A full-time academic post shared between the Department of Mathematics and Physics and sigma, the team that provides Mathematics and Statistics support to undergraduates and postgraduates from all faculties and to staff across the University doing research is being advertised at Coventry University. Closing date: 7 March 2014 and the provisional date for interviews is… Continue Reading
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sigma Statistics advisory meeting:Improving the support we give to students and each other – 9 April 2014
Place: Birmingham City University, Perry Barr, Birmingham Registration: 10:15 – 10:45am End Time: 3:15pm This event is aimed at anyone who provides statistics advice/support to undergraduate or postgraduate students, who wishes to share their experience, who would also like to hear how others carry out a similar role and who is interested in how we can… Continue Reading
Ideas exchange and development : sigma South West Hub – 26 March 2014
Place: University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus Arrival: 11:00 am End time : 16:00 The main purpose of this first meeting of 2013/14 is to re-establish links between maths support centres and practitioners in the… Continue Reading
Getting Started in Pedagogic Research within the STEM Disciplines
A new guide Getting Started in Pedagogic Research within the STEM Disciplines edited by Michael Grove and Tina Overton has been developed for those looking to begin pedagogic research within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Its purpose is to provide an accessible introduction to pedagogic research along with a practical guide containing hints… Continue Reading
sigma funding opportunity: new centres initiative / centre enhancement initiative – Briefing day 17 January 2014
sigma – the national Network for cross-university mathematics and statistics support – is pleased to be able to offer funding to pump-prime the development of new mathematics and/or statistics support centres and the development of substantially new lines of activity within existing centres.[1] Available through an award from HEFCE, the funding is available to five… Continue Reading
CETL-MSOR Conference 2014
The date for CETL-MSOR 2014 has been announced. It will be held at Cardiff University on 8/9 September 2014. Further details will be available here soon.
Sustainability and Evaluating Success: sharing good practice – 14 February 2014
Sigma South East held an event, Sustainability and Evaluating Success: sharing good practice on 14 February 2014, 12-3pm, at Queen Anne QA063, University of Greenwich. This meeting enabled those involved in Maths Support in the South East to get together to share good practice. Universities represented included Brunel, Buckinghamshire Greenwich, Imperial, Kent, Kingston and Portsmouth. During the afternoon… Continue Reading
sigma Network Mathematics Support Leader (0.5fte)
An experienced mathematics and/or statistics support professional is required to maintain, support, develop and champion sigma‘s mathematics and statistics support activity and the sigma Network across England. A secondment from an existing mathematics support post may be appropriate. Click here for further details. Closing date: 15 December 2013.
Project Manager (sigma Mathematics Support Network) 0.4fte
Mathematics Education Centre, Loughborough University An experienced Project Manager is required to maintain, support and develop sigma’s mathematics and statistics support activity and the sigma network across England, to ensure effective budget, financial and contract management and to liaise with external bodies (particularly HEFCE, HEA). Experience of project management, building effective partnerships and working with… Continue Reading
David Willetts hopes funding adds up to improved numeracy
Speaking at the first lecture of a new annual series, sponsored by SAGE for the Campaign for Social Sciences, titled “What Next for Social Science? The Agenda to 2015”, on 28 October, the universities and science minister David Willets announced funding to address a “serious shortage of graduates with sufficient numeracy skills. Read the Times… Continue Reading