Shortly before he disembarked for France to fight in the British Army during the First World War, Lewis failed his “fearsome” qualifying examination in algebra to continue his studies at Oxford. “He ...

We all studied mathematics: it has been a core part of the school curriculum from the very first. However, it is not just a subject for the classroom – maths has a huge range of applications across ...

Five young people from a Birmingham school visited the University of Oxford last week to help encourage a love of maths among female learners. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you ...

Students, male and female, taking their exams in summer 2017 were given 15 minutes extra after dons ruled "female candidates might be more likely to be adversely affected by time pressure”, according ...

Oxford University has extended time for maths and computer science exams in a bid to help women get better grades. Undergraduates were given 105 minutes to complete their papers, rather 90. There was ...

Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their A-level results today (Thursday, August 14). Students at Oxford Spires Academy, part of the Anthem Schools Trust ...

Teenagers who stick with the subject have higher levels of chemical vital for brain plasticity, research shows Students who drop mathematics at the age of 16 have lower amounts of a brain chemical ...