Do you have recent teaching experience in a secondary school, Sixth Form or Further Education college? If so, there is an opportunity to join IMA Schools & FE Committee. Details here: ima.org.uk/10359/opportun…

BBC News - Mathematics: Why the brain sees maths as beauty bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

The IMA is holding a talk this evening by Professor David Abrahams (Director of the Isaac Newton Institute) at 6pm in G107 in the Alan Turing Building. All are welcome to attend this free event.

Report from the Higher Education Teaching and Learning Series 2018: Mathematical Academic Malpractice in the Modern Age – University of Manchester University of Manchester Department of Mathematics The University of Manchester ima.org.uk/10495/mathemat…

.Bank of England have announced they want a scientist’s image on the new £50 note. You can make nominations now bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/50-p…

On 2 November 1990 the Isaac Newton Institute was formally established as part of Cambridge University. We'd like to express deep thanks to all the researchers and scientists that have made this inspiring place their home from home over the last 28 years. Here's to many more future succeses.

Only a few trees are still holding onto their autumn colour at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. #autumnleaves #autumncolours #backtowork

Who needs maths? Oh, only animators, builders, nurses, plumbers... irishtimes.com/news/science/w…

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Just over a week remaining to submit proposals to IMA 2019 HE Teaching & Learning Workshop Series: ima.org.uk/10449/ima-high… Proposals specifically sought on themes of: Employability; Feedback; Programming and Coding; and, Alternative Assessment in the mathematical sciences.

Courtesy of Isaac Newton Institute, participants at the 2018 Induction Course for New Lecturers in the Mathematical Sciences in September 2018. I am sure I'm there somewhere. . .

Second call in the IMA’s HE Teaching & Learning Series launched. Support available for HE Mathematical Sciences departments to facilitate a teaching and learning related workshop. Proposals to be submitted by 9am Tuesday 13 November 2018 ima.org.uk/10449/ima-high…

Today in 1922, the Nobel Committee announced that Albert Einstein had been awarded the Nobel Prize. He won the Prize "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect." bit.ly/2AQm2yS #OnThisDay

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Cecil Ewing of Drumcondra posed this in the late 1890s: "Find six unequal positive cube numbers such that the square of the sum of every five, added to the remaining one, shall be a rational square" buff.ly/2DNhc8q

Today in 1859, Charles Darwin's book 'On the Origin of Species' was first offered for sale, in London, England. The Royal Society is fortunate to have a first edition in our collection bit.ly/2A5NIOJ

Sounds intriguing. . .in a scary sort of way!!

1684 - Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley bit.ly/2zAQHP4

Fantastic news Tina Overton! Truly very well deserved recognition of your leadership in chemistry education! Many congratulations!

Max Planck FRS presented his theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law today in 1900. This is now known as the Planck postulate. Learn more about his life and research in his biographical memoir bit.ly/2BeWtGI #Onthisday