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Thousands call for Turing apology
Thousands of people have signed a Downing Street petition calling for a posthumous government apology to World War II code breaker Alan Turing.
BBC News, 31 August 2009
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Maths whizz, age eight, gets A*
An eight-year-old maths whizz is thought to be the youngest person to have obtained an A* in a GCSE.
BBC News, 27 August 2009
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Small dip in primary maths scores
Fewer seven-year-olds in England mastered the basics of maths this year, according to government figures.
BBC News, 25 August 2009
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New generation of mathematicians and scientists at heart of building Britain’s future
Big rises in Maths, Further Maths and Physics A level entrants
DCSF Press Release , 20 August 2009
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Improved A-level results expected
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are set to receive their A and AS-level grades, and results are expected to improve for the 27th year in a row.
BBC News, 20 August 2009
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Parents 'place value on skills'
The majority of parents (90%) believe schools should teach vocational and practical courses, as well as academic subjects, a survey suggests.
BBC News, 19 August 2009
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The infectious nature of zombies (audio)
Mathematical researchers from Canada have tried to model the epidemiology of a Zombie apocalypse in an attempt to understand the spread of infectious diseases.
BBC Radio 4 Today, 18 August 2009
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Science ponders 'zombie attack'
If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively.
BBC News, 18 August 2009
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Maths and computer science are costliest degrees
Maths and computer science are the most expensive degrees, setting students back more than £1,400 a year in books and equipment, a survey revealed today.
Guardian.co.uk 18 August 2009
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Media studies argument 'boring' (audio)
The Conservatives have launched a new assault on the credibility of media studies as an A-level subject.
BBC Radio 4 Today, 17 August 2009
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Tories plan league tables review (video)
Tory plans could see schools get extra league table points by moving more pupils through what they call "harder" A-levels, such as maths and physics
BBC News, 16 August 2009
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Biggles story saved crash pilot (video)
A pilot whose light aircraft crashed into a tree on a Dundee golf course has attributed his lucky escape to his love of the Biggles adventure stories.
BBC News, 13 August 2009
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Obama awards medals of freedom (video)
President Obama has awarded the United States' highest honour for civilians to 16 people, including Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge University physicist and mathematician.
BBC News, 12 August 2009
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Equation 'to spot small placenta'
A measurement to spot small placentas could act as an early warning system and potentially stop babies dying in the womb, a study suggests.
BBC News, 9 August 2009
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It all adds up as mum wins top maths honour
A MATHS whiz who dropped out of school after completing her GCSEs has scooped a coveted award.
Numbers expert Louisa Hadid was hand picked from hundreds of students to receive one of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) prestigious prizes.
Wales Online , 7 August 2009
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Computer 'agents' take to the web
Artificial intelligence technology could soon make the internet an even bigger haven for bargain-hunters.
BBC News, 6 August 2009
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English Sats results have fallen
There has been a slight fall in the proportion of 11-year-olds in England reaching the standard expected of them in English national curriculum tests.
BBC News, 4 August 2009
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Tories plan archive of past exams
The Conservatives say they will make past GCSE and A-level exam papers available online so that standards can be tracked over time.
BBC News, 3 August 2009
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Hawking to get Medal of Freedom
Renowned Cambridge University physicist Stephen Hawking has been awarded the United States' highest civilian honour.
BBC News, 30 July 2009
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Bloodhound diary: speed record
RAF fighter pilot Andy Green intends to get behind the wheel of a car that is capable of reaching 1,000mph (1,609km/h).
BBC News, 30 July 2009
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Follow in the footsteps of geeks
Forget visits to stately homes, what about our geek heritage, asks Bill Thompson?
BBC News, 30 July 2009
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Johnny Ball on loving maths, the problems with how it's taught today and his fiendishly difficult quiz.....
The television show "Think of a Number" was a major part of my childhood and Johnny Ball was the maths wizard behind it. Somehow he made maths both accessible and fun.
Times Online, 24 July 2009
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Teachers 'are scared of numeracy'
Primary school teachers in England are often scared of basic numeracy and should be required to study English and maths at A-level, a report suggests.
BBC News, 22 July 2009
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How Poles cracked Nazi Enigma secret
A silk scarf bearing the image of a horse race was a suitably cryptic gift for a Polish mathematician to receive from a British code-breaker.
BBC News, 20 July 2009
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10,000 extra university places
The government says there will be 10,000 more university places in England this autumn, mainly in maths, science, technology and engineering.
BBC News, 20 July 2009
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Even mathematicians run scared of our libel laws now
The people who could expose the City's folly are reluctant to speak out because of a hostile judiciary
The Observer, 19 July 2009
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Promise of more university places
The prime minister has said there will be extra university places for the next academic year, starting this autumn.
BBC News, 16 July 2009
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Science GCSE 'lacking in science'
Some GCSE science questions do not require any understanding of science or how science works, a group of leading science bodies has warned.
BBC News, 16 July 2009
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Weaving the way to the Moon (video)
As Apollo 11 sped silently on its way to landing the first men on the Moon, its safe arrival depended on the work of a long-haired maths student fresh out of college and a computer knitted together by a team of "little old ladies".
BBC News , 15 July 2009
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'Beatnik' who put first men on Moon (video)
Fresh out of college, at the age of 23, maths graduate Don Eyles suddenly found himself at the centre of one of the most ambitious projects of the 20th Century - putting the first men on the Moon.
BBC News , 15 July 2009
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Eclipse fever in India village
An obscure village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has suddenly shot into limelight as the best place in India to watch a total solar eclipse on 22 July. Amarnath Tewary travels to Taregna to discover the excitement among locals.
BBC News, 14 July 2009
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A-level maths 'already so bad' (audio)
A group of 64 maths professors and lecturers are calling for the scrapping of a proposed new A-level, called Use of Mathematics.
BBC Radio 4 Today, 10 July 2009
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Academics denounce maths A-level
Dozens of university academics have put their names to calls for a new maths A-level in England to be scrapped.
BBC News, 9 July 2009
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Pupils turn into pigeon fanciers (video)
Pupils at a Lancashire primary school talk about the pigeons they look after and use in lessons.
BBC News, 7 July 2009
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V2 rocket code woman's life story
A woman whose talent for maths helped foil German V2 bombs in World War II has published her life story.
BBC News, 5 July 2009
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Sexy maths: Oh, it’s such a perfect day
We have discovered 47 perfect numbers — the largest has nearly 26 million digits
Times Online, 1 July 2009
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