Have You Seen This? Maths ambassador video competition

The Maths Careers website (www.mathscareers.org.uk) has launched a competition for undergraduate students who are student ambassadors conducting outreach support in secondary schools and colleges during 2011/12 and undergraduates who were ambassadors in 2010/11. Entrants must create a 2 minute video which is aimed at an audience of 11 to 16 year olds and shows a specific application of GCSE maths in everyday life. Videos can feature people, be an animation, use puppets or anything else – the call for entries asks entrants to “be as creative as possible”. The winning video and the ten runner-ups will be placed on the Maths Careers website as a legacy for teachers to use in the classroom. First prize is a laptop and there are ten runner-up prizes of £20 Amazon vouchers. This sounds like an interesting project for students to get involved with and a great prize. I encourage you to pass these details to any relevant students. The closing date for entries is 30th June 2012. A set of rules and instructions on submitting entries is available on the Maths Careers Website [1]. This competition is supported by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications as part of the Mathematical Sciences Strand of the National HE STEM Programme.