Launching Maths in Europe (@MathsInEurope) portal and Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013

Launching of the European portal for Mathematics on Facebook and Twitter. The web addresses arehttps://www.facebook.com/EUMaths andhttps://twitter.com/MathsInEurope, respectively.  Our Twitter name is @MathsInEurope. 

You can help us spreading the word by forwarding this message to your contacts, 'liking' our Facebook page , following and re-tweeting our Twitter feed.

This week we will be releasing Christmas Maths. The portal will be sharing maths news and maths media (no pun intended). 
The target age is younger adults and teenagers, including teachers and anyone with curiosity. If you teach we encourage you to share the info with your students. We are measuring how quickly we get to 1m 'likes'.

We invite you to join us promoting Mathematics in wider Europe: we encourage you to post messages in our Facebook page, mention us on Twitter and make us aware of the great things that are being done in mathematics across the continent.

To begin with we are collating information about UK activities under the theme Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 (http://mpe2013.org/) for the main website Mathematics in Europe (http://www.mathematics-in-europe.eu/). 

Sound check day

12/12/12
Need I say more (Ok, I will - people are calling it sound check day and another 'End of the World day' to compete with 21/12/12 which in my opinion doesn't look as cool)
Whatever, I wish my readers a good day and hopefully we'll all meet again tomorrow :-))
For a nice debunking of "The Mayans predict that the world will end on xx/xx/xxxx" see the NASA video here . Interesting mathematical approach to calendar design and dealing with large periods of time...

Do you have any views on, or a story about, farming?

Do you have any views on, or a story about, farming?

Do you have any views on, or a story about, farming?

If you do, then this is to invite you to contribute to an innovative project to find out what people in the UK think and feel about farming. It is not an opinion poll, but is based on your experiences and thoughts about farming.

Your experiences may be your own, but we are just as interested in your thoughts on things to do with farming that you may have heard, seen or read (including on TV, in magazines, blogs etc).

Everyone’s contributions are important. So whether you are a farmer or whether your main connection with farming is simply the food on your table, please help us to learn from your thoughts and experiences.

To take part in the project, please click HERE or paste this link into your browser - http://eu.sensemaker-suite.com/Project/html/index.html?projectID=Farming. Depending on how much you contribute, the questionnaire should take about 10-20 minutes. We should be very grateful if you could reply by 16 December.

Your contribution will help us better to understand what farming really means to people in the UK.

Royal Institution online Advent Calendar

There is no avoiding it. Stores have been stocking shelves for it for months....


Gentlemen (and ladies), we are approaching Christmas. So how do we celebrate Christmas and science at the same time? 

Fear not, and be of good cheer, the 2012 Christmas Lectures are all about chemistry,so the theme for this RI calendar is peoples favourite chemical element.

Cool Food Planet resource by @EUFIC

Educational resource on health, nutrition & food safety created by European Food Information Council:

 

About Cool Food Planet

Cool Food Planet is an educational website where children, aged 6-12 years, can learn about health, nutrition and food safety. Educating children about nutrition is one of the most important steps towards good health and helping them to grow to their potential.
Cool Food Planet is designed for children to use independently. However, information is also provided for parents and teachers to help them support children’s learning in the classroom and at home.
Cool Food Planet does not feature any food or drink brands on the website.

About EUFIC

Cool Food Planet is a product of the European Food Information Council (EUFIC). EUFIC is a non-profit organisation which provides science-based information on food safety and quality and health and nutrition in a way that promotes consumer understanding.
EUFIC extensively researched children’s perception of nutrition and their internet usage to inform the website design and to ensure it delivers children’s educational needs in a fun and engaging way. All the content is developed in partnership with science, nutrition and teaching professionals to ensure it is reliable and relevant.

EUFICs priorities:

• Enhance public understanding of nutritional quality and food safety.
• Raise consumers’ awareness of the active role they play in safe food handling and choosing a well-balanced and healthy diet.
• Educate, engage and empower parents to take responsibility for their own and their kids’ health and to develop good lifetime nutritional habits.
• Provide scientifically sound, useful and constantly updated information gathered from credible science and nutrition professionals.

Tomorrow's Mathematicians Today 2013

Courtesy of the Open University:

 

Tomorrow's Mathematicians Today 2013

The IMA and University of Geenwich are organising a conference 'Tomorrow's Mathematician's Today 2013' on Saturday 16 February  at which undergraduates will be able to give short presentations about mathematics which excites them. For further information, go to http://mathsoc.cms.gre.ac.uk/tmt/

Women in Science and the Media Course 4-6th Jan 2013 (Windsor)

This may be of interest to early career researchers (Female or Male):

Given the recent amount of coverage and discussion about the issues facing female scientists in their careers and in the media, I hope you don't mind if I draw your attention to a new course I've co-developed with colleagues at Imperial College, Warwick Uni and Quercus Training. It's called "Women in Science and the Media" and it aims to help female scientists tackle some of the factors that can hold them  back.

Through the medium of science radio and TV production and science writing training, the course helps participants increase their personal impact and develop their  communication and presentation skills, as well as deconstructing the media portrayal of science and female researchers. Although we're using science media as a vehicle, this isn't primarily a media skills course: it's about developing transferable skills that will be invaluable for an academic career. While the course is aimed at early career female scientists (postdocs), men are also very welcome to attend.

The course will take place on 4th-6th January 2013 at Cumberland Lodge (a lovely venue in Windsor) and culminates in a recording session in a radio studio at BBC Broadcasting House.

Places are filling up, so please pass on this information to anyone who might be interested. There is more information here: http://bit.ly/TMjKQT and here: http://bit.ly/womenscis, feel free to contact us if you have any questions.