Ep.12 ‘Voices of Belonging’ sees @openuniversity.bsky.social's @notoriouscath.bsky.social & @spawley.bsky.social chat to host Felicity Rush about opportunities to foster connections between #DistanceLearners studying #STEM. #Online #Maths #Community #Belonging open.spotify.com/episode/0MeW...

S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Cath Brown & Dr Sue Pawley

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1/ Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀🌈 Did you know clovers can be plotted? 🍀📈 Let’s take a look at these lucky leaves from a mathematical perspective! A three-leaf clover is called a trifolium— or in French, paquerette de mélibée, with paquerette meaning "wild daisy” 🌼

Have you seen this @oumathsstats.bsky.social www.itv.com/watch/news/m...

If this is true it is absolutely appalling. Yes, behaviour can be a real issue in schools and it’s easy to criticise from outside. But no decent person rules by fear and humiliation www.theguardian.com/education/20...

‘Pupils are in fear every day’: parents raise concerns about new schools run by top UK academy

Emergency meeting called over strictness of discipline at Essex schools run by Mossbourne Federation

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1/ eSTEeM  yw  Canolfan Ysgolheictod ac Arloesedd y Brifysgol Agored mewn STEM, sydd yn ymchwilio i ddulliau newydd i wella dysgu ac addysgu mewn addysg agored ac o bellter 📚 🔗 eSTEeM: tinyurl.com/da9apyzf

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Centre for Scholarship and Innovation

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Finally paper ten: Student use of asynchronous Rapid Response Forums to support continuous assessment, written by Cath brown (@notoriouscath.bsky.social), Susan Pawley and Claudi Thomas: doi.org/10.21954/ou....

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Hexaaquacobalt II is pink Conc HCl turns it blue The change in coordination Makes it more intense too Lycopene is red Azulene is blue Those pi- pi star transitions Mean we love org chem too

Our book came out today 🥲 You can get it from the links in this thread (so we get more money for Working Classicists projects) or from Waterstones, Barnes & Noble etc

Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 2y ago

ANNOUNCING... A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology - our first book! 🎉 📅Available 5th Feb 2025 (but you can preorder now) 🤝 In collaboration with @contubernales.bsky.social ✍️ 117 different writers 🖼️ Periodic Table Poster by @corabeth.bsky.social 👇 Read more...

Shocking news for the AMSP Dismay at plan to cut back A-level maths support programme giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Dismay at plan to cut back A-level maths support programme

Reducing support scheme credited with boosting maths performance in England is retrograde step, say critics

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There has been a lot of discussion about school refusal and non attendance here in the UK over the last year or so, due to significant rates of pupil absence. Here's a reminder that attendance issues aren't unique to the UK. theconversation.com/is-it-school...

Is it school reluctance or refusal? How to tell the difference and help your child

If your child is spending lots of time in sick bay or has extreme difficulty getting ready for school, they could be signs of school refusal.

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Remember chiropractic is a quack intervention that causes disability, strokes and death

Michael Marshall@mrmmarsh.bsky.social · 2y ago

Gateshead woman died after chiropractor 'cracked her neck' www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2489213... Another fatality following a chiropractic intervention. Chiropractic is not effective, and it certainly isn't safe. What are the chances the General Chiropractic Council take action here? V little.

Au revoir l'Amérique, tu ne me méritais pas 😤

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

🎉 It’s time to reveal the solutions to our #NationalPuzzleDay challenges! Let’s start with Puzzle 1: Frosty Equations 🥶

This is such a cool and joyous exhibition - seeing so many people happily playing with the giant balloons in the strobe room was a tonic in itself www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...

Electric Dreams | Tate Modern

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Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Playful Learning with @kiusum.bsky.social and @sfaulknerpando.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com

New year, new you — and maybe new problem-solving skills? If it’s time to level up your logic game, we’re here to help! Here’s a tip for Puzzle 3: New Year’s Resolutions 🎉💡

Influence of super rich on Donald Trump threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires Pro-tax group tell world leaders that ‘wealth extremism’ is damaging trust in media and influencing legal systems www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Influence of super rich on Donald Trump threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires

Pro-tax group tell world leaders that ‘wealth extremism’ is damaging trust in media and influencing legal systems

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An interesting piece. Whilst my instinct is always to like the principle of free HE (not least from wanting others to have what I enjoyed back in the 80s), the consequences of the numbers cap described here are very worrying www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/01/18/w...

WEEKEND READING: Why Scotland's student funding system is "unfair, unsustainable, unaffordable" and needs to be replaced with a graduate contribution model - HEPI

Thanks to the CDBU and to HEPI for the invitation to attend and take part in today’s discussion.  My speech today has been titled ‘A graduate contribution model’. Of course, for UK graduates not from ...

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Russell’s paradox reframed in terms of resolutions - love it ! 😁

Susan Pawley@spawley.bsky.social · 2y ago

Are you a resolution keeper or breaker? Personally I know I would be a breaker and so I never make them. Or maybe if my resolution is to never make a resolution I’m actually a resolution keeper.

Today’s #NationalPuzzleDay puzzle is all about logic—so don’t worry if you’re not a mathematician, this one’s for everyone! 🧠✨ Puzzle 3: New Year’s Resolutions 🎉 In this world, people are either: ✅ Resolution-keepers (always tell the truth) ❌ Resolution-breakers (always lie)

The scale and depth of tragedy in Los Angeles is so heartbreaking. 💔 The MSM has largely focused on the wealthy enclave. I am so glad to see coverage like this about the Altadena community #blacksky www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/u...

L.A. Fire Devastates Historic Black Community in Altadena (Gift Article)

For Black residents, Altadena represented something more than suburban living. It was a foothold in generational prosperity.

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Happy 175th Birthday Sofia Kovalevskaya! 🎉 The first woman in modern Europe to earn a doctorate in mathematics and the first female professor in Europe, Kovalevskaya made significant contributions to PDEs and mechanics, including the Cauchy-Kovalevskaya theorem 🪐⚙️

Continuing our #NationalPuzzleDay fun, here’s a puzzle to challenge your optimisation and visual thinking!🧩 Puzzle 2: Icy Inversion 🧊 This triangle points up (like a mountain 🗻) What is the least number of snowflakes which must be moved so that the triangle points down (like this pizza slice 🍕)?

🥶 Puzzle 1 : Frosty Equations 🥶 Solve the equations to find the values of ❄️, 🥊 and 💎: ❄️ + ❄️ + 🥊 = 7 ❄️ + 💎 + 🥊 = 12 ❄️ + 💎 = 9 Found the solution? Vote below! 🗳️ Options: A) ❄️= 4, 🥊= 3, 💎 = 5 B) ❄️= 3, 🥊= 2, 💎 = 7 C) ❄️= 2, 🥊= 3, 💎 = 7 #NationalPuzzleDay

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