A briefing at the SMC announced the recommendations of a House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report on Higher Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), including making maths compulsory beyond the age of 16. read more
The authors of a House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report on Higher Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) came to the SMC to announce the report’s recommendations. read more
Experiments suggested that very low-level electrical stimulation to the back of the head could improve a person’s mathematical skills. read more
Marcus du Sautoy, a professor of mathematics at Oxford and a well-known populariser of the subject, takes over the position this December from the previous holder, the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. read more
The Science Media Centre asked mathematicians to respond to the Adrian Smith enquiry into post-14 Maths Education. read more
The Science Media Centre hosts the press conference to announce the results of this enquiry. read more