{"id":14048,"date":"2023-01-03T16:15:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2022\/?page_id=14048"},"modified":"2023-01-03T16:17:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:17:02","slug":"maths-week-newsletter-december-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/maths-week-newsletter-december-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Maths Week Newsletter December 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0%;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.2;\"><h3>Maths Week Newsletter December 01\/12\/22<\/h3><\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:2px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/news\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Back to News Listing<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:o=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\"><head>\n<!--[if gte mso 15]>\n<xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:AllowPNG\/>\n<o:PixelsPerInch>96<\/o:PixelsPerInch>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml>\n<![endif]-->\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/>\n<meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"\/>\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\"\/>\n<title>*|MC:SUBJECT|*<\/title>\n<style> img{-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;} table, td{mso-table-lspace:0pt; 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style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Celebrating the Festive Season<\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">STEAM Advent Calendar<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">November 27 - December 22<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">We're sharing a new activity on our website every day of advent at 12pm. Stay tuned for some wonderful maths fun ranging from STEAM projects to computer animation, and even making your own slime!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#0c6606;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2022\/steam-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#0c6606;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #ffac00;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/ebac40cd-9acc-52fe-9cd3-39cf2eaf58ed.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"full\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" style=\"width:660px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/42212c4f-a2e8-3582-48a6-904a0797262f.jpg?w=825&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;width:100%\"><h3 class=\"last-child\">What Teachers thought about Maths Week 2022<\/h3><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;width:100%\"><h4 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\">Our post-event survey showed broad satisfaction among teachers participating in Maths Week 2022. <\/h4><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Our survey will inform our planning for Maths Week 2023 and our provision of resources throughout the year. Here are some results:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">95% of teachers think it is important that pupils understand that maths is a human endeavour and <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">93% would welcome more resources on the history of maths <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">88% of teachers said their pupils enjoyed Maths Week <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">61% thought that the event improved their pupils\u2019 attitude towards maths<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">60% of teachers would like more resources and 54% would like a pre-Maths Week webinar to help prepare for Maths Week.  <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>This survey and especially the comments submitted will help us provide more resources and design events that meet the needs of all audiences. Our core principle is \u201cMaths for All\u201d and we have made some progress in provision of activities and resources in the Irish Language and we acknowledge we need to do more. We have developed resources in Ukrainian and Arabic and made progress in the provision to blind and deaf learners and we have increased activity with early school leavers. If we can harness the goodwill and expertise of (already busy) teachers that is out there we could greatly increase inclusion. <\/p><p class=\"last-child\">82% of teachers said they would like to see resources prepared by other teachers on the website while 55% said they would be interested in sharing your resources \/ ideas via Maths Week website for other teachers and schools. We would like to hear from teachers throughout the year with ideas to share. Please contact us at mathsweek.wd@setu.ie  <\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_caf3edd1306e1df106ef7e7385ac5ee7\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Samsung Tablet Draw Winners<\/span><\/h1><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Thanks to everyone who filled in our post-Maths Week Survey. From those who filled in the survey, 3 winners of a Samsung Galaxy Tablets were drawn -<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul class=\"last-child\"><li><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Secondary teacher from Carlow, <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Primary teachers from Down<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Primary teacher from Galway.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/40f9dd7c-3b8d-c1aa-cf40-4692afad9945.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_fe3e3c0fcfb217233aadb98b0ad9d0cb\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">SciFest 2022 Winners<\/span><\/h1><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">A huge congratula<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">tions to <span>Rachel Griffin, Luke O'Sullivan, and Liam Waldron from Maire Spillane\u2019s class at Killarney Community College who won the annual SciFest competition with their maths-centric project, \u2018A Group Theoretic Approach to Pythagoras\u2019 Theorem\u2019. Well done to the runners up and to everyone who participated throughout the country.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scifest.ie\/Page\/National-Final-Award-Winners-2022\/491167\/Index.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/6bbe8f82-c477-1d6f-6323-fec86b7c19da.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_c9eedae24ca2a2df1dd06ceb97c05c6c\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Winners Of The Maths Week Pi-Ku Competition<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Congratulations to <\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>the winners of the Maths Week Pi-Ku Competition. This competition ran during Maths Week and had students write a haiku-style poem using the numbers of Pi as the syllable. Congrats again to our winners, who receive a maths workshop for their class and are as follows:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><ul class=\"last-child\"><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Two joint winners from Ms Flaherty\u2019s class in Colaiste Treasa.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Rosemarie from Ms Stack\u2019s Class in  Colaiste Treasa <\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Niko from St Colmcille\u2019s Community School<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Ellen & Andrew, joint winners from Borris Vocational School <\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The Chess Poem, Holy Family School for the Deaf<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/abcbf9d4-754d-b614-524f-7ce17ba43a72.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;width:100%\"><p class=\"last-child\">The Maths Magic workshops are presented by leading maths communicators Dr Katie Steckles from Manchester and Dr Ben Sparks from Bath pictured above yesterday with pupils from Holy Family School for the Deaf, Dublin and Maths Week Ireland coordinator Eoin Gill. Thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icms.org.uk\/news\/maths-week-ireland-woongjin-thinkbigicms-schools-competition\" target=\"_blank\">International Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Edinburgh<\/a> organisers of the competition and Woongjin the sponsors. The competition first ran during Maths Week Scotland and we hope there will be more joint events in teh future. <\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ff7b00;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"background-color:#ff7b00\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"min-width:100%;border-top:55px solid transparent\" valign=\"top\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:transparent;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"background-color:transparent\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"min-width:100%;border-top:20px solid transparent\" valign=\"top\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;width:100%\"><h1 class=\"last-child\">What\u2019s On<\/h1><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_c4bfdbf5f4dfd739373d864103e82f1d\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Maths Zine Fest<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">Free Online Workshop, December 3<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Zines (pronounced ZEEN) are self-published booklets, usually reproduced via photocopier. Zines can be about anything - we will be focussing on making math zines!!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">You will have the opportunity to:<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"last-child\"><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Learn how to make and fold a zine.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Share ideas on topics and themes for zines.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Meet other like minded people in the math zine community.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Have some time to develop your own math zine.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Share your progress and get feedback.<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/math-zine-fest-2022-tickets-462565715507\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/ab1ce63a-ce0b-2e14-49c4-8353b8851997.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_1b2483c861d405628b24348ff888cbe2\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Sci:Com<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">The Aviva, December 7<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:#1B1C1C;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>SCI:COM is a unique<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"> event that welcomes great minds from the arena of science communication and beyond for an exciting day of talks, panel discussions, and networking.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scicom.ie\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/b8290d3d-8119-bf1a-7c41-bb4ffe466257.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_51cd24b0a2d0720499ad35e1d6e5136d\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Winter Solstice<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">Wednesday 21 December<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:#1B1C1C;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The Winter solstice to astronomers, the time when Sun to reaches its most southerly point as it would appear to us. (Directly over the Tropic of Capricorn). In a more general sense it is considered as the shortest day of the year or longest night and always occurs around the 21 December. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/5497bf85-0090-b9dd-7d73-f529cdd821d2.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;width:100%\"><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:#1B1C1C;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Astronomers are able to calculate the precise time that the Sun will reach it\u2019s lowest point relative to us and this will be at 21:47 on 21 December, 2022. Our ancient ancestors had the means 5,000 years to track the movement of the Sun. Of course, the Winter Solstice was of great interest to them as it marked the point at which the days begin to get longer - a sign of hope that spring was on the way and the Earth will provide sustenance again.  They built several structures aligned to the Sun\u2019s movement, the most famous being Newgrange in the Boyne Valley when at Sunrise on the Solstice the sunlight illuminates the central chamber. There are educational resources on the Heritage Ireland <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/heritageireland.ie\/educational-downloads\/bru-na-boinne-visitor-centre-newgrange-and-knowth\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#1B1C1C;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">website<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#1B1C1C;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">     <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_56aa43950cceead0bf27866f326251ff\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">BT Young Scientist<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">RDS, January 12-14, 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The annual BT Young Scientist exhibition returns in January where wonderful student projects will be put on display for all to see! For more information click the link below!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/btyoungscientist.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/867eef2c-6744-57dc-5ce6-3050c8d6d002.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_27335ad1b9e4da41258c08c66b836420\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Peter\u2019s Problem<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">January<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:rgb(2, 2, 2);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>IMTA runs a special competition for Transition Year pupils. Dedicated to the memory of the late Peter Tiernan for his many years of devoted work as a teacher and IMTA member. He was also a great supporter of Maths Week Ireland in the early years. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imta.ie\/peters-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"223\" style=\"width:223px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/497fe612-9762-08b0-3eed-646376668e2f.jpg?w=223&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_f60de11682a5abc4658c7b673f58d294\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Robert Boyle Winter School<\/span><\/h1><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The Robert Boyle Winter School is planned for Saturday 21 January in Dublin. Details coming soon - check out the website to stay updated on the 2023 programme!<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertboyle.ie\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/71bff9ae-bf4d-33f4-8b53-83cac259008c.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_e8892cb00ed9d6d8f6d75038fda13779\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Royal Institution Christmas Lectures<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">BBC 4, Airdates still TBC, <\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The Royal Institution annual series of Christmas lectures will be broadcast on BBC Four between Christmas and the New Year. This year, Professor Dame Sue Black will reveal secrets of forensic science.  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rigb.org\/christmas-lectures\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/af0dbf55-17de-9cec-35fa-6d473516445c.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_9d98abe7a7624d3e3944d69f09261be3\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Coming Soon: Northern Ireland Science Festival<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">February 16 - 26, 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:rgb(24, 24, 50);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. These events present some of the best scientists from NI and beyond to discuss their work, cutting-edge research and what the future might hold.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nisciencefestival.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/12c4dba0-baa9-0253-25c5-70f95512af2e.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_401c1ccb0ad606ef297c3863f193551e\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Coming Soon: <\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Engineers Week<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">March 4-10, 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\">Engineers use a lot of maths and Engineers Week should have a lot of events of interest taking place all across the island.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineersireland.ie\/Schools\/Engineers-Week\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table 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width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">2023 Maths Ireland Calendar<\/span><\/h1><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The 2023 mathematics calendar is in production. We have 50 calendars to give away for free. If you would like to receive a calendar please email mathsweek.wd@setu.ie with Calendar in the subject line and your name and mailing address in the body of the email.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/7d9f60e6-f13b-da00-296d-449db40b78ab.jpeg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_e6750a4d9064edc041ccdd3635734080\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">How to understand the maths around your bills and save money<\/span><\/h1><p><strong>Maths Week Ireland Partner, Brien Nolan of DCU writes in RTE Brainstorm<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The difficulties many people encounter when learning maths can lead to maths anxiety: negative emotions and behaviours associated with any encounter with mathematics or numbers generally. Educators speak of the maths anxiety cycle, where these negative states inhibit mathematical learning \u2013 and prevent individuals' development of the very confidence and skills that would help them to overcome their anxieties.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\" class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>A context of immediate relevance is the cost of living crisis. News on this topic invariably involves mathematical terms - the unwelcome percentage increases of fuel prices, interest rates and the rate of inflation. Understanding the numbers is key to making good financial decisions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/brainstorm\/2022\/1118\/1336992-maths-bills-energy-costs-mortgages-supermarket-prices-cost-of-living-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/406c609c-0457-c5af-3de8-d5535f0bd713.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_3a952b4fe9d8d21b1e1294c7773e77b7\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Maths Eyes Entries are closed!<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\" class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Entries for this year\u2019s competition are now closed. Good luck to everyone who entered this year, the winners will be announced in February 2023!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haveyougotmathseyes.com\/maths-eyes-2022-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/59b797bc-8ddf-d528-b8fb-955966613941.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_8088bbd04896aeb13f998233cd2e9a28\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1 style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Atlas of Irish Mathematics<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">Louth<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The 31st in the bi-monthly regional Irish focused blog highlights mathematical people associated with County Louth.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Read about Louth-born mathematicians and those originally from elsewhere who have taught at notable institutions in Louth, including Dundalk Grammar School and Dundalk RTC (which dates from 1971 and became Dundalk Institute of Technology, <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">aka<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"> DKIT, in 1998).<\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">We now have covered almost counties and they can be seen at www.mathsireland.ie  <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathsireland.ie\/blog\/2022_06_cm\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/d358680f-6c0a-74b7-b931-42a448eb6290.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;width:100%\"><p class=\"last-child\"><strong>Coming Soon: Mathematicians of County Waterford and Mathematicians interred in Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin. <\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ff7b00;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"background-color:#ff7b00\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"min-width:100%;border-top:55px solid transparent\" valign=\"top\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td 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style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><h1><span style=\"color:#1F4E79;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\">DCBEAGLE<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"> CHALLENGES<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\">BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">December 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Douglas Buchanan ~ dcbeagleb@gmail.com ~ <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcbeagle.com\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">www.dcbeagle.com<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\"> ~ @dcbeagle1<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The Twelve Days of Christmas<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">With Christmas just over the horizon we turn to the very popular song, Twelve Days to Christmas, where there are several mathematics exercises around all the gifts.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">At my sessions I show the John Denver and the Muppets version before going into the number work. The quality of the video is not great but the pupils can relate to the Muppets. <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EDBMzGq1vhs\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EDBMzGq1vhs<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Ideas and material can be collected from the following links:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">\u00b7 A table of the total number of gifts collected plus the number of legs of the gifts! Click <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkyteaching.com\/resources\/thinkingskills\/12DaysOfChristmas_Worksheets.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">\u00b7 The cost of the 12 days of gifts. Click <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pauldenton.co.uk\/12days.htm\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">here<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">\u00b7 Problem solving with The 12 Days of Christmas. Click <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childhood101.com\/12-days-christmas-math-activities\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Have fun!<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_c89cb573658277c3f6956127c7aa0f1a\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Puzzle of the month<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color:#7030A0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Transferring the Counters <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">(Henry E Dudeney)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Divide a sheet of paper into six compartments, as shown in the illustration, and place a pile of fifteen counters, numbered consecutively I, 2,3 ... 15 downwards, in compartment A. The puzzle is to transfer the complete pile, in the fewest possible moves, to compartment F. You can move the counters one at a time to any compartment but may never place a counter on one that bears a smaller number than itself. Thus, if you place I on Band 2 on C, you can then place 1 on 2, but not 2 on 1.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480.99999999999994\" style=\"width:480.99999999999994px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/2fdd40fb-aeb6-89ac-94f8-39fa1fd004cb.png?w=481&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-align:left;width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Let Us Play<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>I know this sounds old fashion but if the pupils of today are exposed to the following activities you will find they will be engaged. When one analyses the games, it is surprising how many mathematical skills and concepts are involved.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Playing cards<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfcscc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Math-Games-with-Deck-of-Card.pdf\"><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Games with a pack of playing cards<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> \u2013 several are clearly explained with illustrations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdfdrive.com\/the-book-of-card-games-the-complete-rules-to-the-classics-family-favorites-and-forgotten-games-e178444659.html\"><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The Book of Card Games<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> \u2013 252 PDF booklet<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Compendium of Games<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>One of my favourite gifts was a Compendium of Games in a box and I was surprised you can still buy a box with 100 games for under \u00a320. <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theworks.co.uk\/p\/classic-board-games\/deluxe-edition-compendium-of-classic-games\/5052089286689.html\"><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The Works<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> has a version for \u00a312.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grandpappy.org\/hmgames.htm\"><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Ancient board games<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> \u2013 a PDF file<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/buildingmathematicians.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/22\/math-games-building-a-foundation-for-mathematical-reasoning\/\"><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Simple board games<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> - \u2013 a PDF file<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Transferring the Counters solution<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Make a pile of five counters (1 to 5) on B in 9 moves. Make a pile of four (6 to 9) on C in 7 moves. Make a pile of three (10 to 12) on D in 5 moves. Make a pile of two (13 and 14) on E in 3 moves. Place one (15) on F in 1 move. Replace 13 and 14 on F in 3, 10 to 12 on F in 5, 6 to 9 in 7, and I to 5 in 9 moves. Forty-nine moves in all.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Fun short videos for you<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Professor fixes the whiteboard \u2013 click <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z9NQatne0xg\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>7 into 28 \u2013 Abbot and Costello \u2013 click <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MS2aEfbEi7s\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#0F0F0F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Kid Snippets: \"Math Class\" (Imagined by Kids) \u2013 click <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KdxEAt91D7k&t=56s\"><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#0F0F0F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>A hilarious letter about a speeding ticket \u2013 click <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yRUtyCzfuI0\"><span style=\"color:black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Final words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The time is about to come for you to sit back and relax and charge the batteries. 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