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The project was launched to address a perceived problem with numbers of students studying mathematics at university - that higher education participation had increased since 2001 but numbers studying mathematical sciences remained almost constant, and had particular focus on encouraging participation
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MP, who claimed the project had made "an impact in improving standards of mathematics education and increasing the number continuing to study mathematics". At the event, project manager Makhan Singh claimed the project had "touched the lives of tens of thousands school students, plus many more
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from groups of learners who were not well represented in higher education. The project was initially called The Increasing the Supply of Mathematical Science Graduates programme before later being renamed More Maths Grads.
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The conclusion of More Maths Grads after three years was marked by a Parliamentary Reception 'Where will maths take you?' on 27 January 2010, hosted by
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The HE Curriculum theme was concerned with curriculum content and also issues around student experience and teaching practice
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within the mathematical sciences from groups of learners who have not previously been well represented in higher education.
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members of the wider public" and highlighted the resources and good practice generated by the project, which included the
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HE Curriculum theme, research about the current higher education mathematical sciences curriculum.
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Careers theme, producing information about career opportunities with mathematics;
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was a three-year project run from 2007 to 2010 by a consortium of
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The More Maths Grads project ran four strands of activity:
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Higher education organisations based in the United Kingdom
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under the 'Strategically Important Subjects' initiative.
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British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics
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Teaching theme, professional development for teachers;
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organisations which aimed to increase the supply of
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British
mathematics
mathematical sciences
widen participation
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Maths, Stats & OR Network
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
London Mathematical Society
Royal Statistical Society
HoDoMS
Coventry University
University of Leeds
Queen Mary, University of London
Sheffield Hallam University
Duncan Lawson
Helen Orr
Makhan Singh
Charles Clarke
National HE STEM Programme



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