Our call for nominations for the Hardy Lectureship 2025 is open! Nominate a distinguished mathematician based outside of the UK to give a series of lectures within the UK. Previous Hardy Lecturers incl. Emily Riehl, Eva Miranda, Nalini Joshi. ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/lectu...

Love lego 💕What fun!😄

And we’re off! Happy #MathsWeekScot everyone! Teachers, here’s the links again with everything you need to know for the week. Daily Events Overview bit.ly/MWSSchoolsEv... Schools Hub with all relevant competitions, learning resources, videos & more mathsweek.scot/schools #UKMathsChat #MathsToday

Students may be turning to Generative AI... but do they know the risks? 🤖🤔 Our 'Exploring Generative AI: critical skills and ethical use' session helps them think critically and use AI responsibly. Our latest YouTube Short provides a quick overview 👇 youtube.com/shorts/rt7WI... #OUstudents

📢Calling all parents, home tutors, teaching assistants, future maths teachers🔢 This course is for you 🫵 ME620 will help you develop your knowledge and understanding of teaching school mathematics and broadens your ideas about how people learn mathematics🤔https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/modules/me620/

🚨 Only two weeks to go to the October start registration deadline...make this the year that you finally sign up 📝 for that course you've always wanted to do! www.open.ac.uk

🤷Still deciding? 🤳Get in touch for help choosing your first OU maths module www.open.ac.uk/contact/#cou...

🧮Making the leap from number to algebra🪂Learn how to communicate and interpret relationships in words, diagrams and graphs 🗣 Studying ME322 will help you develop your own and others' algebraic reasoning and understanding💡 Find out more👉https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/modules/me322

🧩Problem solving skills need work? 🤔Expanding your geometric thinking can help develop the way you think in many areas! 📐ME321 will help you develop your own mathematical understanding and teach you how to support others in developing theirs🚸 www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu... #OU_MathsEd #TeachMaths

Check out our courses 👉 www.open.ac.uk/courses/maths #GCSEResults #OpenUni

🤷Studying mathematics and mathematics education modules from the OU degree🎓 Mathematics and its Learning (Q46) gives you the knowledge to answer learners’ tricky questions. What would you say to the questions asked below? 🍎 www.open.ac.uk/courses/math... #OUMathsEd #TeachMaths

🚨 Less than 4 weeks left to register for Oct! 🚨 Secured a spot? For more information & inspiration👉 learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view.... Already registered...get an early start⏰️using materials supplied on the maths & stats study site: 👉https://learn2.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=206217&cmid=1173067

🤔Just got your A' Level results?🎓Interested in studying maths at university but want to stay at home or work whilst studying? 🙋The OU's got you covered!🫵Not studied A' Level maths? There's a route for you. Check out our courses 👉 www.open.ac.uk/courses/maths #AlevelResults #OpenUni #studymaths

📢 One month to go - Final registration day for October start modules: 11th September 2025 www.open.ac.uk/courses/math... Read Fallon's story about achieving her BSc (Honours) Mathematics and Statistics 🎓: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/s...

Ready to explore the beauty✨of complex analysis & its applications? Join M337 Complex analysis on a journey into advanced mathematical concepts combining ideas from algebra, analysis & geometry. A gateway 🕳 to further fields of study in maths, engineering & physics!⚛️ www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

Journey through elegant problems with applications from planning engineering projects to ensuring reliable data transmission. MST368 blends theory with playful exploration, making it a perfect choice for curious minds🧠who enjoy seeing maths in action. www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

💻Computational applied mathematics introduces powerful numerical methods⌨️used in applied maths,⚛️science & data science. As well learning how the methods work, you'll use them in Python. Don't worry if you have not programmed in Python before, you'll also learn how!🐍 learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....

🤓 Deciding what to study next...how about MS327? An accessible introduction to applied mathematics📝 at Stage 3, based around the study of deterministic, chaotic🌀 and stochastic dynamics. open.ac.uk/courses/modu... learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....

Did you know there are more than a dozen modules containing maths & stats at Stage 3? ♾️Pure maths (MST368, M337, M303) 💻Applied maths (MST374, MS327, MST326) 📊Statistics (M343, M347, M348) 🚸Maths education (ME620, ME321, ME322) ⚛️Physics (SM380, SM381) Take a look: learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....

Thank you to our four fantastic panellists: Cleo Taylor-Smith, Anushka Fitzherbert, Rebecca Gower & Olga Martini, our fabulous host OU academic Cath Brown, & a big thank you to all our students who attended and asked excellent questions. Great discussion about a variety of potential career paths.

Did you hear our exciting maths news? www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/s...

Know some basic statistics📊and keen to learn more📈? Then M249 could be for you! Come and join us for an introduction to four of the major topics in applied statistics widely used by statisticians and data scientists📲 www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

Keen to further develop your skills in using statistics and working with data🤩? M248 Analysing data explores fundamental statistical techniques and ideas💡for analysing and interpreting data📊. Stats practice and theory💭. Find out more 🔎: open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

What links: How a guitar string works🎸, how animal populations grow and shrink🐇, electricity and magnetism🧲, water circling round a plughole🌀, and quantum mechanics🌌?! They all depend on differential equations! www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

Want to learn the maths behind how things work🌍, from what stops your wheels skidding 🛞 to baby bouncers👶to how guitar strings work? Join MST210 for a mix of key mathematical techniques & applying your knowledge. It opens the🚪 to fascinating applications at Stage 3 too www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

What does rotating 🔄 and reflecting 🪞 a symmetrical shape have in common with adding ➕ or multiplying ✖️ numbers? Explore fascinating pure maths topics and build higher level maths skills with M208 Pure mathematics – a next step after MST125 www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

This week we are going to focus 🔍 on our Stage 2 modules: 🔢Pure mathematics (M208) 📈Mathematical methods, models and modelling (MST210) ➗Mathematical methods (MST224) 📊Analysing data (M248) ⌨️Practical modern statistics (M249) Click here to find out more 👉 learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....

Father's Day - perfect time for a dad joke😜 ? Q: How do mathematicians discipline their children? A: If I've told you n times, I've told you n+1 times... 🧮 Q: Why does algebra make you a better dancer? A: Because you can use the algo-rhythm! Cue some dad dancing 🕺

So that's our Stage 1 modules...you might think where to start MU123 or MST124?🤔🔹GCSE maths or equivalent? Or been a long time🌌 since doing maths? Go for MU123 🔹AS level maths or equivalent? Try MST124 🔹Check out OpenMS featuring🆓“Are you ready for...” quizzes! learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view.... #OU

Ready to delve deeper into maths?🤿Build on MST124 with Essential Maths 2 (MST125) & complete your Stage 1 studies!🎉Explore proofs, differential equations, mechanics & more-perfect for both pure & applied mathematicians💡https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/modules/mst125 #Maths #OU #MST125

➕Join MST124!! The perfect intro to university mathematics 🎓. Check it out: www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu... #Maths #OU #Calculus #Algebra

MU123 is a gentle-yet-exciting whirlwind 🌀 introduction to maths 🔢. Starting from scratch 🔰, MU123 gives the you skills in maths needed for a wide range of qualifications across the university 🎓 and beyond. MU123 makes dreams come true for so many students 🧚 www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

M140 Introducing statistics 📊 www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu... Are you ready for M140? 👉 learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....

As exam season starts to wind down 😌, our thoughts turn to what to study next 🙋. This week we'll post about our Level 1 course options. Registration OPEN NOW for October start modules📅

🙏Wishing anyone who has a maths exam today, lots of luck 📐📝🍀

✨ Just 2 weeks until the first of our 2025 Maths Communication Workshops, taking place in Edinburgh on 11 June In this interactive session, @steckl.es + @sparksmaths.bsky.social cover the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively ➡️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...

There's a whole host of OU activities for all happening at this year's Glasgow Science Festival, from discovering hidden colours to celebrating Glasgow’s engineering past and present! 📅8 & 9 June Find out more here 👉 ow.ly/cw4C50VTNix @oumathsstats.bsky.social @oustudents.bsky.social #GlaSciFest

Missed Women in Maths Day? 💜 No problem! You can watch our inspiring content —including this video by our very own statistician, mother and Head of School, Prof. Rachel Hilliam — anytime on our Maths & Stats YouTube 🎥 🔗 tinyurl.com/56tvm2f5

Today is #May12, a worldwide celebration of women in mathematics, marking the birthday of Maryam Mirzakhani, who passed away at the age of 40. Dozens of events are taking place all across the world ➡️ may12.womeninmaths.org #WomenInMaths #May12 #May12WIM

Happy Women in Maths Day! 💚 On 12 May, we celebrate women’s contributions to mathematics—honouring pioneers like Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman and Iranian to win the Fields Medal 🏅.

12th May celebrates Women in Maths💙 We’ve got some amazing content lined up— like Nayana’s inspiring journey from studying maths in Kerala, India to starting her PhD at the OU 🎓Plus some brilliant advice for a career in maths! 👩‍💼✨ Stay tuned!

🎥 Lights, camera, fractions! We’ve been filming something special for Women in Maths Day — coming soon! 📅 Save the date: 12th May 2025 #WomenInMaths

New blog about engaged research and epistemic justice in Mathematics and Statistics 🤝🔢 Read it here: tinyurl.com/y44p9vja

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We had a blast at our recent event “Your OU Future in Mathematics & Statistics!” 🔮 ​ Students explored module choices, built valuable connections and even grabbed some STEM-themed frisbees! 🥏✨​ A huge thank you to everyone who made this event such a success— we can’t wait to see you next time! ❤️

1/ Today, it's the Spring Equinox! 🌸 The Spring (or vernal) equinox marks the start of astronomical spring! Today, day and night are nearly equal in length— hence the name equinox (Latin for "equal night") 🗓️

Our journal webinars give you the opportunity to catch up on some of our latest and most cutting-edge journal articles, with discussion from the authors and Q&A Catch up on the latest one here on 'Model-Based Clustering for Social Networks' 👩‍💻

1/ Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀🌈 Did you know clovers can be plotted? 🍀📈 Let’s take a look at these lucky leaves from a mathematical perspective! A three-leaf clover is called a trifolium— or in French, paquerette de mélibée, with paquerette meaning "wild daisy” 🌼

1/ Happy Pi Day, everyone! 🥧🎉 2/ The mathematical constant Pi (π) is defined as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. This ratio is always ≈ 3.14159, irrespective of the circle’s size 📐

Newydd ar ein blog! Tybed a oeddech chi yn gwybod bod dysgu mathemateg drwy gyfrwng dwy iaith yn meithrin hyblygrwydd, creadigrwydd a gwytnwch addysgol? Mae Dr Delyth Tomos yn archwilio sut mae addysgu a dysgu mathemateg trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn cyfoethogi'r profiad dysgu. tinyurl.com/yycurbkj