Christian Wakeford MP and Professor Ulrike Tillmann have written in This House calling on Parliament's Science & Technology Committees to be renamed the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Committees to reflect the importance of all mathematical sciences.
“Government does understand the importance of maths. They’ve announced £300 million of additional funding for the subject. We hope that the money is used to support all branches of mathematics and that it will be provided in a sustainable way, to pay for students to complete courses over a number of years creating a pipeline of mathematical excellence.
The ask is small: changing the name of the Science and Technology committees in parliament to include maths. But the message it would send - that parliament and politicians recognise the importance of maths and its contribution to UK society – would be clear. And the potential gains from continued excellence in maths will be huge.”
Read the full article in This House here.
