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So what is the right stuff?
The European Space Agency is doing its first major trawl for recruits for more than a decade. An expected 50,000 applicants will be whittled down to four astronauts destined to live on the International Space Station. What are they looking for?
BBC News, 23 April 2008
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John Hurt explains why maths is sexy
John Hurt believes maths has turned "sexy" as he becomes the latest actor to star as a numerical whizz in new film The Oxford Murders.
BBC News, 23 April 2008
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No sex for all-girl fish species
A fish species, which is all female, has survived for 70,000 years without reproducing sexually, experts believe.
BBC News, 23 April 2008
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More or Less (audio)
What is your real rate of inflation? Plus, Oxford mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy combines the arts of dance, music and sculpture with - wait for it - mathematics.
BBC News, 21 April 2008
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Flaws 'could sink diploma scheme'
The government's flagship new diploma qualification for England risks failing if flaws are not ironed out, an exam board head has warned.
BBC News, 17 April 2008
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Thousands did not sit basic exams
Almost one in 10 pupils in England sat fewer than five GCSEs including English and maths, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats.
BBC News, 15 April 2008
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Su last year
Sudoku has furrowed the brows of a generation of commuters, but will it be replaced by a new puzzle from Japan?
BBC News, 9 April 2008
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Inside interview
Writer and economist Tim Harford is the new presenter of Radio 4's series More or Less. Here he talks with Kevin McConway, series consultant from the Open University about why they wanted to get involved in the series and what all those figures mean to them.
more or less, April 2008
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Magic numbers
Maths Inspiration aims to show teenagers how much fun it can be - as well as a valuable tool for the future.
The Guardian, 8 April 2008
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Just what on earth is numerology?
An otherwise entirely rational person might confess to having a lucky number or two, but why do some people base important decisions on the right numbers?
BBC News, 7 April 2008
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Aztecs did fractions, study says
Researchers in Mexico and the US claim to have cracked the meaning of mysterious ancient symbols on 16th-Century Aztec documents.
BBC News, 4 April 2008
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So who needs scientists?
Science in the UK is going the same way as football, argues Dr Mark Miodownik. Britain has some of the best universities in the world, employing some of the most sublime talent, much of it foreign.
BBC News, 4 April 2008
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Concern at possible rise in fees
The poorest teenagers could be put off going to university if an upcoming government review agrees a hike in tuition fees, a report suggests.
BBC News, 3 April 2008
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Letters: Maths for Engineering
Margaret Brown may not be aware of the Engineering Professors' Council maths task group, which has confronted the need for more mathematics for students studying the new engineering diploma at Level 3 and who want to move to engineering degrees.
The Independent, 3 April 2008
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Understanding drug trials
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) anti-depressants work little better than placebo according to a recent analysis of published and unpublished drugs trials.
BBC News, 2 April 2008
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One in 14 'did not sit core GCSE'
One in 14 pupils left school in England last year without sitting a GCSE in English and maths, figures obtained by the Conservatives show.
BBC News, 31 March 2008
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Board games 'boost early maths skills'
Playing four 15-minute sessions of board games such as snakes and ladders can improve a child's mathematical abilities significantly, according to a study of four and five-year-olds.
The Guardian , 25 March 2008
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Penniless migrant becomes a maths superstar
A 63-year-old mathematician who worked as a labourer and night-watchman when he first migrated to Israel from Russia has solved a problem which has taxed the world's leading experts in his field for more than a generation.
The Independant , 21 March 2008
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More primary maths experts needed
Every primary school should have a maths specialist and parents should have a less negative attitude to the subject, a government review says.
BBC News, 20 March 2008
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Let's talk about figures
The eternal language of numbers is reborn as a form of communication that people all over the world can use—and, increasingly, must use
The Economist, 19 March 2008
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Can you think of a number? (video)
Does the great British public need to be sent back to school to brush up on their maths skills?
BBC News, 19 March 2008
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Poor maths costing London £523m
People in London are losing £523m a year due to poor maths and English skills, a report has claimed.
BBC News, 19 March 2008
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3.14 and the rest
It's Pi Day, a celebration of the mathematical ratio that man has been trying to unlock for millennia. But why are we driven to find the answers behind it?
BBC News, 14 March 2008
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Brain game school trial
A trial is to be carried out in Scottish primary schools to see if computer games can improve maths skills.
BBC News, 14 March 2008
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Definitive national collection of science, technology, engineering and maths resources for schools - Resource Centre for Teachers and Lecturers to be Built in York
Schools will have access to a definitive collection of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) resources the Schools Minister Jim Knight announced today.
DCSF, 13 March 2008
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£200M for National Challange to raise standards in schools
Ed Balls today welcomed a new £200m package over the next three years to raise standards in secondary schools, with a particular focus on those whose pupils are low-attaining at GCSE.
DCSF, 12 March 2008
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Ministers boost Diplomas' value
Ministers are increasing the scope of England's new Diplomas, so the advanced ones will be equivalent to four and a half A-levels - one more than now.
BBC News, 7 March 2008
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Learning maths on the pitch (video)
A project has been launched in Bath to combine classroom learning of maths and English with the city's football club.
BBC News, 6 March 2008
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Banks urged to help teach children to count
Ed Balls today called on Britain’s banks and other financial institutions to give a head start to those children who struggle with maths, after visiting a maths intervention project in a London primary school.
DCSF, 6 March 2008
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'Many struggle' with arithmetic
One in four adults has difficulty with mental arithmetic, a survey suggests.
BBC News, 3 March 2008
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140 year old maths problem solved
A problem which has defeated mathematicians for almost 140 years has been solved by a researcher at Imperial College London
Imperial College London - Press Release , 3 March 2008
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