Teacher CPD day at the University of Sussex: A-level Statistics

Friday 13^th July, 2018

Developed in collaboration between the Maths Hub and the University of Sussex, at this teacher CPD event we will present new ideas for teaching A-level statistics.

Topics will include:

• Hypothesis Testing
• The Large Data Set
• Random Variables and the Central Limit Theorem

The cost will be £20 for the day. Lunch and coffees will be provided. Participants with dietary requirements should get in touch with Sarah Pelling (S.J.Pelling@sussex.ac.uk).

A PDF flier is also available for you to circulate.

For registration please use our online booking system.

The timetable for the day is expected to be as follows:

09:45 - 10:10 Arrival, registration, coffee and biscuits
10:10 - 10:25 Welcome
10:25 - 11:05 Topic session 1: Hypothesis testing
11:05 - 11:20 Break
11:20 - 12:00 Topic session 2: The Large Data Set
12:00 - 12:40 Lunch
12:40 - 13:20 Topic session 3: Random Variables
13:20 - 13:35 Break
13:35 - 14:00 Mick Taylor: From school to university - a teacher's perspective
14:00 - 14:25 Stephen Ashton: The Mathematics of Human Contact - Predicting Randomness
14:25 - 14:40 Break
14:40 - 15:20 Max Jensen: Maths at Uni and beyond
15:20 - 15:40 Final debate

We will provide teaching materials for the themes of the three topic sessions. For directions to the university campus see here.

Please note: We will confirm the meeting point for the event (which may be in one of our teaching buildings, rather than the mathematics department) by email at least 3 days in advance.  Please do contact us on mathsoutreach@sussex.ac.uk if you have not recieved this email by wednesday 11th July.

Girls in STEM day at the University of Sussex

Thursday 28^th June or Friday 6^th July, 2018

Developed in collaboration between the Maths Hub and the University of Sussex, at this Girls in STEM event we will present a day full of mathematics related activies aimed at young women studying GCSE mathematics.

Topics will include:

• Career opportunities
• Mathematical epidemiology
• The mathematics of Voting & elections

A PDF flier is also available for you to circulate.

The event is free of charge. Students should bring a packed lunch.

To register places use the booking form on http://www.sussex.ac.uk/maths/outreach/contact. Write Girls in STEM day and the preferred date in the Activity Requests box.

We can contribute up to £5 towards the travel costs per attending student. To apply for travel support make a request in the Additional Information box at the bottom of the booking form.

The tentative timetable is:

09:45 - 10:00 Arrival
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome
10:15 - 11:05 Activity 1: Zombies & Mathematicians
11:05 - 11:20 Break
11:20 - 12:05 Activity 2: An Itchy Person (delivered by Medical School)
12:05 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:30 Max Jensen: Maths at Uni and beyond
13:30 - 13:45 Break
13:45 - 14:35 Activity 3: Mathematics of Voting & Elections
14:35 - 14:50 Final debate

For directions to the university campus see here.

STEM Teacher's conference at the University of Sussex

Thursday 28^th June, 2018

Full details of this free conference for STEM teachers can be found here.

Note that there will be both a separate Maths and Physics session on the day, as well as shared keynote lectures.

Evening Public Maths Lectures

Dates for 2018-19 programme will be announced in early October 2018.