Maths Week Ireland Explained
| Maths Week Ireland |
| Abbreviation: | MWI |
| Founders: | Sheila Donegan and Eoin Gill |
| Founded Date: | 2006 |
| Key People: | Sheila Donegan
Director of CALMAST
Eoin Gill
Coordinator of MWI
Cordula Weiss
Programme Manager CALMAST
Rosario Burke
Educational Resources Manager
Diane Murphey
Educational Resources Manager
Ben Dolan
Digital Engagement Manager |
| Area Served: | both parts of Ireland |
| Focus: | promote awareness, appreciation and understanding of maths through a huge variety of events |
| Website: | mathsweek.ie |
Maths Week Ireland (MWI) is an annual all-island (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) mathematics outreach initiative which takes place throughout Ireland each October. It was founded in 2006 by Waterford Institute of Technology (now SETU) staff members Eoin Gill and Sheila Donegan (based on an idea by Gill), and is a project of that institution's STEM outreach Centre for the Advancement of Learning of Maths, Science and Technology (CALMAST). Gill (an engineer) and Donegan (a chemist) continue to direct and run MWI.[1]
In 2019 MWI engaged over 400,000 people on an island with a population of under 7 million and is arguably the world's largest mathematics festival.[2] [3]
Purpose
MWI is a partnership of over 50 organizations dedicated to promoting and celebrating mathematics across the island of Ireland, including universities, institutes of technology, colleges, museums, libraries, visitor centres, and other professional bodies.[4] Maths Week Ireland is currently supported by the Irish Government’s Department of Education and Taighde Eireann, Research Ireland (formerly SFI), and the Northern Ireland government’s Department for the Economy and technology company AMD.
MWI targets school and universities, as well as hosting weekend "street fairs" in cities such as Dublin, Belfast and Cork.[4] [5] Events are run by the participants with materials delivered online by Maths Week Ireland. Most schools run their own special activities. Maths Week is a nine-day event (a Saturday to the Sunday of the following weekend, inclusive) which always includes the 16th of October, the day in 1843 when William R. Hamilton discovered quaternions.[2] The idea has been so successful that it has now been replicated in England and Scotland.
MWI hosts the Maths Ireland website which is home to the monthly blogs[6] of the Annals of Irish Mathematics & Mathematicians (AIMM), authored by Colm Mulcahy.[7]
Starting in 2016, MWI has also produced the annual Irish Maths Calendars which are also archived at the Maths Ireland site.[8]
Presenters
Mathematicians and mathematics popularizers who have been MWI presenters include:
Maths Week Ireland Award
In 2016 MWI inaugurated the annual Maths Week Ireland Award to honor outstanding work in raising public awareness of mathematics. The award is presented during Maths Week Ireland.[17] Awardees so far are:
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.techcentral.ie/maths-week-co-founder-dr-sheila-donegan-named-stem-businesswoman-of-the-year/ Maths Week co-founder Dr Sheila Donegan named STEM businesswoman of the year
- https://www.sfi.ie/research-news/news/maths-week-ireland-2018/ Maths Week Ireland 2018 – The world’s largest maths festival launches and is set to engage 300,000 people
- https://www.mathsweek.ie/2019/mathsweek_2020/ Home Page 2020
- https://www.mathsweek.ie/2017/about Home Page 2017
- http://www.sfi.ie/research-news/news/maths-week-ireland-2018/ Maths Week Ireland 2018–The world’s largest maths festival
- http://www.mathsireland.ie/blog monthly blogs
- http://www.mathsireland.ie/annals-of-irish-mathematics-mathematicians/atlas Atlas of Irish Mathematicians
- http://www.mathsireland.ie/annals-of-irish-mathematics-mathematicians/irish-maths-calendar Irish Maths (wall) Calendars
- https://aperiodical.com/2012/10/maths-week-ireland-2012/ Maths Week Ireland 2012
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/why-being-a-lefty-is-all-right-when-it-comes-to-sport-1.552810 Why Being a Lefty is All Right When it Comes to Sport
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/maths-week-pianist-on-a-numerical-mission-1.2392101 Maths Week Pianist on a Numerical Mission
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/maths-week-events-take-place-throughout-ireland-today-1.1560126 Maths Week Events Take Place Throughout Ireland Today
- https://www.irishtimes.com/business/the-sum-of-all-parts-1.731701 The Sum of All Parts
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/clowns-puzzles-and-teasers-for-maths-week-1.1961594 Clowns Puzzles and Teasers for Maths Week
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/maths-often-at-root-of-creative-endeavours-says-professor-1.662379 Maths Often at Root of Creative Endeavours Says Professor
- https://www.sfi.ie/research-news/news/maths-week-2020/ Maths Week 2020 launches with bumper programme of activity to help people ‘Rethink Maths’
- https://www.mathsweek.ie/2019/5622-2/ Maths Week Ireland Award
- https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2024/10/21/prof-colm-mulcahy-wins-2024-maths-week-ireland-award-for-exceptional-contribution-while-bringing-fun-to-maths/ Prof Colm Mulcahy wins 2024 Maths Week Ireland Award for exceptional contribution while bringing fun to maths
- https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/faculties-and-schools/computing-digital-data/mathematics-and-statistics/news/tu-dublin-lecturer-wins-mathsweek-award.php TU Dublin lecturer wins Mathsweek award
- Web site: 2022-10-20 . Statistics Lecturer Rafael De Andrade Moral receives Maths Week Ireland Award for Raising Public Awareness of Maths . 2023-01-04 . MATHS WEEK IRELAND . en-US.
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/dara-o-briain-receives-maths-week-ireland-award-1.4705690 Dara Ó Briain receives Maths Week Ireland award
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/aoibhinn-n%C3%AD-sh%C3%BAilleabh%C3%A1in-receives-2020-maths-week-ireland-award-1.4381047 Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin receives 2020 Maths Week Ireland award
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/ulster-university-mathematician-receives-award-for-raising-public-awareness-of-maths-1.4065123 Ulster University Mathematician Receives Award For Raising Public Awareness Of Maths
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/irish-mathematicians-receive-maths-week-ireland-award-1.3666531 Irish mathematicians receive Maths Week Ireland Award
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/peter-lynch-honoured-for-raising-awareness-of-maths-1.3261103 Peter Lynch honored for raising awareness of maths
- https://www.siliconrepublic.com/discovery/des-machale-ucc-award-mobius-strip Irish mathematician Des MacHale honoured with Maths Week award
