The next sigma meeting organised by the South East Hub is taking place on Friday 15th January from 10:30-3pm at the University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, London, SE10. The focus is on Preparing Students for Numerical Psychometric Tests. Venue: Queen Anne Court, QA063 Greenwich Campus, University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, SE10 9LS Directions: http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/travel/greenwich Speakers: Ele… Continue Reading
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sigma Midlands Tutor Training – 14 January 2016
The sigma Midlands Hub is holding a free new tutor training session on January 14th 2016 at the University of Wolverhampton Walsall campus. This free training day is 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 Tutor Training – 15 December 2015
Place: Lancaster University Date: Tuesday 15th December 2015 Time: 10.00 – 16.00 A free training day is being held on Tuesday 15th December 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 Mathematics Support Centre“. The training is ideal… Continue Reading
sigma Annual Report 2014/15
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
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
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
Expressions of interest sought: Pocket Guide to Mathematical Resources for Support Tutors
Feedback from members of the community has resulted in this call for expressions of interest in working with us to produce a “Pocket Guide to Mathematical Resources for Support Tutors”. The purpose of The Guide will be to give tutors working in mathematics and statistics support quick access to a comprehensive collection of resources that… Continue Reading
sigma Prizes for Outstanding Contributions to mathematics and statistics support in HE in 2014/15.
The sigma Network for Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics Support will award up to three prizes for outstanding contributions to mathematics and statistics support in Higher Education during the current academic year 2014/15. The sigma Prize for Outstanding Contributor 2015: £500 to an individual employed in a higher education institution (UK) who has made a sustained contribution to mathematics… Continue Reading
7th annual meeting of the Scottish Maths Support Network (SMSN) – 5 June
The 7th annual meeting of the Scottish Maths Support Network (SMSN) will be held on Friday 5th June at Glasgow Caledonian University. If you would like to attend please complete this registration form and return it to Calum.Macdonald@gcu.ac.uk Note that there is no charge for attending the conference and lunch will be provided. If you would like to… Continue Reading