The LMS Prospects in Mathematics meeting will take place in Manchester, 18-19 December 2012. This meeting is for people “considering applying for Ph.D. studies in Mathematics for entry in 2013”. Funding is available to provide accommodation for around 50 participants and to help cover their cost of travelling to Manchester. The conference website has further…
Education reform in England: new initiatives and changes announced
It’s shaping up to be a busy month for education reform in England. Here’s some news in brief.
Call for nominations for 2013 LMS Prizes
The London Mathematical Society has opened nominations for its 2013 prizes, to “recognise and celebrate achievements in and contributions to mathematics”. In 2013 the Society expects to award: the De Morgan Medal — “the Society’s premier award for contributions to mathematics”; the Senior Whitehead Prize — for “work in, influence on or service to mathematics, or…
Math/Maths 120: Math Wins US Election
A new episode of the Math/Maths Podcast has been released. A conversation about mathematics between the UK and USA from Pulse-Project.org. This week Samuel and Peter spoke about: Nate Silver’s victory in the US election; some stuff you should go to in the next two weeks; changes to A-levels, ban on calculators in tests for…
AMS Mass Media Fellowships
Americans, the AMS needs YOU!
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012
Every year, Princeton University Press gathers together a small anthology of the best writing on mathematics from the past 12 months. The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012 was released last week. Now that Princeton’s web servers have been dried out after Hurricane Sandy’s visit, I can give you its blurb: This annual anthology brings together…
Follow Friday, 9/11/12
At what can only be described as far too regular an interval for such things, it’s another Follow Friday! Here’s who you should be getting in line behind people to follow this week, as well as some of their recent interesting links.