Are our maths abilities set in stone?

No says psychologist Iro Xenidou-Dervou, of Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education, who told BBC World Service's Crowd Science that it is always possible to improve, and getting rid of negative feelings and anxiety around maths could be the key.

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Today we’re at the National Day Nurseries Association Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire Annual Conference at Kegworth conference centre. Are you attending? Pop over to our stand to find out more about our centre and opportunities to work with us! NDNA #earlyyears #education

Great The Conversation article written by Colin Foster - By understanding how the brain works you could transform how school students learn maths👉 tinyurl.com/44s9c4nc Economic and Social Research Council

*** NEW *** Understanding how the brain works can transform how school students learn maths theconversation.com/understanding-… via The Conversation Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education Centre for Mathematical Cognition Loughborough Science

PhD student Caroline talks about her research topic: How and why do mathematical manipulatives reduce maths anxiety? #dmephdconf24

Thank you so much Megan Foulkes and George Thoma for organising the Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education Centre for Mathematical Cognition PhD Conference! Three years of forced group pictures!

Insightful talk by Poonam Sharma from Lboro Careers on the support available to PhD students for future career planning Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education #dmephdconf24

Staff in Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education give students an insight into their research during the PhD conference today #dmephdconf24 Camilla Gilmore Colin Foster Ian Jones Francesco Sella

Great summary by Tanya Gleadow of the post-doc panel session at yesterday's PhD conference, on life after studying a PhD. Have you recently progressed from studying to work? What advice can you give our students? Share below 👇 Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education #dmephdconf24

After a successful first day of talks, our PhD students are back at Burleigh Court for day two of the PhD conference! Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education #dmephdconf24

We were delighted to have Dan Parsons, Loughborough University PVC for Research & Innovation, visit the CMC last week! Great opportunity for Dan to meet staff & update us on the new University research strategy.

Life after a PhD - former PhD students give an insight into life after studying and the transition into employment Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education ESRC Centre for Early Mathematics Learning #dmephdconf24

'What's wrong with Data Science at school?' An insight into Tanya's PhD research @lborodme #dmephdconf24

Team Centre for Mathematical Cognition and Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education 🙌
Great research #awayday at National Space Centre

In-depth research paper discussions ongoing on ‘The Psychological Scaffolding of Arithmetic’ Grice et al #awayday

Can a specially designed board game improve the numerical skills of primary school children?🧮 Found out by reading below ⬇️

🔗: lboro.ac.uk/schools/scienc…

Celebrating the CMC!! 🥳 Matthew Inglis taking a trip down memory lane to recognise all the great achievements since the centre’s launch in 2020

In the amazing immersive planetarium at National Space Centre learning about the Apollo story 🚀

We are delighted to be hosting our staff and PhD student away day at the National Space Centre in Leicester! National Space Centre

Help our team shape their research on the importance of early maths skills 👇 find out more