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We accept article submission at any point during the year and priority for publication is based on the submission date.  Indicative MSOR Connections submission deadlines are:

MSOR Connections Nov 2009 - deadline 1 Sep 2009
MSOR Connections Feb 2010 - deadline 1 Dec 2009
MSOR Connections May 2010 - deadline 1 Mar 2010
MSOR Connections Aug 2010 - deadline 1 Jun 2010
MSOR Connections Nov 2010 - deadline 1 Sep 2010
MSOR Connections Feb 2011 - deadline 1 Dec 2010
MSOR Connections May 2011 - deadline 1 Mar 2011


Background information

MSOR Connections is the quarterly newsletter of the Maths, Stats & OR Network. It is available internationally via the Network website and is distributed free of charge to those within UK Higher Education involved in the teaching, learning and assessment of Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research. It is published in February, May, August and November of each year and aims to promote, encourage, enhance and disseminate research, good practice and innovation in all aspects of the student learning experience within Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research wherever these may be taught in Higher Education.

Submissions are always welcomed. For more information on submitting an article , please read the MSOR Connections Author Guidelines or email the editors at: editors[at]mathstore.ac.uk.

We have put together a new articles database. This is a complete version.
Note that the search box to the left searches article titles, authors and abstracts as well as news items and pages.

Volume 8 Number 2

‘A’ level mathematics and the 3R’s – recruitment, retention and reward / Paul Glaister and Elizabeth M. Glaister
Despite, or perhaps because of, the introduction of top-up fees, attracting students to study mathem..

Barriers and enablers to implementing mathematics and statistics support / John Anthony Rossiter
There seems to be widespread agreement on the benefits of additional, or centrally provided, mathema..

Conference Report…The DELTA ’07 conference at El Calafate, Argentina: Nov 26th-30th 2007 – summary and impressions / Mike Barry
With the title Vision and Change for a New Century, the Sixth Southern Hemisphere Conference on Math..

Current and ongoing activities / Michael Grove
A selection of current and ongoing activities of interest to the mathematics, statistics and operati..

Diary / -
A selection of workshops, conferences and other events of interest to the mathematics, statistics an..

Examples from an introductory course in developing probabilistic statistical thinking: Part 2 / Helen MacGillivray
As described in Part 1, the concepts, structures and thinking of probability and distributions under..

Have you seen this…?...International Statistical Review (ISR) December 2007 features a suite of nine-educationally focussed papers / Neville Davies
The December 2007 International Statistical Review (ISR) is devoted to a suite of nine educationally..

Introduction and Contents / -
Introduction and contents of MSOR Connections May 2008, the newsletter of the Maths, Stats & OR Netw..

MathML/XML series...Putting mathematics on web pages with MathTran / Jonathan Fine
MathTran is a new public web service. It translates mathematical content. At present it offers only ..

MathML/XML series…A quick and easy (rough and ready) method for online video / Peter James Rowlett
E-Learning in Mathematical Subjects (ELMS) talks at Nottingham Trent University have included severa..

Overview of the provision of mathematics support to students in a University College / Sarah Parsons
Harper Adams University College offers a range of university courses in rural and land-based subject..

Some thoughts on the teaching of ‘numeracy’ / Clare Morris
I’ve just done a quick web search which revealed that courses in Ecology, Marketing and Primary Ed..

Supporting development through technology and mathematical diversity / Harry Gretton and Mike Thomlinson
A vital factor in the accessibility of mathematics courses and in the quality of graduates produced ..

Supporting Students with Disabilities (SSwD) series…No cost technologies to support teaching and learning in the MSOR disciplines / Simon Ball
This article looks at some of the freely available technologies which can support learners with a va..

The JISC TechDis service – what’s new for 2008 / Simon Ball
TechDis supports the education sector in achieving greater accessibility and inclusion by stimulatin..

Web-based student support and course management / Jeff Waldock
Students on the Mathematics degree programme at Sheffield Hallam University are supported by a custo..

Working in Partnership: Continuing Professional Development for Teachers of Mathematics and the role of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) / Celia Hoyles
I am very pleased to be able to write as the Director of the National Centre for Excellence in the T..





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