Effective Learning: How we Learn and Why it Matters
Does our educational practice always rely on research findings? Apparently not; interestingly, we often rely instead on our intuition to […]
Programming in the undergraduate mathematics curriculum
The fourth workshop in the IMA Higher Education Teaching and Learning Series 2018/19 was held at Middlesex University on June […]
Effective feedback in mathematics: provision and student engagement
The workshop was organised by Mathew Pugh and Robert Wilson (School of Mathematics, Cardiff University) and was the third workshop […]
Developing an undergraduate mathematics curriculum which is fit for purpose – challenges and opportunities
The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Liverpool hosted a workshop as part of the Institute of Mathematics […]
Moving beyond the examination – alternative approaches to assessment in the mathematical sciences and engineering
Closed-book examinations have traditionally been the most common method of summative assessment for mathematics and engineering in the UK since […]
World’s Most Interesting Mathematician 2019 – Dr Sophie Carr
The Big Internet Math-Off and World’s Most Interesting Mathematician has been won by a member of the IMA who works in industry
ICME-14 Bursaries
The International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME14) will be held in Shanghai from 12 to 19 July 2020. Under the […]
Mathematical Academic Malpractice in the Modern Age – University of Manchester
Background A working definition of academic malpractice is “An attempt by students to submit work wholly or partly done by […]
Transitions in the Mathematical Sciences – University of Warwick
Growing student numbers in mathematical sciences lead to significant challenges for teaching staff in particular when students are going through […]
Alternative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the Mathematical Sciences – University of the West of England
On 21st March 2018 Karen Henderson, Catherine Hobbs and Kevin Golden from the University of the West of England (UWE […]


