🎉 THE RESULTS ARE IN! My 2025 Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition saw a record 1,361 entries from 127 schools across 20 countries! 🌍 👏 Meet this year’s winners: 🏆 Amelia Ng (6) 🇨🇳 🏆 Samara Dhankar (11) 🇮🇳 🏆 Gisele Chong (16) 🇳🇿 📖 mathsthroughstories.org/ymsa2025.html

Honoured to deliver a keynote on mathematical storytelling for the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization’s maths centre, reaching ~300 teachers from across the region (including Indonesia, the world’s 4th-largest education system). More at: mathsthroughstories.org/news/dr-nattha…

🌴🐠 Just back from leading a national MathsThroughStories.org consultation workshop in the Maldives, hosted by Maldives National Uni & supported by Research England. 50+ stakeholders (incl. Deputy Ministers) explored the power of mathematical storytelling 👉 More: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

Reading research is helping teachers in the Maldives use storytelling to make maths lessons more engaging and effective. Read how Dr. NatthapojVinceT IoE Uni of Reading, founder of MathsThroughStories.org, is transforming how mathematics is taught across the Maldives. 🔗 rdg.ac/4licfFL

Highlights from my recent national Maths Through Stories implementation consultation workshop with over 50 Maldivian teachers, teacher educators, curriculum developers and policymakers.

Aminath Nazima (Maldives' Deputy Minister of Education) commenting on my research-based initiative to support Maldivian students to learn maths more effectively and enjoyably by empowering them to create short mathematical story picture books. Read more at mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

His Excellency Nick Low (British High Commissioner to the Maldives) commenting on my research-based MathsThroughStories.org initiative to support Maldivian students to learn maths more effectively and enjoyably by creating short mathematical story picture books: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

Today (26/07/2025) marks 60 years of diplomatic relations and friendship between the Maldives and the UK. I am proud to help, in a small way, strengthen these ties through my MathsThroughStories.org initiative, supporting Maldivian students' maths education: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

Work with me at Uni of Reading on this exciting The Leverhulme Trust-funded study investigating impact of storytelling on secondary students’ maths learning. Team includes Dr Ros McLellan (Cambridge University) & Dr Flavia Santos (University College Dublin & UCL) Deadline 15/08/25 jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC158/pos…

Dr. Úna McCarthy-Fakhry (UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Headquarters, Paris), who co-facilitated my national Maths Through Stories implementation consultation workshop in the Maldives, shares her reflections on the event. Read more: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Uni of Reading Connecting Research MathsThroughStories.org

Dr. Cassie Hague (OECD, Paris), who co-facilitated my national Maths Through Stories implementation consultation workshop in the Maldives, shares her reflections on the event. Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event. mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

Sushil Upreti (UNICEF Maldives) highlights the synergy between my MathsThroughStories.org initiative in the Maldives & UNICEF's work on foundational learning: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event. Uni of Reading Connecting Research

Our research is helping teachers use storytelling to make maths lessons more engaging and effective! 🧮 Learn how Dr. NatthapojVinceT, founder of MathsThroughStories.org, is transforming how mathematics is taught across the Maldives. 🔗rdg.ac/4licfFL #BackToSchool

Aishath S. (Senior Curriculum Development Analyst, Maldives' National Institute of Ed) shares her reflection on alignment between Maldives' maths curriculum & our storytelling approach: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event

Dr. Fathimath Nishan (Maldives’ Deputy Minister of Education) intends to explore ways of integrating our Maths Through Stories approach into her country’s in-service teacher training: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event.

Nadhiya Ahmed (Dean of Maldives National University's Faculty of Education) intends to embed our Maths Through Stories approach in her institution's teacher training curriculum: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding our policy engagement event.

Abdul Sattar Gasim (Dean of Villa College's Faculty of Education, Maldives) intends to embed our Maths Through Stories approach in his institution's teacher training curriculum: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding our policy engagement event.

Azmath Didi (a Primary Leading Teacher from the Maldives) expresses her intention to use our Maths Through Stories approach in her teaching. Grateful to Research England for funding our policy engagement event. Read more at: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

Aminath Asifa (a Secondary Leading Teacher from the Maldives) expresses her intention to use our Maths Through Stories approach in her teaching. Grateful to Research England for funding our policy engagement event. Read more at: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

We're delighted to welcome Dr Georgios Thoma as Postdoctoral Research Assistant on our The Leverhulme Trust project (2025–2028) 🎉 Our collaboration (Reading, Cambridge & UCL/UCD) explores how student-authored maths story picture books can boost students’ learning & attitudes.