MEC news

2021

New research centre will transform understanding of children’s mathematics learning

Loughborough University is to receive over £8m funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, to establish a new Centre for Early Mathematics Learning (CEML)

MEC staff celebrate Janet Duffin Award for recent article

Recent publication sees MEC staff awarded with Janet Duffin Award.

Centre for Mathematical Cognition technical tutor nominated for prestigious Papin Prize

A technician in the Centre for Mathematical Cognition has been nominated for a 2021 Papin Prize, which is dedicated to celebrating technical excellence and innovation in higher education and research.

Dr Lara Alcock awarded prestigious IMA prize for achievements in mathematics teaching

Dr Lara Alcock awarded prestigious Institute of Mathematics and its applications prize.

Research in Action podcast series

All 19 podcasts from the second Research in Action series available.

Lack of math education negatively affects adolescent brain and cognitive development

Adolescents who stopped studying maths exhibited greater disadvantage - compared with peers who continued studying maths - in terms of brain and cognitive development, according to a new study.

Loughborough excels in Research England’s first Knowledge Exchange Framework

The significant contribution Loughborough University makes to the regional economy and society has been highlighted by Research England’s first Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF), released today (Wednesday 31 March).

New book by Dr Lara Alcock on Abstract Algebra

Head of the MEC Dr Lara Alcock has just published a new book.

Academics awarded £93k to develop novel board game that aims to improve children’s numeracy skills

Could a board game that aids counting be the answer to improving the early stages numeracy?

Teachers could be over or underestimating the effectiveness of education studies because of how they are presented

The way that some education studies are presented could give teachers unrealistic expectations about what they might be able to achieve in the classroom, according to new research.

Preterm Birth Information for Education Professionals

E-learning resource focussing on preterm birth information recgonised with excellence award.