I believe that communicating the excitement and beauty of mathematics to a wide audience is an important aspect of my work as researcher. This page highlights some of the things that I (along with many talented and enthusiastic collaborators) do in these areas.
We are collaborating with some colleagues in Linguistics to demonstrate the power and universality of puzzles and problem-solving in education. We are working with students, teachers, professional organisations, and the wider University community.
Jointly organised with Francesca Iezzi, Pavel Iosad, and Graeme Trousdale
Find out more about Maths-Puzz-Ling
We have developed an exciting Walking Tour of Edinburgh. Along the route you will discover both the cultural and mathematical histories of Edinburgh, as well as getting to try some fun maths puzzles. A great day out for people of any age. This was part of the University of Edinburgh’s contribution to the Edinburgh International Science Festival in 2021. New for 2022: Audio narration!
Jointly organised with the Maths Outreach Team
Find out more about Edinburgh Maths Walking Tour
The Edinburgh Maths Circle is a free drop-in session where children aged 5 to 16 and their families can join in with exciting mathematical activities, games and puzzles. Students and members of staff from the School of Mathematics are on hand to help out, and refreshments are provided. We are also running a scheme in which our resources can be lent out to local schools and community groups.
Jointly organised with Francesca Iezzi and Zoe Wyatt
Find out more about Edinburgh Maths Circles
Maths Inspiration is one of the most successful Maths enrichment programs in the UK. During this fun and interactive show, some of the best Maths communicators inspire our teenagers, by showing them the beauty and applicability of Mathematics. We run the first, and only, such event in Scotland.
Jointly organised with Francesca Iezzi, Chris Sangwin, and Maths Inspiration
Find out more about Maths Inspiration Scotland
Maths Week Scotland is a celebration of the importance of maths in our everyday lives. I help to coordinate the University’s contributions. This has included school visits, a video series featuring maths at work, events for school teachers, and collaborative art projects.
Jointly organised with Francesca Iezzi, Chris Sangwin, and Maths Week Scotland
Find out more about Maths Week Scotland
The Mathematics Outreach Team is our dedicated team of around 30 staff and students, lead by Francesca Iezzi, who are committed to organising and delivering high-quality mathematics outreach activities.
Jointly organised with Francesca Iezzi and the Maths Outreach Team
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We have organised a number of collaborative, maths-inspired art projects. The two largest have been the MegaMenger (a giant distributed fractal made from business cards) and MegaPixel (a back-lit picture made by colouring individual pixels).
Jointly organised with Julia Collins, Mairi Walker, and the Maths Outreach Team
Find out more about Maths Collaborative Art
MathsJam is a monthly opportunity for like-minded self-confessed maths enthusiasts to get together in a pub and share stuff they like. Puzzles, games, problems, or just anything they think is cool or interesting. We meet on the second-to-last Tuesday of every month, from around 7pm in the evening, in locations around the world. I organise the Edinburgh event.
Jointly organised with MathsJam
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