Maths Week news and media
Maths Week Numbers continue to rise across all engagement platforms Interim analysis of schools registrations show strong participation across the whole island. See Wednesdays breakdown here
An amazing 23,329 valid answers were submitted by primary schools from all over the island. The leaders of the Junior challenge is Fourtowns Primary School Ahoghill, Antrim on a score of 2648 And five and a half hours drive away is the senior leaders, Kealkill NS in West Cork on 3071 It is early [...]
One + One = Fun! Ni4kids’ Elizabeth McGivern got the chance to catch up with biomedical engineer and hockey star Katie Mullan ahead of this year’s Maths Week. Although school days may look a little different this term, it hasn’t stopped preparations for the 15th Maths Week Ireland going ahead. Set [...]
Maths Week 2020 Launches Maths Week Ireland has been launched by Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD. The annual festival of maths returns from the 10th to 18th October with a range of largely virtual / online events and is set to attract participation by schools and people all over the island. Over [...]
International Day of Mathematics - idm314.org As part of the 2020 celebration of the International Day of the Mathematics people all over the world created short clips showing us how "Mathematics is Everywhere" with examples fro daily life, activities, hobbies, passions and places. The video below was put together from some of the [...]
Maths Week Ireland Award Distinguished Mathematician Dr. Mark McCartney of Ulster University receives Maths Week Ireland Award for Raising Public Awareness of Maths The distinguished mathematician and researcher, Dr. Mark McCartney (Ulster University, Jordanstown) has been honoured as this year’s recipient of the Maths Week Ireland Award for his contribution to [...]
"Now children" said Mrs. Wiggs, if a Boston boy planted 50 cents worth of beans in his back yard, and sold the crop for 50 dollars, what per cent profit did he make on the cost?" Send your answers to mathsweek@wit.ie with the subject MRS WIGGS and we will give copies of Mrs. Wiggs Special [...]
Calmast director Dr Sheila Donegan has received the Network Ireland Business Woman of the Year in the STEM Category. This is the first year that STEM has been included and the category was sponsored by Facebook. Helen Smyth of Facebook (left) and Helen Wycherley, President Network Ireland (right) present the Network Ireland Business Woman [...]
There was great excitement amongst the Maths Week team today as registration tipped the hundred thousand mark. Schools across the country have been getting on board with pupils coming from rural and urban areas alike. "We're delighted to be able to share Maths Week with so many people" said Maths Week coordinator [...]
Wednesday 13th August was the 200th anniversary of the birth of legendary Irish mathematician, George Gabriel Stokes, whose maths is today used to model climate change. Marking the occasion, Irelands Maths Week 2019 will include Stokess work in events and information for schools and the general public from 12th 20th October next. [...]
