Maths and Music
The mathematician, Marcus du Sautoy explores the connections between the creative art of music and the steely logic of maths.
BBC Radio 3, 29 October 2007

Radio 4 More or Less
Making millions from maths
BBC News, 29 October 2007

Daily computer game boosts maths
Playing a daily computer game has helped a class of primary school children improve their maths and concentration, a study says.
BBC News, 26 October 2007

Jim Knight Praises Schools for Passing GCSE Milestones on Road to Raising Standards for All
Target of 60% of 15-year-olds getting five A* to Cs reached year early –
Local Authorities in challenging circumstances are among those that have seen the greatest improvements..
Department for children, schools and families, 18 October 2007

GCSE results 'improve slightly'
This year's GCSE results for England showed a slight improvement, with 46.5% of students achieving five or more good GCSEs including English and maths.
BBC News, 18 October 2007

Americans win Nobel for economics
US economists Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson have won the Nobel Memorial prize for economics.
BBC News, 15 October 2007

Schools get new progress targets
Schools have been given new government targets for the progress children in England make during their education.
BBC News, 12 October 2007

£250m more for targeted learning
The chancellor has promised to spend an extra £250m on education in England, above what was promised in the Budget.
BBC News, 9 October 2007

Disk technology takes Nobel Prize
French scientist Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg of Germany have won the 2007 Nobel Prize for physics.
BBC News, 9 October 2007

Call for major science campaign
A major campaign to boost the teaching of science and technology is needed if the UK is to keep its place in the global economy, a key report warns.
BBC News, 5 October 2007

Sainsbury Review of Science and Innovation
The race to the top.
HM Treasury, 5 October 2007

A Viking past and 'green' future
Feared by sailors for centuries, the fast-flowing tides of the Pentland Firth could make it a powerhouse in terms of "green" energy.
BBC News, 5 October 2007

Basic sums 'stress 13.5m adults'
Some 13.5m adults in the UK become stressed out when asked to carry out basic sums, research suggests.
BBC News, 4 October 2007

Scientist reworks star distances
The most accurate catalogue of the distances to more than 100,000 stars has just been released.
BBC News, 28 September 2007

The new reduction of the Hipparcos data
A new catalogue of stars, the result of a decade's painstaking research at Cambridge University, is being published, giving the most accurate distance measurements yet to almost 118,000 stellar bodies....
The Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University, 27 September 2007

Action to boost early writing, reading and maths skills
Ed Balls launches 3Rs catch-up support for primary pupils...
Department for children, schools and families, 26 September 2007

Foreigners 'prop up UK science'
Foreign students are propping up British universities in key subject areas like science and engineering, a report for UK vice-chancellors says.
BBC News, 13 September 2007

EU gives up on 'metric Britain'
European Union commissioners have ruled that Britain can carry on using imperial measurements such as pints, pounds and miles.
BBC News, 11 September 2007

9/11 demolition theory challenged
An analysis of the World Trade Center collapse has challenged a conspiracy theory surrounding the 9/11 attacks.
BBC News, 11 September 2007

3D face scans spot gene syndromes
3D face scans are set to speed up the diagnosis of rare genetic conditions in children, UK scientists say.
BBC News, 9 September 2007

Solar plane flies into the night
A lightweight solar-powered plane has smashed the official world record for the longest-duration unmanned flight.
BBC News, 9 September 2007

Heads told to get tough on basics
Head teachers in England are being told to concentrate on the basics of literacy and numeracy and to improve classroom behaviour.
BBC News, 3 September 2007