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Jean-Pierre Serre wins first Abel Prize for mathematics
Today, Thursday 3rd April 2000, it was announced that the first Abel prizewinner would be the distinguished French mathematician Jean-Pierre Serre. He will receive the prize at a ceremony in Oslo on June 3rd . The Abel prize fund was established by the Norwegian Parliament to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Niels Henrik Abel. Born in... view more... (2003-04-03)
Chalmers matematics selected, high -level internationalization
Once again, it has been shown that Mathematics at the Chalmers University of Technology is held in high repute. When the renowned German Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft sought its very first partner in academic Europe, the choice was the Department of Mathematics at the Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden. This opens the doors to... view more... (2001-10-29)
Loughborough-led project launched to help engineers learn mathematics
A Loughborough University-led project is seeking to boost the key academic skills of future engineers by helping them to improve their mathematical skills. The three-year study - Helping Engineers Learn Mathematics, or HELM - is being led by Dr David Green and Dr Joe Ward from Loughborough University and is being conducted in partnership with the... view more... (2002-11-27)
Euclid returns to maths lessons
Knowing how a mathematical theory developed improves a pupil's understanding of it. This is the conclusion of Dutch researcher Iris van Gulik, who investigated how the history of mathematics can help pupils to learn this subject. view more (2005-12-20)
Maths plus 'geeky' images equals deterred students
Images of maths 'geeks' stop people from studying mathematics or using it in later life, shows research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. view more (2008-05-13)
Quiz aims to multiply enthusiasm for maths
Teams of pupils from more than 50 local schools battle it out for prizes in a Pop Maths Quiz on Saturday 16 March at Sheffield Hallam University, as part of National Science Week. Billed as "a non-alcoholic maths pub quiz", the Pop Maths Quiz, at City Campus, is now in its seventh year. Teams of budding mathematicians compete to for top... view more... (2002-03-12)
'Electromagnetic Wormhole' Possible with Invisibility Technology
The team of mathematicians that first created the mathematics behind the "invisibility cloak" announced by physicists last October has now shown that the same technology could be used to generate an "electromagnetic wormhole." view more (2007-10-15)
New report highlights need for more maths teachers
SBS today welcomed a report by OFSTED, which showed that a pilot scheme had improved levels of numeracy in secondary schools, but warned that action was still needed to be taken to ensure a supply good teachers in the future. "We have long argued that the numeracy strategy worked in primary schools because it gave support to teachers who did not... view more... (2002-01-23)
NYU's Courant part of team to resolve ancient mathematics problem
Mathematicians from North America, Europe, Australia, and South America have resolved the first one trillion cases of an ancient mathematics problem on congruent numbers. view more (2009-09-24)
Stereotype-induced math anxiety undermines girls' ability to perform in other academic areas
A popular stereotype that boys are better at mathematics than girls undermines girls' math performance because it causes worrying that erodes the mental resources needed for problem solving, new research at the University of Chicago shows. view more (2007-05-24)
Math plus cryptography equals drama and conflict
Cryptography is just about as old as written communication itself, and mathematics has long supplied methods for the cryptographic toolbox. view more (2007-08-08)
Worrying about Maths just makes it worse
People who worry about their ability to do mathematics are hampering their chances of doing well. Worrying about mathematics means that vital psychological resources are used which impacts on an individual's ability to solve arithmetic problems. view more (2005-03-21)
New Director for the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory in Liverpool
Professor Andrew Willmott has been appointed the next Director of the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory in Liverpool. view more (2005-03-11)
As easy as 1, 2, 3: Number sense correlates with test scores
Knowing how precisely a high school freshman can estimate the number of objects in a group gives you a good idea how well he has done in math as far back as kindergarten, researchers at The Johns Hopkins University found. view more (2008-09-08)
Glimpses of a new (mathematical) world
A new mathematical object was revealed yesterday during a lecture at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a third degree transcendental L-function. These L-functions encode deep underlying connections between many different areas of mathematics. view more (2008-03-14)
£5 Million Award for Pioneering Project to Train New Breed of Scientists
The University of Warwick has been awarded £5 Million from EPSRC (Engineering and Physical sciences Research Council) for a new Life-Sciences Doctoral Training Centre set to educate a new breed of scientists. The funds secure 50 student doctoral student projects on a new multidisciplinary programme that will produce a new generation of life... view more... (2003-06-18)
£10,000 in prizes on offer to young code breakers in national competition
Mathematicians at the University of Southampton are challenging young people across the UK to try their hand at cracking codes to win cash prizes for themselves and their schools. Experts have devised a web-based competition involving a sequence of encoded messages encrypted with successively stronger ciphers. The competition will run in weekly... view more... (2002-09-24)
Getting the most out of gemstones
"We were astounded when our customer, Markus Wild, approached us and we were not at all certain whether mathematics could offer a solution for the very complex problem of volume optimization of gemstones," says Dr. Anton Winterfeld from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM. view more (2009-06-26)
Call for increase in scientists` pay is crucial element in building the knowledge economy
SBS today welcomed the publication of Sir Gareth Roberts` Review of the supply of scientists and engineers, and called on the Government to take immediate action to deal with the issues that the report raises. view more (2002-04-15)
Hundreds of young codebreakers get ready to take on National Cipher Challenge
Ref: 03/111 9 October 2003 For the second year running the University of Southampton is challenging young people across the UK to try their hand at cracking codes with its National Cipher Challenge, sponsored by the EPSRC, IBM, Bletchley Park and EducationGuardian.co.uk. Over five hundred teams from... view more... (2003-10-09)
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