Motivate Archives

There are currently 187 conferences in the MOTIVATE archives.
We hope that schools will make use of our resources - there is a wide range of different topics for all age ranges in this archive. Please note that the copyright on all resources (including images, unless otherwise indicated) belongs to the University of Cambridge.

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Jun & Jul, 2009
*Pattern and Shape
Liz Meenan and Briony Thomas , University of Leeds
For ages 10 to 12.

Jun & Jul, 2009
*Energy
Helen Mason, University of Cambridge
For ages 13 to 15.

May & Jun, 2009
*Maths with Google Earth
Adam Boddison, Finham Primary School, Coventry
For ages 9 to 11.

May, 2009
*Magic Squares
Jenny Gage, University of Cambridge
For ages 11 to 13.

Apr, 2009
*Impossible?
Jeremy Dykes, University of Durham
For ages 12 to 14.

Oct & Nov, 2008
*Babylonian Mathematics
Eleanor Robson, University of Cambridge
For ages 11 to 13.

Oct & Nov, 2008
*History of Calculating Machines
Sophia Davis, University of Cambridge
For ages 12 to 14.

Jun, 2008
*Go
Adam Boddison, Finham Primary School, Coventry
For ages 10 to 12.

Jun & Jul, 2008
*Are we alone?
Carolin Crawford, University of Cambridge
For ages 9 to 11.

May & Jun, 2008
*Maths of Churches, Mosques, Synagoges and Temples
Jenny Gage, University of Cambridge
For ages 12 to 14.

Apr & Jun, 2008
*Forensic Maths
Chris Budd, University of Bath
For ages 11 to 13.

Apr & May, 2008
*Can machines think? An exploration of how humans interact with and through technology
Cecily Morrison, University of Cambridge
For ages 14 to 16.

Apr & May, 2008
*Babylonian Mathematics
Eleanor Robson, University of Cambridge
For ages 8 to 10.

Apr & May, 2008
*The Science and Beauty of Nebulae
Carolin Crawford, University of Cambridge
For ages 12 to 14.

Apr, 2008
*Impossible?
Jeremy Dykes, University of Durham
For ages 12 to 14.

Jan & Mar, 2008
*Astronomy for Beginners
Lisa Jardine-Wright, University of Cambridge
For ages 5 to 7.

Jan & Feb, 2008
*The Greedy Triangle
Cherri Moseley, Bignold First School and Nursery, Norwich
For ages 6 to 8.

Dec, 2007
*What have mathematicians done for us?
Post-graduate students, University of Cambridge
For ages 13 to 16.

Nov, 2007
*Fraction Action
Cherri Moseley, Bignold First School and Nursery, Norwich
For ages 6 to 8.

Nov, 2007
*Labyrinths and Mazes
Jenny Gage, University of Cambridge
For ages 9 to 11.

Oct & Nov, 2007
*The Science and Beauty of Nebulae
Carolin Crawford, University of Cambridge
For ages 14 to 16.

Oct & Nov, 2007
*Forensic Maths
Chris Budd, University of Bath
For ages 12 to 14.

Oct & Nov, 2007
*Global debt: Who owes who?
Kathryn Hatfield, Jubilee Debt Campaign
For ages 14 to 16.

Oct & Nov, 2007
*How to weigh a planet
Adam Morgan and Quinton Goddard, University of Cambridge
For ages 13 to 15.

Jul, 2007
*Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section
Y10 students Northolt High School, London
For ages 9 to 11.

Jul, 2007
*Impossible?
Jeremy Dykes, University of Durham
For ages 12 to 14.

Jun & Jul, 2007
*SimFlu: Build Your Own Epidemic
Julia Gog, University of Cambridge
For ages 13 to 15.

Jun & Jul, 2007
*Maths2Art
Julie Dobson, Ulverston Victoria High School
For ages 12 to 14.

Apr & May, 2007
*Maths of churches, mosques, synagoges and temples
Jenny Gage, University of Cambridge
For ages 11 to 14.

Apr & May, 2007
*Maths of Celtic and African Art
Chris Budd, University of Bath
For ages 11 to 13.

Apr & May, 2007
*Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
Kevin Mingay, Silverdale St Johns CE Primary School
For ages 7 to 9.

Feb & Mar, 2007
*Babylonian Mathematics
Eleanor Robson, University of Cambridge
For ages 8 to 10.

Feb & Mar, 2007
*Astronomy for Beginners
Lisa Jardine-Wright, University of Cambridge
For ages 5 to 7.

Feb & Apr, 2007
*How far is Cape Town from London?
Alan Beardon, University of Cambridge
For ages 14 to 16.

Dec, 2006
*What have mathematicians done for us?
Post-graduate students, University of Cambridge
For ages 13 to 16.

Nov, 2006
*Labyrinths and Mazes
Jenny Gage, University of Cambridge
For ages 9 to 11.

Oct & Nov, 2006
*SimFlu: Build Your Own Epidemic
Julia Gog, University of Cambridge
For ages 14 to 16.

Oct & Nov, 2006
*The Maths of Celtic and African Art
Chris Budd, University of Bath
For ages 11 to 13.

Sep & Nov, 2006
*How to hunt a submarine
Tom Korner, University of Cambridge
For ages 12 to 14.

Jun & Jul, 2006
*Maths2Art
Julie Dobson, Ulverston Victoria High School
For ages 12 to 14.

Jun, 2006
*Impossible?
Jeremy Dykes, University of Durham
For ages 12 to 14.

May & Jun, 2006
*Secret Codes and the Enigma Machine
Claire Ellis, University of Cambridge
For ages 10 to 12.

Apr & May, 2006
*Babylonian Mathematics
Eleanor Robson, University of Cambridge
For ages 8 to 10.

Mar, 2006
*A Remainder of One
Cherri Moseley, Bignold First School and Nursery, Norwich
For ages 6 to 7.

Feb & Mar, 2006
*Secret Codes and the Enigma Machine
Claire Ellis, University of Cambridge
For ages 10 to 12.

Oct & Nov, 2005
*Secret Codes and the Enigma Machine
Claire Ellis, University of Cambridge
For ages 10 to 12.

Sep & Oct, 2005
*Six feet long and three feet wide
Kevin Mingay, Silverdale St Johns CE Primary School
For ages 7 to 9.

Nov & Dec, 2004
*Maths and Music
Jenny Gage, University of Cambridge
For ages 14 to 16.

Oct & Nov, 2004
*The Greedy Triangle
Cherri Moseley, Bignold First School and Nursery, Norwich
For ages 5 to 7.

Oct, 2004
*My Rich Aunt: financial maths
Philip Cooper,
For ages 16 to 18.

Jun, 2004
*Maths and Mazes
Jenny Gage, University of Cambridge
For ages 11 to 13.

Jun, 2004
*Maths and Music
Jenny Gage, University of Cambridge
For ages 13 to 15.

May & Jun, 2004
*Codes and the Enigma Machine
Claire Greer, Enigma Project
For ages 11 to 13.

Dec, 2003
*Text, Bytes and Videotape
Oliver Johnson, University of Cambridge
For ages 16 to 18.

Nov, 2003
*Maths and Music
Chris Budd, University of Bath
For ages 14 to 16.

Oct & Nov, 2003
*Hallowe'en
Cherri Moseley, Bignold First School and Nursery, Norwich
For ages 6 to 7.

Jun & Jul, 2003
*Avalanches
Ian Johnston, Open University
For ages 11 to 13.

May, 2003
*Mazes
Chris Budd, University of Bath
For ages 11 to 13.

Dec, 2002
*My Rich Aunt
Philip Cooper,
For ages 16 to 18.

Oct & Nov, 2002
*Hallowe'en
Cherri Moseley, Bignold First School and Nursery, Norwich
For ages 6 to 7.

May & Jun, 2002
*A Remainder of One
Cherri Moseley, Bignold First School and Nursery, Norwich
For ages 5 to 7.

Apr & May, 2002
*Mazes
Chris Budd, University of Bath
For ages 11 to 13.

Nov & Dec, 2001
*Avalanches and Sand Piles
Ian Johnston, Open University
For ages 11 to 13.