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Pi Day, an annual celebration commemorating the mathematical constant "Pi", was observed in the School of Mathematics and Statistics yesterday. An impromptu morning tea was held in the staff common...

Dr Jake Olivier's research on helmet use and safety has been recognised by Barry Pless, the Editor of the Injury Prevention journal.In his post on the Editor's blog, "The never-ending bike helmet...

Less than a year after exceeding one million views, Dr Chris Tisdell’s popular YouTube channel has now just eclipsed two million hits.His channel, “Understand Mathematics”, hosts a large collection...

 A series of articles appeared in the mainstream media recently, highlighting the gender disparity and overall decline in maths participation among high school students. A recent report has...

An O Week welcome was held this morning for our new Advanced Mathematics students. Around 20 people gathered in the Red Centre to listen to talks by Head of School Bruce Henry, MathSoc President...