Leone Burton has asked me to pass on the following message.
Karen John-Pierre
Information Officer
Wellcome Trust
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> Dear Colleagues: I am afraid that I have been lurking on this list
> and enjoying your introductions as well as sharing your concerns
> about public understanding of science. Those of you who have an
> interest in public understanding of mathematics might like to know
> about a series of seminars funded by the Economic and Social Research
> Council, which has been ongoing over this academic year and details
> of which you will find at the following web address:
>
> http://www.ioe.ac.uk/esrcmaths
>
> The purpose of the seminars is to open a debate between a number of
> communities who, until now, have not spoken to one another. These
> are mathematicians, mathematics educators and sociologists of
> knowledge of mathematics, users of mathematics, image makers about
> mathematics and policy makers about mathematics. In particular we
> are concerned not to fall into the dangerous position of promoting
> mathematics as if "it" is unproblematic, assuming understanding or
> the need for understanding, and essentialising the publics into one
> public.
>
> Leone Burton.
>
>
> Leone Burton
> Professor of Education (Mathematics and Science)
> The University of Birmingham
> Birmingham B15 2TT
>
> tel: (44) 121 414 4812
> fax: (44) 121 414 7845
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> Leone Burton
> Professor of Education (Mathematics and Science)
> The University of Birmingham
> Birmingham B15 2TT
>
> tel: (44) 121 414 4812
> fax: (44) 121 414 7845
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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