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Luciano Rila

@drtrapezio.bsky.social

Admissions tutor at UCL Maths. LGBTQ+ in STEM. He/Him.

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Looking forward to talking about girls' progression to post-16 maths, belonging in maths and the brand new AMSP Girls' Progression Programme 😁

amsp.org.uk/teachers/11-...

12.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A presenter in front of a screen

A presenter in front of a screen

Someone working with Desmos on a laptop

Someone working with Desmos on a laptop

We're running our popular 'Bringing the Maths of Data Science and AI into the A level Classroom' PD course again in the summer term.

2 options: only-only and blended (online with a study day)

Bookings are open now: amsp.org.uk/maths-into-ai/

09.02.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Wow, such fantastic news ❀️❀️❀️

06.02.2026 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, for LGBT+ History month, I'm giving a talk - 'Hidden Stories of LGBT+ Scientists'.
It's at 12:30 in the National Science Learning Centre on campus @york.ac.uk. You can also attend online!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hidden-sto...
How many of my magnificent 7 do you recognise?

04.02.2026 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Nominations open for our Decadal Awards | Pride in STEM

In April, #PrideinSTEM turns 10! We will have a celebration for it, and we would like to recognize individuals who have had a positive impact on LGBTQIA+ People in STEM, here in the UK!

Do you know someone who fits that description?

Nominate them here:

prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n...

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ§ͺπŸ”­

27.01.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6
Topological surfaces with holes by Maryam Mirzakhani

Topological surfaces with holes by Maryam Mirzakhani

I have a Mirzakhani doodle

18.01.2026 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week we were pleased to present our new portrait of Professor Hannah Fry by artist and winner of this year's Sky Arts #PortraitArtistOfTheYear Chloe Barnes.

Image: Hannah Fry, 2025 Β© Chloe Barnes https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/12/hannah-fry-portrait-sky-arts-portrait-artist-of-the-year/

06.12.2025 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Join me on World AIDS Day for a lunchtime event featuring a screening of β€œ30 Years of Living with HIV” followed by reflections from Dr Rex Melville on HIV care in the early days of the epidemic.

When: Mon, Dec 1st, 12 pm
What: World AIDS Day

For registration:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-world-...

27.11.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Bicen Maths Award 2026 πŸ†
YouTube video by Bicen Maths The Bicen Maths Award 2026 πŸ†

Please share the Bicen Maths Award with your A-Level students! πŸ†

There are 5 scholarships of Β£150 each, plus 3 graphics calculators from @casioeducationuk.bsky.social

Tell your students to search on YouTube for details. Please repost! πŸ”

bicenmaths.uk/the-bicen-ma...

youtu.be/Le2W_X2GFlw?...

23.11.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Worked hard on a big revision of my risps. Weeding out mistakes, making tasks clearer, writing Geogebra and Excel files, all with better navigation; look out for the free eBook coming out in January!

17.11.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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CERN celebrates LGBTQ+ in STEM Day

Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year.

πŸ”— home.cern/news/news/ce...

18.11.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Practice Interview Sessions for Oxford & Cambridge are now open!

Free online 30-min maths interviews for Year 13s. Online | 24 Nov - 12 Dec

Boost confidence, practise problem-solving, and get expert feedback.

πŸ‘‰https://buff.ly/FpCOZ1O

#MEI #Oxbridge #MathsInterview

15.10.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

09.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3449    πŸ” 775    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 69

Bookings for these courses will close soon - likely by the end of this week. Please book now if you're wanting to attend.

30.09.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

24.09.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 371    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 11
Event - AMSP

The AMSP 'The Maths of Data Science and AI' teacher course has been really popular and we've managed to slightly increase the capacity on the London study day - if you're quick you can grab one of these extra places amsp.org.uk/event/192742...

22.09.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Teen Hannah Cairo's Mathematical Discovery Sends Ripples through Harmonic Analysis When she was just 17 years old, Hannah Cairo disproved the Mizohata-Takeuchi conjecture, breaking a four-decade-old mathematical assumption

I had an enlightening conversation with mathematician Hannah Cairo about how she broke a huge conjecture in Harmonic Analysis at just 17 years old, what being a transgender mathematician means to her and how math has supported her along her journey! πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ 🌊 ✨

Read the Q&A here:

04.08.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 461    πŸ” 153    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 17
Head and shoulder picture of a male gay couple on top of the sugar loaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro with a breathtaking view of Copacabana beach and hills.

Head and shoulder picture of a male gay couple on top of the sugar loaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro with a breathtaking view of Copacabana beach and hills.

Honeymoon 🫢

11.07.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey hey! It’s all good, thanks! I’m now admissions tutor at UCL maths. How are things with you?

06.07.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The small grants scheme for this year will open soon πŸ‘€

26.06.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I always forget to advertise my talks but this is one my favorites - an introduction to mathematical biology for year 9/10 students via prehistoric frogs and giant squid.

25.06.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At BAMC/BMC in Exeter?? Come join us now for the Queer Eat β€˜n Meet and come along to our Mini Symposium tomorrow! πŸ’œπŸ’œ

24.06.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very well deserved! Congratulations!

24.06.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a lovely question!

19.06.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our New to Teaching A level Mathematics Summer School is back for 2025!

Our Summer School is designed to deepen teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in key areas of the A level curriculum.

Apply now: buff.ly/ErXXrzd

18.06.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

🚨 Job Alert:

We are currently looking for an Education Administrator to join our Professional Services team and work across our taught and research programmes. This is a full-time, permanent position - all details are available here:

http://bit.ly/447GzLV

18.06.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is great, thanks for sharing! There’s a new queer network for mathematicians @qedmathsnetwork.bsky.social

03.06.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A title page for a set of posters of 'LGBTQIA+ Mathematicians from around the world'

A title page for a set of posters of 'LGBTQIA+ Mathematicians from around the world'

Thumbnails of posters of 12 different 'LGBTQIA+ Mathematicians from around the world'

Thumbnails of posters of 12 different 'LGBTQIA+ Mathematicians from around the world'

A set of Maths questions based on the Progress Pride flag.

A set of Maths questions based on the Progress Pride flag.

Another set of Maths questions based on the Progress Pride flag.

Another set of Maths questions based on the Progress Pride flag.

It's Pride Month.
I feel like it is important to recognise this in school, especially given recent developments at home and abroad.

Here's two ways I'm doing that.

LGBTQIA+ Mathematicians (new!): interwovenmaths.com/famous-mathe...

Pride Flag Maths activities:
interwovenmaths.com/pride-flag-m...

02.06.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Not only does he know about sin, he also knows about cos.

10.05.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All the best! Thank you for talking to my students about your research

09.05.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0