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valign=\"top\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/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=\"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\">Spotlight<\/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\" 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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: 11.0pt\"><span>There was such a big response to our free calendar offer, that we have decided to make 50 more available.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">If you would like one of the calendars please email mathsweek.wd@setu.ie with \u2018calendar\u2019 in the subject line and your name and mailing address in the body of the email.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><br\/><\/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\/e2f8c205-6412-897b-62aa-42ee7e39d14c.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_c397500076f578e0f1a114d55c510281\"><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\">Rishi Sunak Lays out Plans for English Students to Study Maths till 18.<\/span><\/h1><p><strong>BBC<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color:rgb(20, 20, 20);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The prime minister is looking at plans to ensure all school pupils in England study maths in some form until the age of 18. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:rgb(20, 20, 20);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>This has sparked widespread debate, and we would love to hear you opinions in our poll below!<\/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.bbc.com\/news\/uk-politics-64158179\" 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\/39575be5-3f6d-d285-dd07-c7b7f0510b8e.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=\"background-color:#ffe7a4;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_a3214db73820d2d0ceb502c0e13d2fee\"><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-color:#ffe7a4;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\">Let Us Know What You Think  about Sunak\u2019s Plan! <\/span><\/h1><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Click the link to our poll below!<\/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\/47b9fb05-2685-9561-5a00-158328f827a7.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=\"background-color:#ffe7a4;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" 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:\/\/us5.list-manage.com\/survey?u=1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5&id=4c8976231a\" 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\">Start Survey<\/a><\/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_22ef7fb42f692d7a166cf3e791ba3f5c\"><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 Competition<\/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. The competition opens in January and close on the 10th of March<\/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-2023\/\" 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\/9ffc0527-2f46-b980-6b3a-39f5521f3b1b.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_25bc9e91948fdfd915b892fb8ff218e7\"><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\">Team Maths 2023<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">January 27<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Team Maths is a competition for Leaving Certificate Higher level Maths students.<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"last-child\"><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">It will be held on Friday 27th January 2023, commencing at 7:30pm.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The competition is based on a team of 4 students working together to solve mathematical problems based on the Leaving Certificate Higher level Maths syllabus; it is excellent preparation for Mock examinations.<\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(2, 2, 2);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/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:\/\/imta.ie\/product\/team-maths-2023\/\" 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\" 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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_070f534bf206e4dda0a515e056ab08a2\"><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: 16px\">RDS, January 12-14, 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The annual BT Young Scientist exhibition kicks off this week. Good luck to all of this year\u2019s entrants!<\/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_f70dd54523983cd66ec514607eafb4c1\"><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><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">RDS, February 18, 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The Robert Boyle Winter School is planned for February 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_81fd33d47ef9124b09c62a63cd98a6e2\"><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\">Northern Ireland Science Festival<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">February 16 - 26<\/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_3239988c57815e2e808526a97925b05a\"><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%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px\"><span>RIA Hamilton Lecture <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">March 1 <\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Cryptography: Secrets and Lies, Knowledge and Trust<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:#2e2d30;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Deferred from Maths Week (17 October), join  world-renowned Avi <span>Wigderson<\/span> as he <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(111, 114, 135);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>explores what protects your computer password when you log on, or your credit card number when you shop on-line, from hackers listening on the communication lines? Can two people who never met create a secret language in the presence of others, which no one but them can understand? Is it possible for a group of people to play a (card-less) game of Poker on the telephone, without anyone being able to cheat? Can you convince others that you can solve a tough math puzzle, without giving them the slightest hint of your solution?<\/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.eventbrite.ie\/e\/hamilton-day-lecture-2022-tickets-512844881847?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_term=Hamilton+Day+Lecture+2022&aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail\" 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, 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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><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Engineers Week<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">March 4-10<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Engineers use a lot of maths and Engineers Week should have a lot of events of interest taking place all across the island.<\/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.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 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\/c65d68b3-a7dd-2693-9ca5-ac79804da07d.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\" 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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%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px\"><span>International Day of Mathematics <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">March 14 <\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is a worldwide celebration. Each year on March 14 all countries will be invited to participate through activities for both students and the general public in schools, museums, libraries and other spaces.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The theme for 2023 is \u2018Maths For Everyone\u2019. If you\u2019re celebrating you can add your event to the map by using <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/imaginaryorg\/2023-idm-event-submission-form\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#247d7a;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>this link <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#247d7a;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>.<\/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.idm314.org\" 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\/bb08afdc-e0b2-0a61-156e-f7a3397339de.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><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">The Mathematics Education for the Future Project<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Call for abstracts: A Symposium on Innovative Teaching Practices<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Oxford University, UK, Aug 14-18, 2023 <\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" style=\"width:564px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/7106e81e-bbd9-aeb4-40c5-87f007dece7e.jpg?w=564&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%\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The organisers welcome papers and workshops that deal with all aspects of innovation, especially those helping to make our subject more \"alive\", \"realistic\" and \"accessible\" to students. In line with the conference theme, they also welcome papers that show how prior work in the teaching and learning of mathematics has laid the foundation for future directions and innovations. They have an open policy to accept in the programme not only peer-refereed papers, but also workshops and contributions from teachers discussing their innovative work in the classroom.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Possible topics on the theme Innovative Teaching Practices<\/span>: <span style=\"font-size: 14px\">teaching\/learning online and innovative internet apps | self-assessment |group learning | group\/class projects |using real life themes for integrated and interdisciplinary teaching | the jigsaw\/expert method | Solidarity Assimilation Groups (SAG - Roberto Baldino Brazil) |<span>Exceptional school systems that create and support innovation<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" 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:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/alan-rogerson-home\/home\" 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><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\">Interesting Reading<\/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_ac9fb2774fe048324892c03fa97ab4c2\"><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\">Dan Meyer: \u201cMaths has an obvious perception problem among students\u201d<\/span><\/h1><p><strong>The UNESCO Courier<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:rgb(33, 33, 33);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Why is maths perceived as difficult, even humiliating by many? Dan Meyer, specialist in mathematics education, questions the way the subject is taught at school.<\/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:\/\/courier.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/dan-meyer-maths-has-obvious-perception-problem-among-students\" 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 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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\">The biggest Maths breakthroughs in 2022<\/span><\/h1><p><strong>Quanta Magazine<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>In 2022, mathematicians solved a centuries-old geometry question, proved the best way to minimize the surface area of clusters of up to five bubbles and proved a sweeping statement about how structure emerges in random sets and graphs.<\/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.quantamagazine.org\/the-biggest-math-breakthroughs-in-2022-20221222\/\" 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\/3370653b-bce0-1442-2385-23e53ea1d074.png?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" 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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\">Turning Sports Statistics Into Riveting Cinema<\/span><\/h1><p><strong>New York Times<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Jon Bois shows us how graphs and data visualisation can be powerful storytelling devices.<\/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.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/30\/movies\/jon-bois-sb-nation-sports.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\" 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width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_8018c15b6f4b3a48a672c3624281078b\"><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\">Waterford<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Our 32nd bi-monthly regional Irish focused blog highlights mathematical people associated with Waterford,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Waterford has long been the location of the main hub of third level education in the southeast, and here you can <\/span>read about Waterford-born mathematicians and people involved in these institutions<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">We now have covered almost counties and they can be seen at the link below.  <\/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.mathsireland.ie\/blog\/2022_08_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 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 style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"158\" style=\"width:158px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/9a2f5265-5410-7063-7552-da50b7cdc4d2.png?w=158&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/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:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" id=\"section_b4192e57ed9446e1ed3ff5d06d2e782c\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td 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style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"8\" width=\"66.66666666666666%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><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=\"color:#1F4E79;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span>DCBEAGLE<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span> CHALLENGES =<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span>BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span>January 2023<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\"><span>Douglas Buchanan ~ dcbeagleb@gmail.com ~ <\/span><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcbeagle.com\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\"><span>www.dcbeagle.com<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\"><span> ~ @dcbeagle1<\/span><\/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><\/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: 16px\"><span>HAPPY NEW YEAR!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>My favourite teacher<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>I am chairman of the alumni of the school I taught at for 29 years. The contributions I receive from members for the monthly newsletter have the same teachers named who have influenced their lives, have contributed to their love for a particular subject.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Common comments about maths teachers \u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#2E2D30;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 I was lucky to have a teacher who would allow me and other people to just focus on doing our best.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#2E2D30;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 The teacher had a lot of different ways to teach maths and was very creative in the classroom. She didn\u2019t just stand up at the front of the room and lecture in a boring way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#2E2D30;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 I remember days when it seemed like no one in the class understood what she was trying to teach, so she would say it in a lot of different ways and even make jokes to help us remember the important ideas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#2E2D30;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 He would tell us real-life examples of how maths is used in everyday life, so we would stay motivated and focused. Sometimes when we would ask why we had to learn something that didn\u2019t seem very important, he would explain how maths fit into life and how we would need to know the information when we were adults living in the real world.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#2E2D30;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 Sometimes she would make us do things which were annoying, but not everything involving school is enjoyable, and we just have to deal with these things because this is what school has to be like at times.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Teachers of young pupils are plunged into a classroom and the perception is they are now experts in all the subjects they are teaching. Maths teaching will feel uncomfortable to some who personally struggled in the subject when at school. The result is the teaching methods will be the ones experienced by the teachers when they were at school.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>We are very lucky we have the internet with wonderful resources for maths teaching. <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nrich.maths.org\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>NRICH<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> and <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/teaching-resources\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>TES Resources<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> are two excellent starting points. For the latter you have to register but all the material is FREE.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>YouTube clips always add excitement in lessons.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/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%\"><p class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Puzzle of the month<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td 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style=\"font-size:16px;width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"color:#C45911;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">The Way to Tipperary <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">(Henry E Dudeney)<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" style=\"width:294px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/8a10e77f-2b24-172b-a5e6-0d3d2b0ce76d.png?w=294&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/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=\"top\" 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:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" valign=\"top\"><div class=\"mceText\" style=\"font-size:16px;width:100%\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The popular bard assures us that \"it's a long, long way to Tipperary.\" Look at the accompanying chart and see if you can discover the best way from London to \"the sweetest girl I know.\" The lines represent stages from town to town, and it is necessary to get from London to Tipperary in an even number of stages. You will find no difficulty in getting there in 3, 5, 7, 9, or 11 stages, but these are odd numbers and will not do. The reason they are odd is that they all omit the sea passage, a very necessary stage. If you get to your destination in an even number of stages, it will be because you have crossed the Irish Sea. Which stage is the Irish Sea?<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Click <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dcbeagle.com\/tipperarynet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> if you want an enlarged version of the chart.<\/span><\/span><\/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><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/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%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px\"><span>Do you have a Maths Activity table?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>In the past I have mentioned this idea \u2013 an opportunity to explore and enjoy the activities without being assessed. Nature Tables are easy to set up and so is a Maths Table and very little money is required. At this time of the year one could ask the pupils \/ parents if they have any puzzles, including jigsaw puzzles, which can be put on the Table.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color:#7030A0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>Key:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 Change the materials often.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 Get the pupils to destroy their efforts if they recorded their results on paper<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>\u00b7 Ideas: Sudoku \/ jigsaw puzzle \/ tangrams \/ playing cards \/ 3-D puzzles \/ dice games \/ board games \/ spirograph \/ etc<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>What\u2019s the time, Mr Wolf?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>This is always an interesting concept to get across to the pupils and I have found this video (6 -9 year olds) which is \u201cout of the box\u201d. I am sure the awful music and the colourful graphics will engage them to give them a better understanding of the topic. Click <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r2K1Py9U87I&t=158s\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>The video is from the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@rocknlearn\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>RockNLearn<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> website also this covers many subjects in the curriculum.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>Logic puzzles<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>To develop the pupils\u2019 reasoning in solving problems presenting logic puzzles will not go amiss. Once they have tackled a few put the shoe on the other foot and ask the pupil to create for you and the rest of the class to solve. <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woojr.com\/printable-logic-puzzles-for-kids\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Woo! Jnr<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> has a selection of examples suitable for 7 to 10 years.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahapuzzles.com\/logic\/logic-puzzles\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>aHa! Puzzles<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> have a wide range of logic conundrums to suit all ages. Great to enhance your lessons or challenging the pupils at the Maths Table.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>Spatial awareness<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Due to the COVID epidemic the pupils lost out developing their spatial awareness skills. On my travels to school I can see progress is being made but there are still many pupils not at ease.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncetm.org.uk\/search?q=spatial+awareness\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>NCETM<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> has some good activities:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Shape and space 5 \u2013 7 year olds<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>Teaching area and perimeter of shapes 11 \u2013 13 year olds.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nzmaths.co.nz\/resource\/cubic-conundrums\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>NZMATHS<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span> website has five PowerPoint projects suitable for 10 \u2013 14 year olds. Scroll down the page to them. 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It is absolutely necessary to include the stage marked \"Irish Sea\" in order to perform the journey in an even number of stages.<\/span><\/span><\/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><\/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: 21px\"><span>Final words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><span>2023 has arrived!<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:transparent;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceSpacing-24\" 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