MEC news

2019

School of Science receives Athena SWAN bronze award for gender equality

Loughborough University's School of Science has received the bronze Athena SWAN award.

Loughborough University Mathematics Education Network (LUMEN) Launched

The Loughborough University Mathematics Education Network (LUMEN) has launched!

New research centre aims to boost UK's poor understanding of mathematics

Loughborough University can today announce it is to establish a new research centre focused on improving the way mathematics is taught in schools and colleges.

Dr Camilla Gilmore awarded Leverhulme Grant

Congratulations to Dr Camilla Gilmore, who has been awarded a grant from the Leverhulme Trust.

Dr Camilla Gilmore and Dr Colin Foster awarded EEF Grant

Congratulations to Dr Camilla Gilmore and Dr Colin Foster, who have been awarded a grant of £29,000 from the Education Endowment Foundation, with their colleagues Jeremy Hodgen (UCL), Rachel Marks (Brighton) and Victoria Simms (Ulster).

MEC Annual Symposium 2019

Registration for the Mathematics Education Centre's 2019 annual symposium is now open!

Junior Researcher Mentoring Grant awarded to Emine Şimşek

Emine Şimşek has been awarded the competitive EARLI (European Association of Learning and Instruction) Junior Researcher (JURE) Mentoring Grant.

Funded PhD studentships available

The Mathematics Education Centre is advertising two PhD studentships for an October 2019 start

Experimental Psychology Society Prize Lecturer: Dr Camilla Gilmore

Dr Camilla Gilmore has been named by the Experimental Psychology Society as their Prize Lecturer

Children wanted for counting study

Research in the Maths Education Centre aims to find out how young children think about counting and what is countable.