Author Archives: Charlotte Webb

Written by Brigitte Stenhouse, PhD student in History of Mathematics at the Open University. The reactions I get when I tell people that my PhD is in History of Maths invariably involve some surprise: history and maths aren’t an obvious … Continue reading →

Written by Hilary Holmes, Open University Staff Tutor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics. One of the great things about working for the OU is that occasionally we are able to share lots of wonderful mathematical ideas with hundreds … Continue reading →

This blog post was written by Ann Jehan, an ME627 student who received the 2018 Open University Stanley Collings prize. The Stanley Collings prize is awarded annually by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The prize is awarded to the … Continue reading →

On Tuesday 8th May we were visited by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, a former OU student, who spoke to the academics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics about her work on the Cambridge Mathematics project, including researching and writing mathematics “Espressos”. In her seminar, she … Continue reading →

Written by OU tutor Nick Constantine. I have been teaching for about 30 years, so it had to happen sooner or later. ‘You taught my Dad’, said the young man a couple of years ago. I looked at him and … Continue reading →

Written by OU student Christine Soerjowidjojo. When I was at school, back in Indonesia, learning mathematics was about memorising formulas and the times tables. However, since beginning my journey at the OU, I have become aware that learning and understanding … Continue reading →

On Friday 9th March, we hosted the very first Open University Mathematical Resilience Day for students in year 9 in the Hub Theatre on campus. The day was aimed primarily at girls with a focus on building their mathematical resilience. … Continue reading →

Suki Honey I have been an associate lecturer with the OU since 2003. During that time, I have been a tutor on ME620, as well as ME624 ME820, ME825. As well as being an AL for the OU, I also … Continue reading →

This weekend I was invited to Bletchley Park to run a code breaking workshop with a group of year 9 students, as part of our Open University and Royal Institution mathematics masterclass series. It also happened to be the Park’s … Continue reading →