – Unmotivated GCSE Students

Collecting and analysing data in maths and Psychology with Cat van Saarloos• Interactive activities which collect student data from experiments• Ways to make statistics accessible, fun and easy to embed… Read More »AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival – Data in Maths and Psychology

Maths in the News with Cat van Saarloos and the Economist Educational Foundation  • Activities from the Economist Educational Foundation on Maths in the News  • Top-tips for developing critical… Read More »AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival – Maths in the News

Experience confidence intervals with Stats Medic with Luke Wilcox• The ethos of The Stats Medic: experience first, formalise later• Activities on sampling distributions and confidence intervalsEvent ref:#9528Audience: TeachersCurriculum focus: Core… Read More »AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival – Confidence Intervals with Stats Medic

Correlation in maths and geography with Tom Rainbow and the Royal Geographical Society  • Exciting ways to analyse bivariate data  • Why Spearman’s rank is so useful in A level… Read More »AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival – Correlation in Maths and Geography

Spreadsheets and the world of work with Rachel Beddoes, Tom Rainbow and Cat van Saarloos  • Key spreadsheet skills  • The full collection of ‘World of Work’ resources and their… Read More »AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival – Spreadsheets and the World of Work

Standard deviation in maths and biology with Sarah Denison  • Compare standard deviation assessment questions across a range of subjects  • Ways to introduce and help students develop a deeper… Read More »AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival – Standard Deviation in Maths and Biology