Registration is now open for this year's Maths Communication Workshops
@steckl.es and @sparksmaths will teach you the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively, sharing their expertise in delivering interactive and engaging sessions
➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/maths...
This year's MEGA Grant project is Beach Spectres, which will take place on the weekend of 6-7 June, on the beach at Whitley Bay (near Newcastle). Information about the project, latest updates and how you can get involved is on the project website: beachspectres.com
Poster: Beach Spectres, we want to make the largest aperiodic tiling ever! What's an aperiodic tiling? It's when you cover a flat surface with copies of a shape like the one above, without any repeating patterns. The Spectre monotile was only discovered in 2023, and mathematicians are really excited about it! What are you doing? We're going to use large “cookie cutter” tools in the shape of the Spectre to cover the beach with the aperiodic tiling. You can help: come to the beach and we'll show you what to do. Where and when? Whitley Bay beach, 7th June 2026. Come and join in, just watch, or talk to some very enthusiastic mathematicians! beachspectres.com
I'm enormously happy to finally be able to announce the date of the #BeachSpectres project: 7th June, 2026. #WhitleyBay beach, UK.
If you can make it to the beach and join in with the tiling effort, I'll be very happy to see you and glad of the help!
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Are you a mathematics researcher who has moved into or is thinking of moving into mathematics education research? Costas Loizou and I are running a workshop on 29 April at Leeds (it's also online!) on making the transition:
eps.leeds.ac.uk/events-confe...
This year's MEGA Grant winner, Christian Lawson-Perfect, has posted another video update about his progress on the project - visit beachspectres.com/news/ to see the latest news! Details also on the website about how to join us in June for an aperiodic summer holiday!
Picture of the holding screen for the MathsJam annual gathering.
Day 2 of the Annual MathsJam Gathering! #mathsjam
❤️ Love this ❤️
@mathforge.org has done what I’ve never been organised enough to do myself, and catalogued every #geometrypuzzle I’ve ever posted on social media. It looks amazing!
Entrance to MathsWorld discover centre. Front is lit with neon signs saying Welcome to maths world London
A picture of me reflect in a lit up dodecahedron.
Had a great time last night at an event in MathsWorld in London. Well worth a visit.
Here's James Grime with a tour of MathsWorld: youtu.be/JMCwiTIWVko?...
MathsWorld is now open in London! Looks like someone didn't want to leave: www.instagram.com/reel/DQzpRNm...
It was good fun! You may have a chance to catch it elsewhere as the tour goes on for a while.
Stage with QR code and some props
Nothing to on the stage to say we’re at Matt Parker’s Getting Triggy With It.
Cartoon. Two hens facing each other. One is saying "Don't forget, the clucks go 'bok' this weekend.
A reminder for UK residents
Launch of Maths Week England on 15th November at the new MathsWorld in London! mathsweekengland.co.uk?p=10473
The Home of Hands-on Mathematics – opening in London in November 2025! Learn more at mathsworld.com
Not much change!
Talking Maths in Public 2025 has started! #TMiP25
Sign saying Maths Houses 1-6
Guess where I am! Which university has Maths Houses? Hint: where is #TMiP25 this year?
Our event is very soon! Time to thank our wonderful sponsors again - thanks to @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social for hosting, and to @icms-edinburgh.bsky.social, @ima-maths.bsky.social, INI newton.ac.uk, MapleSoft.com and heilbronn.ac.uk for financial support with our event.
To celebrate our move to the Canal Wharf centre this Autumn we are offering 50% off of tickets for the final day in our current Leeds Trinity site!
Just go through the online booking process as normal for any slot on 31/08/25 and the discount will be applied automatically...
mathscity.co.uk
No wonder I didn't recognise you! I definitely remember the photo though.
I was there! Did we get to see the picture? If so which one?
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Smashed it
Screenshot of email client that says Inbox - Exchange. 232 messages, 232 unread.
Been away on leave and only 232 new emails since I've been away -- which doesn't seem much!
The compilation video for June's @tmip.bsky.social Animation Generation Collaboration Compilation is live! There were some lovely entries this month, and some techniques and software that are new to the collaboration. Thank you to everyone who took part! youtu.be/kri1aDjsgbo?... #MathsAnimationTMiP
I checked with STEM team. They have been physically displaced since Covid which has caused a difficulty in setting up a new loan process but they are revisiting this in the hope it can be reinstated.
Honestly, I'm rubbish at marketing.
I hate it. Putting stuff out there with the idea that people might not like it or want it, makes me feel all sick.
BUT I need to tell you about the open presentation workshops I'm doing in aug.
More info here tinyurl.com/48mv76cy
My guess is that we still do this. Ruth Holland and I have discussed updating the Leeds Maths outreach activities but I hadn't spotted that the Roadshow was out of date (it comes under STEM so isn't organised within Maths). The email at the bottom of the page is still in use so can be written to!
A white woman with short brown and purple hair, a blue top and a headset mic stands in front of a white background
🌟 Beetlestone Award 2025 🌟
The Beetlestone Award Organising Committee is delighted to announce the 2025 winner of this prestigious Award, given for leadership and legacy in Communicating Science, is Dr Katie Steckles.
TMiP wouldn’t be possible without the kind support of @icms-edinburgh.bsky.social & the Isaac Newton Institute https://newton.ac.uk as well as the Heilbronn Institute https://heilbronn.ac.uk and our hosts @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social. Thanks to all of them for making it possible!