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
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sigma SW&SW Tutor Training – 2 October 2015
Place: Cardiff University Date: Friday 2nd October 2015 Start time: 10:30 End Time: 15:30 This free sigma Network Tutor Training event is for mathematics and statistics support centres in the South West and South Wales, and nearby regions, who wish to access sigma training for their tutors. It will be held at Cardiff University on… 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
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
sigma-sw regional hub meeting: Statistics for non-statisticians – 7 July 2015
The sigma South West & South Wales Hub is hosting a meeting on ‘Statistics for non-statisticians‘ at the University of Bath on Tuesday 7th July 2015 from 10:30 – 16:00. Those with a strong quantitative background are often approached to give advice on statistical problems, even though they may have no formal training in statistics. This workshop aims… Continue Reading
Numbas Workshops – 6 and 7 July 2015
sigma, in conjunction with Newcastle University and the North West and North Wales Hub, is pleased to offer a two day Numbas workshop. Free and open source, Numbas allows the authoring of questions which include randomised content throughout and LaTeX rendering of mathematical notation. Tests provide instant feedback to the student, including rendering of the student’s… Continue Reading
sigma North West and North Wales Hub Mathematics and Statistics Support Networking EventNetworking Event – 25 June 2015
The sigma North West and North Wales Hub is holding a Mathematics and Statistics Support Networking Event at Liverpool John Moores University on Thursday 25th June 2015, starting at 12:30pm. This event is aimed at those who would like to network with other Mathematics and Statistics support practitioners, share good practice and discuss common issues. This is an ideal opportunity for Institutions to meet up and share… Continue Reading
Breaking down silos – sigma NE&Y Regional Hub Meeting – 24 June 2015
The sigma North East and Yorkshire Hub are holding a networking day on 24 June from 10:30 to 15:30 at the University of York. The day will be a combination of talks and activities and aims to give the delegates an opportunity to consider their individual needs for service development and get ideas from the… Continue Reading
Meeting the mathematics needs of pharmacy students – 15 June 2015
The sigma South East Hub is hosting ‘Meeting the mathematics needs of pharmacy students’ on Monday 15 June, from 10:40am-3:30pm at Kings College, London, Room 1.11 in the Franklin-Wilkins Building (Waterloo Campus) Directions: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/campuses/waterloo/Waterloo.aspx There will be talks from the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. The aims of the day are: To acquaint the maths support community… 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