STIMULUS - placing Cambridge student volunteers in maths and science classes

On a local level, we co-ordinate STIMULUS , a peer-assisted learning programme offering training and placements in local primary and secondary schools to Cambridge University students. The programme involves students from a wide range of disciplines, including mathematics, engineering, physics, medicine, computer science, biology, zoology, natural sciences and law, who help with maths, science and ICT classes in primary and secondary schools around the city of Cambridge.

STIMULUS creates around 200 volunteer placements each year: each placement involves a student volunteer helping for one afternoon each week throughout a University term in their assigned school.

Public and schools lectures

We run a programme of free popular maths lectures for primary and secondary schools and the general public, held in Cambridge. Topics have ranged from paper-folding & mathematical magic tricks (for primary schools) to modelling climate change and string theory. Information about forthcoming lectures is available on the Events page.

Professor John D Barrow FRS, the MMP's Director, also gives over 30 public talks a year around the world to schools, the general public and other audiences.

Cambridgeshire Further Mathematics Centre - support, teaching and promotion of Further Maths A Level

The Millennium Mathematics Project hosts the regional Cambridgeshire Further Mathematics Centre, part of the national Further Mathematics Network funded and overseen by MEI. Since the Further Mathematics Newtork started in 2005, entries to AS Further Mathematics have risen by 125% and entries to the full A Level by 59%. The Cambridgeshire Further Maths Centre aims to provide teaching of AS and A2 Further Maths to students in the region whose schools either cannot offer the subject at all or are seeking external teaching and support for particular modules. We also run revision days open to other schools in the region, and enrichment days open to all schools.

For more information see the Centre webpages or contact the Cambridgeshire Further Mathematics Centre co-ordinator.