Welcome to the outreach pages of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Sussex.
Our aim is to encourage more students to study maths at A-level and beyond, promoting mathematics and its wide ranging applications to inspire the mathematicians of the future. To achieve this, we engage in a variety of events designed to encourage school students to develop their maths skills.
We have a variety of activities, workshops and talks available to schools, colleges and other interested parties. They have all been designed for a range of age groups (either Key Stage 3, 4 or 5, A-level students or the general public) and are presented by members of the Department (either a researcher, research student, postgraduate or undergraduate student). Most of our activities can be presented either at the University of Sussex or possibly in an alternative location (unless stated below, and if within a reasonable travel time of the University).
To keep up to date with all our activities and upcoming events, please email your name, position and school/college to mathsoutreach@sussex.ac.uk
Please note:
- All our activities are free.
- We are flexible! If you have an idea for an activity or talk not listed, please get in touch and we will do our best to accomodate you.
- Multiple activities can be done during a single visit.
- We may limit the number of times that we visit a particular school per academic year (depending on size), to enable us to visit as many schools as possible.
- All our activities are suitable for Key Stage 4 and 5 (e.g. GCSE and AS/A-level/sixth-form) students, and some are suitable for the general public.
- Please give us as much notice as possible when requesting an activity to ensure that we have enough staff available on the day. This is especially important for larger events (more than 25 students) which will require more than one member of the Department to assist.