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While we are indeed on break for the summer, we will be back soon. We have grown rapidly this year and we have full intention of capitalizing on the progress we have made and go from strength to strength. Keep an eye out for updates :)

After the final Maths Battle ended and the rewards were handed out, we said goodbye to this academic year and season of Maths Circles. We have achieved so much this year, all of which is thanks to your participation and support. From all at WSP - Thank you so much!

We want to sincerely thank the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social for hosting the first Maths Circle in Scotland! We hope that the Circle will have some more neighbors in the north of the UK later this year!

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates the holiday! We hope all students and parents enjoy their extended weekends and feel refreshed for the final half-term of the Maths Circles!

There was also a guest lecture by one of the greatest Maths Communicators around: @sparksmaths.bsky.social. Thank you so much to Ben and all the participants, we truly hope you enjoyed the event!

On the 5th, we held our first Inter-Circle Maths Battle in the West of England. Hosted by the @bristoluni.bsky.social, students from the Circles at @cardiffuni.bsky.social and @uniofbath.bsky.social battled each other over multiple rounds.

You can find out about these locations and more here: wesolveproblems.org.uk

Did you know we opened two new Circles recently? One at the University of Leicester and one at the London School of Economics! They are respectively the most northern Circle (so far) and the 4th university in London to host our programme.

You can find out about these locations and more here: wesolveproblems.org.uk

We are delighted to announce that we are opening a brand new *free* Maths Circle at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social! Parents should complete this form ASAP to register: forms.gle/vqcYzrZp8WLT...

A wooden sign post that says Dream Job. Behind it, a blue sky with white clouds.

Come and work with us! We are looking for a new Maths Week Scotland Co-ordinator. Closes 16 April. All relevant info here >>
careers.nms.ac.uk/job/686206
#MathsWeekScot #MathsJob #UKMathsChat

Thank you to everyone who attended the Circle this weekend! The problem set for the majority of Circles was… Tilings! Please don’t forget that you are able to bring your answers to the Olympiad-Style Problems into the next session!

Hint for this week's problem set: Remaining in the realm of geometry, in what medium of art would you find a mosaic?

Last week, most Circles received a problem set about the areas of geometric shape! Our students advanced quickly from finding the areas of wonky triangles to whatever you would call the shape below (aside from a bunch of semicircles).

Happy International Women's Day to every one of our inspirational students and tutors who play a part in forming this small community of problem solvers and mathematicians!

Welcome back from the half term and welcome all students to our newest Circle in Pembroke College at the iconic University of Cambridge! @pembroke1347.bsky.social

From our most recent Oxford Maths Circles.

Today, the last session of the term begins! For most that was last week, but Welsh half-terms are a week delayed. We have two more terms to go and still plenty new things planned.

But for now, we hope you have a well-deserved half term!

As always, thank you for your support! - WSP Team

As the half-term rapidly approaches, we would like to send our greatest thanks to the universities, parents and tutors who have facilitated the Maths Circles so far this year. Most Circles will be facing a Battle this weekend - best of luck to all who participate!

For the Love of Stats - A Lesson For Valentine's Day Need a quick stats activity for Valentine's Day? Here's a review of two-variable data, with a reveal at the end you will fall in love with.

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We are delighted to announce that we are opening a brand new *free* Maths Circle at the University of Leicester! Please complete this form ASAP to register your interest: forms.gle/GEfK3phCSiLg...

New year = new Circle! Particularly, a new London-based Circle hosted by Brunel University. Pictured below is George presenting an example question on the game of Nim! Thank you to all parents and staff for facilitating this brilliant opportunity for the students!

One of the questions involved the Kingdom of Triangland. I had to double check, but I’m pleased to report that we don’t pay the creators of our problems to make puns.

The first weekend of Maths Circle in 2025 is complete! There are (approximately) 30 more to go! Our students enjoyed a set of problems today involving the pigeonhole principle, within the context of 2D geometry. Thank you all who got involved!

A hint for this weekend's topic for the problems: Something to do with pigeons! :)

Happy New Year everyone! A new year provides new opportunities to grow and we aim to do just that! Circles are ready to start this weekend, where we have a bunch of fun and interesting problems for you to solve.

We are happy to announce that our next free Maths Circle will be held at Brunel University in the coming year! Our Maths Circles are for maths-loving students from years 7-10. Please share this message and use this link to register your interest: forms.gle/3WqJsPQZyBJJ...

Hi Bluesky! We are a charity that run free Maths Circles and Maths Battles for secondary school students at some of the best universities across the UK. If you are interested in participating or have any questions - let us know! 😀

Find out more here: wesolveproblems.org.uk