Celebrate all things maths with Dr Tom Crawford and friends at the Oxford University Department of Continuing Education. Hear from fellow YouTuber Simon Clark about the Maths of Climate Change; solve puzzles with best-selling author Rob Eastaway; and explore the fun-side of maths with Numberphile presenters Sophie Maclean, Ayliean MacDonald, and the one and only James Grime. A lineup for the true maths fans!

Each speaker will give a 1-hour interactive lecture, alongside a short workshop for you to try the maths for yourself. There are no pre-requisites – an interest in maths and a desire for knowledge are all that is required. The full programme is outlined below (subject to change):

Programme details

Saturday Feb 17:
11:00 – Welcome and registration (Tom Crawford)
11:30 – 12:30 – Talk 1 (Simon Clark)
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 – Talk 2 (James Grime)
15:00 – 16:30 – Workshops (details below)
16:30 – 17:30 – Talk 3 (Sophie Maclean)

Sunday Feb 18:
10:00 – 12:00 – Maths in the City walking tours of Oxford
12:00 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 – Talk 4 (Rob Eastaway)
14:30 – 15:00 – Coffee break
15:00 – 16:00 – Talk 5 (Ayliean MacDonald)
16:00 – 16:30 – Closing (Tom Crawford)

Workshops:

We have five exciting workshops to choose from, and participants can choose one workshop from the selection below:

Rob Eastaway: “You too can be a genius” – the lost art of mental arithmetic shortcuts.
Tom Crawford: “The Maths of Pokemon” – mathematically correct answers to questions about fictional creatures
James Grime: “Games of Strategy”
Sophie Maclean: TBC
Simon Clark: TBC

Book your ticket at the link below!

YouTube videos of the speakers: