AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival talks
2024-06-20 16:00 - 18:00 UTC
Exploring Mastery in Core Maths

20 Jun 2024
16:00
Online

Liz Hopker-Blunt is a Maths Education Support Specialist at MEI. She develops teaching and learning resources for the Core Maths platform.

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Audience:Teachers
Curriculum focus:Core Maths
Mathematical focus:Problem solving
Format:Online
Duration:2 hours
Online sessions:1
Region:National
Venue:AMSP Online
Start date:20 Jun 2024
Course times:16:00 – 18:00
Fee:Free for teachers in England

AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival talks
2024-06-25 16:00 - 18:00
Teaching maths for social justice

25 Jun 2024
16:00
Online

Hafsa Farhana is a Secondary maths teacher and leader who has worked in a diverse school in London. Hafsa is an active participant in the Teaching Maths for Social Justice Network.
Cat van Saarloos is a Maths Education Support Specialist at MEI. She delivers courses on L3 Core Maths and maths in A level Psychology.

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Audience:Teachers
Curriculum focus:Core Maths
Mathematical focus:Problem solving
Format:Online
Duration:2 hours
Online sessions:1
Region:National
Venue:AMSP Online
Start date:25 Jun 2024
Course times:16:00 – 18:00
Fee:Free for teachers in England

AMSP Core Maths Summer Festival talks
2024-06-26 16:00 - 18:00
Enhance your maths teaching with AI

26 Jun 2024
16:00
Online

Jude Mortimer is a Maths Education Support Specialist at MEI. She delivers courses on Core Maths, Post 16 GCSE/FSQ, Adult Education and ‘Multiply’.

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Audience:Teachers
Curriculum focus:Core Maths
Mathematical focus:Problem solving, Use of technology
Format:Online
Duration:2 hours
Online sessions:1
Region:National
Venue:AMSP Online
Start date:26 Jun 2024
Course times:16:00 – 18:00
Fee:Free for teachers in England

ULMaS Open Evening
2024-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 | ULMaS, Liverpool
Open Evening
University of Liverpool Maths School
Thursday 26th September 2024
6:00PM to 8:00PM

MEM Saturday Masterclass 1 of 5
2024-10-05 09:30 - 14:30 | LJMU Student Life Building
Masterclass: 1 of 5
Date: Saturday 5th October 2024
Time: 0930 to 1430
Venue: Liverpool John Moores University, Student Life Building

ULMaS Taster Day
2024-10-19 | ULMaS, Liverpool
Taster Day for Y11 students
University of Liverpool Maths School
Saturday 16th October 2024
Taster Day

MEM Saturday Masterclass 2 of 5
2024-10-19 09:30 - 14:30 | Ridgeway High School, Noctorum Avenue, Prenton, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH43 9EB
Masterclass: 2 of 5
Date: Saturday 19th October 2024
Time: 0930 to 1430
Venue: Ridgeway High School, Wirral

LivMS Popular Lecture: Brain Teasers and Puzzles
2024-10-23 17:00 - 18:00 | Face to face in Liverpool, venue tbc.
Brain Teasers and Puzzles, from the Middle Ages to Modern Science
Tiago Hirth (University of Lisbon)
Face to face lecture, venue to be confirmed (in Liverpool)
Suitable for students aged 11 up, their teachers and anyone interested in mathematics
About the talk
Can you match the wits of the Carolingian court? What about the Wasan teasers that puzzled Samurai?
In this interactive presentation, the audience is taken on a journey through time and space. We’ll skip the textbooks and focus on the recreations that entertained the people of the past and provide play for those of the present. Through it we’ll stumble upon some mathematical nuggets.
About the speaker
Tiago Hirth is a mathematician with a deep enthusiasm for the playful side of the subject, including magic, movement, and games. In his free time, he actively engages in science outreach, organising events, and teaching others. Since 2018, he has been affiliated with the Interuniversity Centre for the History of Science and Technology at The University of Lisboa. As a co-founder of Circo Matemático, he has spent over a decade blending mathematics with the art of circus performance. His main interests lie in Recreational Mathematics, the Conjuring Arts, and their historical backgrounds.
The talk is free but registration is required via TicketSource

MEM Saturday Masterclass 3 of 5
2024-11-02 09:30 - 14:30 | HOPE, Eden Building, Taggart Avenue, Liverpool, L16 9JD
Masterclass: 3 of 5
Date: Saturday 2nd November 2024
Time: 0930 to 1430
Venue: Liverpool Hope University

MEM Saturday Masterclass 4 of 5
2024-11-23 09:30 - 14:30 | ULMaS, Liverpool
Masterclass: 4 of 5
Date: Saturday 23rd November 2024
Time: 0930 to 1430
Venue: Liverpool Universiy Maths School (ULMaS)

MEM Saturday Masterclass 5 of 5
2024-12-07 09:30 - 14:30 | UoL Maths Building, Peach Street, Liverpool, L69 7BX
Masterclass: 5 of 5
Date: Saturday 7th December 2024
Time: 0930 to 1430
Venue: University of Liverpool

LivMS Christmas Lecture: Fractals: Journey to the 2.7th dimension
2024-12-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Face to face in Liverpool, venue tbc.
Fractals: Journey to the 2.7th dimension
Dr Katie Steckles
Face to face lecture, venue to be confirmed (in Liverpool)
Suitable for students aged 11 up, their teachers and anyone interested in mathematics
About the talk
Fractals are never-ending intricate mathematical patterns. Katie Steckles shows the beauty of fractals, exploring these intriguing structures and explaining why she finds them so fascinating. From constructing simple fractal shapes, to her worldwide MegaMenger project with stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, Katie demonstrates why fractals captured her mathematical imagination and why she finds magnificence in their infinity.
About the speaker
Dr Katie Steckles is a mathematician based in Manchester, who gives talks and workshops and writes about mathematics. She finished her PhD in 2011, and since then has talked about maths at universities, schools events, festivals, on BBC radio and TV, in books and on the internet.
See https://www.katiesteckles.co.uk/ for more information on Katie’s activities.
The talk is free but registration is required via TicketSource

LivMS Popular Lecture: Assessing England's Water Environment: a statistical story
2025-02-05 17:00 - 18:00 | Face to face in Liverpool, venue tbc.
Assessing England’s Water Environment: a statistical story
Dr Eleanor D’Arcy (Environment Agency)
Face to face lecture, venue to be confirmed (in Liverpool)
Suitable for students aged 11 up, their teachers and anyone interested in mathematics
About the talk
Eleanor will talk about the importance of statistics in understanding the state of the natural environment as part of the Defra funded Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme. This is a science innovation and transformation programme set up to collect data on the extent, condition and change over time of England’s land and water environments, as part of the UK government’s commitment to leave the environment in a better state for future generations. Statistics is a fundamental part of the programme, from designing networks for data collection through to analysis and inference.
About the speaker
Dr Eleanor D’Arcy is a senior advisor in Statistics at the Environment Agency. Eleanor’s interests lie with environmental and ecological statistics to help tackle climate change. She completed her PhD at Lancaster University on ‘Extreme value methods for protecting and maintaining critical infrastructure from natural hazards’ which was in collaboration with EDF Energy.
In 2023-24, she was a William Guy lecturer for the Royal Statistical Society, where she spoke to sixth form students across the UK about statistics for extreme sea level estimation.
The talk is free but registration is required via TicketSource

Challenge, Senior Challenge, Open Challenge competitions
2025-02-17 09:00 - 2025-02-21 17:00

LivMS Sixth Form Pop Maths Quiz
2025-03-01 09:30 - 14:00 | LJMU Student Life Building
Sixth Form Pop Maths Quiz
Date: 01 Mar, 2025
Time: 09:45 to 14:00
Presenter: Barry Grantham, Ivo Siekmann, Ian Jarman, Tony Carter, Sue Harkness
Title: Sixth Form Pop Maths Quiz
Audience: Sixth Form
Venue: face to face and online
Contact: Barry Grantham: mailto:granthb47@gmail.com

The 2025 Pop Maths Quiz will be hosted simultaneously face-to-face and also on online, for teams of up to 4 students.
The date is Saturday 1st March 2025.
The timing is from 0945 to 1400 , with a short break for lunch.
The venue is the Student Life Building of LJMU, accessed by pathway from either Copperas Hill or Brownlow Hill
First-aiders will be present in this building.
We anticipate making certificates available for all the students in their teams but it will only be possible to award prizes to those attending the face-to-face event on the day.
What does it cost?
There is no entry charge for this event.
To see more details and previous prize-winners click: Pop Maths Quiz

LivMS Presidential Lecture: Teaching Mathematics to Primary Pupils
2025-03-12 17:00 - 18:00 | online
Teaching Mathematics to Primary Pupils
Davina Stanley (LivMS President)
Online
Suitable for students aged 11 up, their teachers and anyone interested in mathematics
The talk is free but registration is required via TicketSource

MEM Senior Challenge Prize Evening
2025-05-07 19:00 - 21:00
Date: 07 May, 2025
Time: 19:00
Presenter: Kerrie Evans
Title: MEM Senior Challenge Prize Evening
Audience: MEM Senior Challenge Prize winners and families
Venue: University of Liverpool, Central Teaching Laboratory Building (CTL), L69 7ZL
Contact: Chris Marchant

The MEM Senior Challenge Prize Evening will take place on Wednesday 07 May 2025 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM

LivMS Open Challenge Prize Evening
2025-05-07 19:00 - 21:00
Date: 07 May, 2025
Time: 19:00 – 2100
Presenter: Colin Wright
Title: Open Challenge Prize Evening 2025
Audience: Participants in Open Challenge and their teachers
Venue: Gather.town
Contact: Colin Wright

This is an online event for Open Challenge entrants and their teachers.
The event will be held on Gather.town and registration is necessary via Ticket Source.
The link for this is
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-vvqqjne
Registration will close at 23:59 on 6 May
A link for joining the event and a password will be sent out by email by 13:00 on 7 May.
Once you have joined the event on 7 May, you can have fun navigating a virtual venue, register your attendance, socialise, enjoy a presentation of the solutions and prizes and challenge yourself with a variety of mathematical puzzles and mazes.
Provisional timetable

19:00 Doors open
19:20 Talk on behalf of our sponsors (Worshipful Company of Actuaries)
19:25 Presentation of sample solutions by Tony Carter
19:35 Presentation of prizes by Rachel Bearon (President, Liverpool Mathematical Society)
19:45 Puzzles and mazes
20:55 Evening closes.

Open Challenge ’25 is sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Actuaries and is also supported by W. H. Smith Promotions Ltd.

http://www.whsmith.co.uk

MEM Challenge Prize Evening
2025-05-13 19:00 - 21:00
Date: 13 May, 2025
Time: 19:00
Presenter: Kerrie Evans
Title: MEM Challenge Prize Evening
Audience: MEM Challenge Prize winners and families
Venue: University of Liverpool, Central Teaching Laboratory Building (CTL), L69 7ZL
Contact: Chris Marchant

The MEM Challenge Prize Evening will take place on Wednesday 14 May 2024 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM

MEM Saturday Masterclass 1 of 4
2025-10-18 09:30 - 14:30 | ULMaS, Liverpool
Masterclass: 1 of 4
Date: Saturday 18th October 2025
Time: 0930 to 1430
Venue: Liverpool Universiy Maths School (ULMaS)

MEM Saturday Masterclass 2 of 4
2025-11-08 09:30 - 14:30 | Ridgeway High School, Noctorum Avenue, Prenton, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH43 9EB
Masterclass: 2 of 4
Date: Saturday 8th November 2025
Time: 0930 to 1430
Venue: Ridgeway High School, Wirral

MEM Saturday Masterclass 3 of 4
2025-11-22 09:30 - 14:30 | HOPE, Eden Building, Taggart Avenue, Liverpool, L16 9JD
Masterclass: 3 of 4
Date: Saturday 22nd November 2025
Time: 0930 to 1430
Venue: Liverpool Hope University

MEM Saturday Masterclass 4 of 4
2025-12-06 09:30 - 14:30 | UoL Maths Building, Peach Street, Liverpool, L69 7BX
Masterclass: 4 of 4
Date: Saturday 6th December 2025
Time: 0930 to 1430
Venue: University of Liverpool

LivMS Popular Lecture: Checking the Calculations - How do engineers trust their designs?
2026-02-04 17:00 - 18:00
Date: 04 Feb, 2026
Time: 17:00
Presenter: Dr Ksenija Dvurecenska
Title: Checking the Calculations: How Do Engineers Trust Their Designs?
Audience: Year 11 upwards
Venue: University of Liverpool campus (room TBC)
Contact: Michael Jones
Registration: Via Eventbrite

Engineers are constantly developing new designs and technologies for a safer and more sustainable future. With our growing understanding of the world and computational capabilities, computer simulations have transformed how we study engineering systems and environment around us. A simulation uses maths to show how an engineering system or a scientific phenomenon works in real life. It helps scientists and engineers understand and test what might happen under different circumstances. For example, cars driving over a bridge or how an airplane behaves during a storm. Computer simulations are enabling more prototypes to be explored and more tests to be performed virtually at a fraction of the time and cost.
It’s important to show how much we can trust a simulation and how good or bad its results are. This can be achieved through a validation process, which involves comparing simulation results with physical measurements. We analyse similarities and differences by using statistical methods and conclude how good or bad the simulation is based on the data. It can help decision-makers to have confidence when considering simulation results and help to create safer, stronger, and more environmentally friendly designs for the future.
About the speaker
Dr Ksenija Dvurecenska is a lecturer in the School of Engineering at the University of Liverpool. She won the Chief Scientist’s Award (National Nuclear Laboratory) in 2021.
Her research focuses on developing validation methodologies to build confidence in predictions of computational models. She studies image decomposition (or orthogonal decomposition) techniques and statistical methods to compare outcomes from simulations, for example displacement fields, with full-field measurements. These techniques are applicable to a variety of disciplines and sectors where data can be represented as a map; currently, she is concentrating on applications in aerospace and nuclear engineering.
The challenges she is addressing are the standardisation of the validation methods, effective use of the measured data in the validation process and interpretation of the validation outcomes to support decisions based on the predictions of the computational models.

LivMS Presidential Lecture: Singularities - When Smooth things go Sharp
2026-03-11 17:00
Date: 11 Mar, 2026
Time: 17:00
Presenter: Dr Graham Reeve
Title: Presidential Lecture: Singularities: When Smooth Things Go Sharp
Audience: Year 11 upwards
Venue: University of Liverpool campus (room TBC)
Contact: Michael Jones
Registration: Via Eventbrite
This lecture is face-to-face on the University of Liverpool’s campus, exact venue TBC. It is suitable for anyone aged 16 or over with an interest in mathematics. Please book one ticket for each person attending. There will not be a live stream or a recording.
From the crease in a folded piece of paper to the tip of a cone, singularities are places where smooth shapes suddenly turn sharp, crumpled, or irregular. In this talk we’ll explore how mathematicians study these fascinating phenomena. Using illuminating examples like the cusp of a curve or the pinch of a surface, we’ll uncover how mathematicians reveal the hidden patterns behind singularities in places as varied as optics, astrophysics, and robotics.
About the speaker
Dr Graham Reeve gained his PhD from the University of Liverpool in 2012, after which he went on to do postdoctoral research at Universidade de Sao Paulo. He is now a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Liverpool Hope University, where he has taught since 2017.
Graham is the 2025-26 President of the Liverpool Mathematical Society and this is his Presidential Lecture.
