The sigma Annual Report 2014/15 on activity during the second year of a three-year tranche of funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to support, enhance and develop the sigma Network has been published. To access the report, click here
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Author Archives: Alun Owen
R Day: Delivery of Statistics Support using R – 2 December 2015
Place: University of Essex Date: Wednesday 2nd December 2015 10:30 am refreshments for a 10:45 am start.To finish by 4:30 pm. The popular and free software termed “R” is already well used by academics across various disciplines. The R Day, to be held at the University of Essex Campus near Colchester, will focus on how… Continue Reading
sigma Midlands Tutor Training – 30 October
The Midlands hub will be running a free sigma Network Tutor Training event for mathematics and statistics support centres in the hub, and nearby regions, who wish to access sigma training for their tutors. It will be held at Wolverhampton University, Walsall campus on Friday 30th October, lunch and light refreshments will be provided. The training will be delivered… Continue Reading
sigma NW & NW tutor training – 28th October 2015
Place: Liverpool John Moores University Date: Wednesday 28th October 2015 Time: 11.00 – 16.00 A free training day is being held on 28th October 2015 for tutors who work in mathematics and statistics support centres or who otherwise support students to enhance their mathematical skills. The course will be delivered by members of sigma, based around the sigma guide “Tutoring in a… Continue Reading
sigma NE & Y Tutor training event – 16 Oct 2015
The sigma North East and Yorkshire hub are hosting a tutor training event which is free and for mathematics and statistics support centres in the hub, and nearby regions, who wish to access sigma training for their tutors. It will be held at Leeds University on Friday 16th October and includes lunch and light refreshments. The training will be delivered by members… Continue Reading
SPSS Users Group Courses – 30 October 2015
The SPSS users group (ASSESS) is organising a day of four half-day courses using SPSS together with five user presentations and a users clinic comprising a one-day SPSS users (ASSESS) conference. It will be held on Friday 30th October 2015 at the University of York. Two courses will form a SPSS syntax day comprising an… Continue Reading
sigma SE Tutor Training – Monday 7 September 2015
Place: Kings College, London Date: Monday 7th September 2015 Start time: 10:45 End Time: 15:30 The South East hub will be running a free sigma Network Tutor Training event for mathematics and statistics support centres in the hub, and nearby regions, who wish to access sigma training for their tutors. It will be held at… Continue Reading
2015/16 sigma student intern project funding call
sigma is pleased to offer funding for the delivery of 6 student internship projects over the academic year of 2015/16. Previously these have been offered as summer internships, however, due to the timing of the end of current project funding, this final year’s intern project funding is being offered for “in-year” projects. On offer are 6… Continue Reading
Practical use of R by blind people – Workshop: 10 July
The University of Bath is hosting a workshop on Practical use of R by blind people, on Friday10th July. The workshop will show how a blind user can make use of R in its console/terminal modes, how we can improve its use through the BrailleR add-on package, and how a blind user could benefit by… Continue Reading
Senior Management Perspectives on Mathematics and Statistics Support
As part of work on sustainability post HEFCE-funding, two education research consultants were commissioned by sigma to undertake a high level sector needs analysis relating to mathematics and statistics support of both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The purpose of the needs analysis was to guide the direction of travel of the sigma network moving forward. In… Continue Reading