Author Archives: Charlotte Lighter

Magic Maths: Mind-Reading, Number Tricks, and Mathematical Thinking  Charlotte Lighter and Kellee Patterson  The Open University at Maths Week Wales 2025  What do you get when you mix number tricks, curious minds, and a sprinkle of mathematical magic? A room full of excited … Continue reading →

Mathemateg Hud: Darllen Meddyliau, Triciau Rhif, a Meddwl Mathemategol   Charlotte Lighter a Kellee Patterson Y Brifysgol Agored yn Wythnos Mathemateg Cymru 2025 Beth gewch chi pan fyddwch chi’n cymysgu triciau rhif, meddyliau chwilfrydig, a mymryn o hud mathemategol? Ystafell … Continue reading →

Each February, LGBTQ+ History Month invites us to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture, achievements, and activism. This year’s theme is Science and Innovation, encouraging us to reflect on how data, research, and critical enquiry help drive positive social change. Mathematics is central to that … Continue reading →

In this blog we are (re)introducing our fantastic Mathematics Education tutors. Luke Bacon  I’ve been teaching with the OU for just over four years across a range of maths and maths education modules. I studied Pure Maths and then completed my … Continue reading →

October is Black History Month. This year the theme is “Standing Firm in Power and Pride”, honouring the resilience, leadership, and cultural identity of Black communities while marking key anniversaries such as 60 years since the Race Relations Act and … Continue reading →

What is engaged research? Public engagement with Higher Education research (often shortened to HE-PE) is all about the different ways universities engage the wider public with their research and activities. The goal isn’t just to inform people, but to build … Continue reading →

Written By Dan Rust, Student Research Bursaries and EPSRC Internship Coordinator, and Ethan Shallcross, OU Research Bursary student. A version of this article will also be available in the OU Open Interval newsletter. Every summer,  the Open University (OU) school … Continue reading →

The “Learning from Improvers” project was an in-depth study of 12 Open University undergraduate students who were identified as ‘improvers’ on mathematics education modules. These students were interviewed about the difficulties they experienced and supportive strategies they used while learning … Continue reading →

We are lucky to be able to introduce two new tutors joining our Mathematics Education team as tutors this academic year, and this feels like a good opportunity to reintroduce you to the other tutors who are currently working on … Continue reading →

This blog post was written by Jemimah O’Regan as part of a Summer Research Project under the supervision and guidance of Dr. Elsen Tjhung. Jemimah O’Regan completed her BSc (Hons) degree in Mathematics and Statistics with first-class honours at the … Continue reading →