Maths Week Ireland (MWI) is an all-island (

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) mathematics outreach initiative founded in 2006 by Eoin Gill and Sheila Donegan, based on an idea by Eoin Gill. It is a project of the Centre for the Advancement of Learning of Maths, Science and Technology (CALMAST) the STEM outreach centre at

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. It is run by Gill and Donegan who are the directors of CALMAST.Maths Week co-founder Dr Sheila Donegan named STEM businesswoman of the year
techcentral.ie, 30 September 2019 In 2019 MWI engaged over 400,000 people on an island with a population of under 7 million and is arguably the world's largest mathematics festival.Maths Week Ireland 2018 – The world’s largest maths festival launches and is set to engage 300,000 people
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Maths Week Ireland

Purpose

MWI is a partnership of over 50 organizations dedicated to promoting and celebrating mathematics across the island of Ireland, including universities, institutes of technology, colleges, museums, libraries, visitor centres, and other professional bodies.Home Page 2017
Maths Week Ireland Maths Week Ireland is supported by the Departments of Education in both parts of the island of Ireland,

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(SFI), the

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, and various technology companies such as

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. MWI targets school and universities, as well as hosting weekend "street fairs" in cities such as

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.Maths Week Ireland 2018–The world’s largest maths festival
Science Foundation Ireland 2018 Events are run by the participants with materials delivered online by Maths Week Ireland. Most schools run their own special activities. Maths Week is a nine-day event (a Saturday to the Sunday of the following weekend, inclusive) which always includes the 16th of October, the day in 1843 when William R. Hamilton discovered quaternions. The idea has been so successful that it has now been replicated in England and Scotland. MWI hosts the Maths Ireland website which is home to the monthly blogs of the Annals of Irish Mathematics & Mathematicians (AIMM), authored by

Colm Mulcahy Colm Mulcahy (born September 1958) is an Irish mathematician, academic, columnist, book author, public outreach speaker, and amateur magician. He is Professor Emeritus at Spelman College, where he was on the faculty from 1988 to 2020. In addition ...

. Starting in 2016, MWI has also produced the annual Irish Maths Calendars which are also archived at the Maths Ireland site.

Presenters

Mathematicians and mathematics popularizers who have been MWI presenters include: *

Rob Eastaway Rob Eastaway is an English author. He is active in the popularisation of mathematics and was awarded the Zeeman medal in 2017 for excellence in the promotion of maths. He is best known for his books, including the bestselling ''Why Do Buses Come ...

Marcus du Sautoy Marcus Peter Francis du Sautoy (; born 26 August 1965) is a British mathematician, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, Fellow of New College, Oxford and author of popular mathematics and pop ...

* John D. Barrow *

* David AchesonMaths Week Ireland 2012
The Aperiodical, 27 October 2012 *

Keith Devlin Keith J. Devlin (born 16 March 1947) is a British mathematician and popular science writer. Since 1987 he has lived in the United States. He has dual British-American citizenship.

Matt Parker Matthew Thomas Parker (born 22 December 1980) is an Australian recreational mathematician, author, comedian, YouTube personality and science communicator based in the United Kingdom. His book ''Humble Pi'' was the first maths book in the UK t ...

Eugenia Cheng Eugenia Loh-Gene Cheng is a British mathematician and concert pianist. Her mathematical interests include higher category theory, and as a pianist she specialises in lieder and art song. She is also passionate about explaining mathematics to no ...

* James TantonMaths Week 2020 launches with bumper programme of activity to help people ‘Rethink Maths’

Kjartan Poskitt Kjartan Poskitt (born 15 May 1956 in York) is a British author and TV presenter who is best known for writing the '' Murderous Maths'' children's series of books. Early life and education Poskitt was born in York, England, grew up in Selby, ...

Bobby Seagull Bobby Seagull (born 1984) is a mathematics teacher, broadcaster and writer. He appeared on the television programme ''University Challenge'' in 2017, and in 2018 on ''Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain.'' His second book, ''The Life-Cha ...

Maths Week Ireland Award

In 2016 MWI inaugurated the annual Maths Week Ireland Award to honor outstanding work in raising public awareness of mathematics. The award is presented during Maths Week Ireland. Awardees so far are: *2016:

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Irish mathematician Des MacHale honoured with Maths Week award
by Colm Gorey, Silicon Republic, 16 October 2016. *2017:

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Peter Lynch honored for raising awareness of maths

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, 18 October 2017 *2018: Anthony O’Farrell and Fiacre Ó Cairbre who founded the annual

Hamilton Walk The Hamilton Walk from Dunsink Observatory to Broom Bridge on the Royal Canal in Dublin takes place on 16 October each year. This is the anniversary of the day in 1843 when William Rowan Hamilton discovered the non-commutative algebraic system ...

Irish mathematicians receive Maths Week Ireland Award
The Irish Times, 18 October 2018 *2019: Mark McCartneyUlster University Mathematician Receives Award For Raising Public Awareness Of Maths
The Irish Times, 28 October 2019 *2020: Aoibhinn Ní ShúilleabháinAoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin receives 2020 Maths Week Ireland award
The Irish Times, 14 October 2020 *2021:

Dara Ó Briain Dara Ó Briain ( , ; born 4 February 1972) is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom. He is noted for performing stand-up comedy shows all over the world and for hosting topical panel shows such as ''Mock the We ...

Dara Ó Briain receives Maths Week Ireland award
The Irish Times, 20 October 2021 *2022: Rafael de Andrade Moral

References

External links

Maths Week Ireland Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maths Week Ireland Mathematics conferences Organizations established in 2006 Annual events in the Republic of Ireland Annual events in Northern Ireland Educational institutions established in the 20th century