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Statement of Purpose
Building a network around using history of mathematics to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the mathematics curriculum in UK HE.
By speaking to both mathematics students and staff across the UK, the Network hopes to tackle the following research questions:
- In what ways are current HE maths curricula experienced as exclusive?
- What examples are there of using history to make the curriculum more inclusive?
- What support do practitioners need in using history to diversify the curriculum?
- How is the effectiveness of such initiatives best evaluated?
Activities of the Network:
- In person focus groups for both students and staff across the UK.
- Online workshops.
- Setting up information hubs.
- We are in the process of creating a literature review that will be accessible to mathematicians interested in promoting EDI principles in their lectures.
- We will develop evaluation principles.
If you would like to participate in any of the Network’s upcoming activities, please sign up to our mailing list using this link:
Examples of use of history in promoting EDI principles:
- Provision of role models.
- Use of historical examples to provide a culturally-level playing field in class.
- Sensitising staff to cultural specificity of current mathematical practises.
- Leveraging precedents from non-European cultures.
Contact details:
If you would like to get in touch with the Network, our email address is [email protected]
The Network is supported by the following institutions:
- The University of St. Andrews
- The Open University
- The University of Oxford
Core Members:
- Dr Isobel Falcolner – The University of St. Andrews
- Dr Brigitte Stenhouse – The Open University
- Dr Christopher Hollings – The University of Oxford
- Dr Deborah Kent – The University of St. Andrews
- Prof June Barrow-Green – The Open University
Acknowledgements:
The Network is being supported by the Isaac Newton Institute and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [Ref: EP/V521929/1].
