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Keynote: Ulrike Tillmann
Keynote: Ulrike Tillmann
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Poster Pitches
Poster Pitches
Rapid-fire talks from our poster presenters, pitching why you should visit their poster during the poster session!
Specific talk abstract coming soon. See below for more details about the nonbinary mathematics project.
The nonbinary mathematics project is funded by the HSIF and aims to reconceptualise the relationship between gender and mathematics which has been traditionally hamstrung by deficit-minded questions such as ‘what’s wrong with girls?’ It seeks to challenge the dominance of cis-binary gender constructs (e.g. male/female since birth) in the mathematics education literature and the predominant focus on the gender gap in students’ socio-emotional relationships with mathematics. Our survey and follow-up interviews worked with university students who self-identified as not conforming to a cis-gendered binary of male/female to map their experiences of learning mathematics and their experiences of learning gender, exploring the connection (if any) between the two. An important aspect of our research methods has involved articulating this project as explicitly trans-positive, that is advocating for trans-liberation, including (but not limited to) full access to trans-affirming health care and education, self-determination and legal protection from discrimination. This has included considerable reflective and transformative work in our research team regarding our own gendered positionalities which we will report on at the European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry in January 2025. Our preliminary findings so far focus on three interrelated themes: (i) navigating exclusionary cis-binary stereotypes in mathematical spaces; (ii) exploring the nature of safety in mathematics classrooms and schools more widely and (iii) finding creativity in learning mathematics and learning gender. In working to better understand the mathematical experiences of queer, nonbinary and trans students we aim to contribute to a non-binary future for the field of mathematics education. See www.nonbinarymaths.org.uk for more information.
Ada Lovelace, mathematical learner - Prof Chris Hollings
Ada Lovelace, mathematical learner - Prof Chris Hollings
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace has become well known in the modern world as a pioneer of computing. Her fame stems from her speculations, published in 1843, concerning the capabilities of the so-called ‘Analytical Engine’ designed by Charles Babbage. Although it was never built, the Engine was to have been a steam-powered general purpose programmable computer. To Babbage, it was little more than a sophisticated calculating machine, but Lovelace recognised that it might be capable of much more. Her speculations on what it might be programmed to do, such as compose music, resonate with modern ideas about computers, and indeed with the abilities of the machines that we have around us. In this talk, I will give an account of Lovelace’s life and influences, focusing in particular on her education, and will consider how we might define her career as a mathematician.
Keynote: Salimah Dharssi
Keynote: Salimah Dharssi
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How I learned to Stop worrying and Love the 'Comm - Dr Kat Phillips
How I learned to Stop worrying and Love the 'Comm - Dr Kat Phillips
This hour-long interactive workshop will introduce you to the key concepts underlying maths communication. Bring along some idea of what topic you want to communicate and your ideal audience or just bring the vibes and I'll provide the rest! (I have a hat full of ideas you can choose from!)
Poster Session and Industry Networking
Poster Session and Industry Networking
Over our afternoon tea break, chat to our poster presenters about their research and our industry stallholders about mathematical career opportunities at their companies!
Careers Panel
Careers Panel
Hear from Prof Melanie Rupflin (University of Oxford), Dr Kat Phillips (University of Warwick), Claire Lewis (Magdalen College School), Rachel Nash (Mercedes), and a representative from the National Cyber Security Centre about their mathematical career journeys in academia and industry.
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