CaMS announces Project Awards to two groundbreaking university programmes

We are pleased to announce that new CaMS Project Awards will fund two groundbreaking schemes to encourage more school pupils to pursue maths through to university and ensure the UK has the pipeline of talent needed to face the future.

Heriot-Watt University and University of Greenwich will share grants totalling £300,000 to implement their new approaches.

Heriot-Watt University has brought together an advisory group of experts including secondary school teachers and TikTok maths communicator Ayliean MacDonald to contribute to the process of designing a range of new interactive digital resources to engage school pupils.

The University of Greenwich will deliver an innovative mathematics degree based on themes designed to appeal to a diverse pool of students such as social inequality and sustainability. The new offering will build on Greenwich’s work to offer a greater number of paths into maths.

Dr Emma Coutts, director of the MathsGym Mathematics Learning Support Centre at Heriot-Watt said, “We will develop engaging and high-quality pre-university mathematics material to reach learners from across the UK. This initiative will also introduce the first alternative pathway into university-level mathematics, offering flexible micro-credentials and accessible resources that showcase the creativity, excitement, and real-world relevance of mathematics today.”

Reacting to the news, Dr Tim Reis from the University of Greenwich said, “We are absolutely delighted to receive this unique award, which we are using to develop an impactful degree that teaches maths through the lens of societal, scientific, and business challenges."