A new paper about education research in the UK. Colin Foster, Hugues (Hugo) Lortie Forgues, Elizabeth Stokoe and I analysed the journal articles that were submitted to the REF education subpanel in 2021 and 2014, and tried to predict unit-level peer review outcomes.

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Matthew and Camilla now talking about their career paths and how they became Professors in Mathematical Cognition. Very interesting career advice!

Some useful communication tips!

Are we a thinker, Introvert, Feeler, Extrovert? Interesting choice of colours.

How to be influential? Good techniques being learnt

What would you like to acheive? Detailed group discussion now

Lovely views from the conference room!

A map if anyone gets lost today at the reserve!

Janet Henson from Loughborough University Organisational Development talking about goals, objectives and Smart Goal Setting

Nice day for the CEML away day at Attenborough Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire!!

Jonathan now listening about ORCHID implementation from Bath, Oxford and Liverpool!

UKRI now talking about Simpler and Better Funding (SBF) programme. Jonathan taking a keen interest in this!

Jonathan (Centre Manager) is today at Jisc Consortium event today in a sunny Birmingham! Learning about Orchid and other research management support provided by Jisc. Also Jonathan is looking forward from UKRI update and chatting with UKRI colleagues!

Are our maths abilities set in stone?

No says psychologist Iro Xenidou-Dervou, of Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education, who told BBC World Service's Crowd Science that it is always possible to improve, and getting rid of negative feelings and anxiety around maths could be the key.

Listen: tinyurl.com/nhej6s7p

Today we’re at the National Day Nurseries Association Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire Annual Conference at Kegworth conference centre. Are you attending? Pop over to our stand to find out more about our centre and opportunities to work with us! NDNA #earlyyears #education

Great The Conversation article written by Colin Foster - By understanding how the brain works you could transform how school students learn maths👉 tinyurl.com/44s9c4nc Economic and Social Research Council

*** NEW *** Understanding how the brain works can transform how school students learn maths theconversation.com/understanding-… via The Conversation Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education Centre for Mathematical Cognition Loughborough Science

PhD student Caroline talks about her research topic: How and why do mathematical manipulatives reduce maths anxiety? #dmephdconf24

Thank you so much Megan Foulkes and George Thoma for organising the Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education Centre for Mathematical Cognition PhD Conference! Three years of forced group pictures!

Insightful talk by Poonam Sharma from Lboro Careers on the support available to PhD students for future career planning Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education #dmephdconf24