The deadline for submitting abstracts for BCME 10 is this coming Tuesday, May 5th. BCME 10 will take place at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October 2026 and promises to be energising and inspirational. We have four great plenary speakers lined up, a wide variety of stimulating sessions, and a social-with-a-hint-of-maths Friday … [Read more...]
BCME 10: what is it, and why should BSRLM members be interested?
The 10th British Congress of Mathematics Education, BCME 10, will take place at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October 2026. Because of the pandemic, it’s eight years since the last BCME, so a bit of background is probably helpful. BCME conferences were originally conceptualised as national mathematics education research … [Read more...]
In conversation with Ken Ruthven (BSRLM Honorary Award 2023)
If you had to choose one thing, what would you see as a significant contribution you have made to BSRLM? Perhaps the most significant thing that we achieved during my term as Chair of BSRLM was to transform Research in Mathematics Education (RME) from an annual in-house publication into an international journal managed by the Society, published by Taylor and Francis, and … [Read more...]
More than just a game: Playing with Mathematics. By Yasin Memis
More than just a game: Playing with Mathematics Games are enjoyed by people of all ages. But can the enjoyable games become a tool to teach maths? In order to answer this question, it is helpful to analyse the relationship between expert mathematicians and games. The memoir of Leelavati Prize winner mathematician Ali Nesin helps us to understand the special relationship … [Read more...]
Autumn (Online) Conference Keynote
Professor Anne Watson has kindly shared with the BSRLM the recording of her plenary presentation ‘Care in Mathematics Education’ at the Autumn 2021 Conference. The focus of the presentation is to develop a picture of how teachers care for the learning of mathematics, conjoining care for learners with care for mathematics. To understand more about this, she sought information … [Read more...]