"One of the big misapprehensions about mathematics that we perpetrate in our classrooms is that the teacher always seems to know the answer to any problem that is discussed. This gives students the idea that there is a book [...]" – Leon Henkin (1921-2006) #quote #mathematics #math #maths

👩‍🎓Study maths & stats in October! 📊M140 Introducing stats ➕MU123 Discovering maths 📈MST124 Essential maths 1 ♾️MST125 Essential maths 2 👉 www.open.ac.uk/courses/results/?keyword=maths&study_level=Undergraduate&course_type=Modules&start_date=October+2026 … to find out more, start your journey...

🌟Congratulations to all students receiving GCSE results today 🎉 🤔Wondering what to do about study in the future? Check out our courses 👉 www.open.ac.uk/courses/maths #GCSEResults #OpenUni #Maths

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⭐Congratulations to Bannerman High School in Glasgow City Council on achieving a full #STEMnation Award! The school has been praised for widening participation beyond traditional subject boundaries, helping learners experience a more inclusive & inspiring view of what #STEM can be.

📢Calling all parents, home tutors, teaching assistants, future maths teachers🔢 This course is for you 🫵 ME620 will help you develop your knowledge and understanding of teaching school mathematics and broadens your ideas about how people learn mathematics🤔https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/modules/me620/

Did you know there are more than a dozen Stage 3 maths & stats modules? ♾️Pure maths (MST368, M337, M303) 💻Applied maths (MST374, MS327, MST326) 📊Statistics (M343, M347, M348) 🚸Maths education (ME620, ME321, ME322) ⚛️Physics (SM380, SM381) look now: learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....

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❓Why do I need maths?! 🧑‍🏫Read about our maths & stats in careers outreach event for schools here: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/MathEd/ #WhyStudyMaths #MathsEducation

🤔Just got your A' Level results? 🎓Interested in studying maths at university but want to stay at home or work whilst studying? 🙋 The OU's got you covered! Not studied A' Level maths? There's a route for you🫵 Check out our courses 👉 www.open.ac.uk/courses/maths #AlevelResults #OpenUni

📢 Less than a month to go - Final registration date for October start modules: 10th September 2026 www.open.ac.uk/courses/math... Read Fallon's story about achieving her BSc (Honours) Mathematics and Statistics 🎓: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/s...

The next MathsWorld Lates event! Join Mathsworld on Wednesday 12th August for a fantastic talk by June Barrow-Green about the historical representation of women in mathematics. Doors open at 18:15 to explore the ground floor of MathsWorld, with the talk starting at 19:00. mathsworld.com/events

What links: How a guitar string works🎸, how animal populations grow and shrink🐇, electricity and magnetism🧲, water circling round a plughole🌀, and quantum mechanics🌌! They all depend on differential equations! www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

Join the team supporting CeBAM, the GSK-Oxford Centre in Biostatistics and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. We're recruiting a Programme Coordinator and Executive Assistant. Applications close on Friday 28 August 2026. Find out more and apply at https://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/jobs

What happens if you add up infinitely♾️ many increasingly small numbers🔢, e.g. 1+1/2+1/3+… or 1+1/4+1/9+1/16+…? Explore fascinating pure maths topics and build🧱higher level maths skills with M208 Pure mathematics – a next step after MST125. www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

Not everything you see online is true. 🌐⚠️ The OU Library’s new Being digital pathway, Spotting and Stopping False Information, helps you understand how false and misleading information spreads and how to spot it in different forms👉 https://ow.ly/zT9Z50Z75Yb #WorldWideWebDay

Theorem of the Day (August 1st, 2026) : The Friedlander–Iwaniec Theorem Source : Theorem of the Day / Robin Whitty pdf : buff.ly/EgCiA0P notes : buff.ly/EW3NbRb #mathematics #maths #math #theorem

Ready to move on, look at 🔍 our Stage 2 modules: 🔢Pure mathematics (M208) 📈Mathematical methods, models and modelling (MST210) ➗Mathematical methods (MST224) 📊Analysing data (M248) ⌨️Practical modern statistics (M249) learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....

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📢 Only 6 weeks to go! Don't miss the registration deadline for October start: 📚 Discovering Mathematics (MU123) 📊 Introducing Statistics (MU140) 🔢 Essential Maths 1 (MST124) ➗ Essential Maths 2 (MST125) Deadline: 10th September 2026 📅 Register now 👉 www.open.ac.uk/courses/maths

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New to studying maths, where to start, MU123 or MST124?🤔🔹GCSE maths or equivalent? Or been a long time🌌 since doing maths? Go for MU123 🔹AS level maths or equivalent? Try MST124 🔹Check out OpenMS featuring🆓“Are you ready for...” quizzes! learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view.... @OU_STEM

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Knot theory is an area of math that seems simple but gets weirder the deeper you go. John Pardon’s proof on the “distortion” of knots “is a paper you can sit down and read,” said mathematician Kai Cieliebak. Today, Pardon was awarded the Fields Medal: www.quantamagazine.org/john-pardon-...

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Did you know there are more than a dozen Stage 3 maths & stats modules? ♾️Pure maths (MST368, M337, M303) 💻Applied maths (MST374, MS327, MST326) 📊Statistics (M343, M347, M348) 🚸Maths education (ME620, ME321, ME322) ⚛️Physics (SM380, SM381) look now: learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....

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🤔Thinking about teaching maths 🔢? ME620 Mathematical thinking in schools is a great place to start🚦 ME620 could be the course that kicks off a fab new career for you! 🎓 Check it out👉 www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

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♾️Ready to take your maths & stats further...take a look🔍 at our Stage 2 modules, so much choice! 🔢Pure mathematics (M208) 📈Mathematical methods, models and modelling (MST210) ➗Mathematical methods (MST224) 📊Analysing data (M248) ⌨️Practical modern statistics (M249) learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....

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Thank you to our four fantastic panellists: Sam Bentham, Shanti Pise, Rhiannon Savage, Roshani Senior, our fabulous host OU academic Cath Brown, & big thank you to all our students who attended. Recording available to OU students at the maths & stats study site on learn2.open.ac.uk/course/view....

🥳Congratulations to our very own Gwyneth Stallard OBE, Pure Maths Prof, awarded the Senior Anne Bennett Prize by the London Mathematical Society for her promotion of & support for women in maths. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/science-mct/open-university-mathematics-professor-receives-societys-top-award/

Registration OPEN NOW for October start modules📅 📚 Discovering Mathematics (MU123) 📊 Introducing Statistics (M140) 🔢 Essential Maths 1 (MST124) ➗ Essential Maths 2 (MST125) Secure your spot today! 🏎️💨 tinyurl.com/yxhf24u3 tinyurl.com/yvzrmepr @OU_STEM @OUScotland @OUBelfast @OUCymru @OUIreland

📆 Tuesday the 23rd of June is the sixth of MathsWorld London's year long programme of monthly evening talks 🤩 Discover the universality of geometry across cultures and throughout history with Samira Mian, alongside the chance to explore MathsWorld. mathsworld.com/events/Islam... @mathsworld.com

🎉Congratulations to our very own Head of School, Prof Rachel Hilliam, for being awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for her services to Data Sciences 👏Thank you for everything you do @rachelhilliam.bsky.social in Maths and Stats t.co/6F6WFZZ8VG