School of Mathematics, Kingston University

02/08/2018

A multi-talented maths student designed the kingston university fresher's bag :-)

A talented maths student will see her design depicting iconic local landmarks adorning hundreds of bags being given to all new students enrolling at Kingston University this autumn.

02/08/2018

Our maths course received a 100% satisfaction score in the most recent National Student Survey from its students -- by definition that's one of the highest-rated courses in the country! We'd all like to thank and congratulate the 2017/8 graduates in maths from KU :-)

Come and see us for our new course https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/mathematics/

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/news/article/2085/26-jul-2018-kingston-university-scores-100-per-cent-for-overall-satisfaction-in-social-work-sport-science-and/

Kingston University's social work, sports science, mathematics and actuarial mathematics and statistics courses have topped the national leader board for student satisfaction in this year's National Student Survey (NSS).

25/04/2018

Incubation and Entrepreneurship Coordinator graduate position at Kingston University: https://t.co/M4AbLPC4GO
Applications close on 22nd May.

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05/10/2017

The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (http://www.ima.org.uk/) professional body accredits Kingston University mathematics degrees -- all of current programmes and our exciting new one for 2018 :-)

21/08/2015

£55m new building gets the go-ahead at Kingston University, giving a boost to student and public-facing facilities at the Penrhyn Road campus and since the Students' Union (KUSU) has already moved out of the building that the new build will replace it won't be majorly disruptive when construction starts next summer.
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/news/article/1544/12-aug-2015-new-pound55m-landmark-building-at-kingston-universitys-penrhyn-road-campus-gets-go-ahead/

Plans for a new £55m building at Penrhyn Road have been approved by the Royal Borough of Kingston's Development Control Committee

18/08/2015

Kingston's University-wide maths support centre "MathsAid" is run by us and next year (2015/16) our funding's been increased so we can pay more great people, students and staff, to support maths across the university :-)

There's some information about support (maths included) at http://www.kingston.ac.uk/gettingready/getting-ready-to-study/study-resources/ but you can also ask about support when you speak to an academic on the clearing lines: 0844 842 9599, or +44 (0)20 8328 1149 from outside the UK.

Find out more about the study resources available across the University, including the libraries and IT resources.

14/08/2015

Maths and Life Sciences at Kingston University teamed-up to use "clickers" in all 1st year modules in 2014/15 -- it turned-out to be such a good project that the University is rolling them out to all 1st year students in 2015 :-) If you'd like to join us on a maths, stats, actuarial or financial maths course give us a call on the clearing hotline on 0844 842 9599 (UK callers) or +44 20 8328 1149 (callers outside the UK) -- see http://www.kingston.ac.uk/courses/find-a-course/undergraduate/subject-areas/627-mathematics-and-statistics/ for more details.

14/08/2015

£55m investment on new buildings at Kingston University.

http://www.kingston.ac.uk/campus-planning/new-town-house/

Find out about the plans for the new building to replace the Town House building at Penrhyn Road. Upgrading our estate will allow us to continue to deliver the quality education programmes for which we are known, widen access to higher education, and enrich the economy and cultural life of the town…

13/08/2015

Interested in Maths, Stats, Financial or Actuarial Maths degree courses? Contact the maths staff at Kingston university via the clearing hotline on 0844 842 9599, or +44 (0)20 8328 1149 from outside the UK, where one of our students will take some details (UCAS ID and qualifications) before passing you to one of the friendly maths academics who can answer your questions about our courses and hopefully offer you a place on the spot.

http://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/clearing/contact-us/

View our contact details for Clearing 2015 at Kingston University.

12/08/2015

Results from the National Student Survey are out today (http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/ updates in September) and Kingston's results continue to improve, with average satisfaction levels rising across the university as a whole. In Mathematics over 90% of respondents agreed it was easy to contact a member of staff and more than 80% found our courses stimulating and that staff were good at explaining things ... of course we're aiming for 100% but as mathematicians and statisticians we all appreciate how the data fluctuate ;-)

12/08/2015

Good luck to everyone receiving A-Level results this week -- we hope you get better results than expected and if you want to study Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Mathematics or Actuarial Science, the Maths Staff at Kingston University would be happy to talk to you once Clearing opens tomorrow morning at 8.30AM :-)

http://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/clearing/

Find out about Clearing 2015 at Kington University, including courses on offer, top tips, how previous students found the process and more about how Clearing works.

24/10/2014

KU Mathematics Research seminar:

Wednesday 29 October 2014, 13:00-14:00
Penrhyn road, Kingston upon Thames
Room JG2010

Dr. Nigel Ling: Hierarchical regression model tests

Abstract:
Several disciplines study situations in which experiments are naturally organised in a hierarchy. In zoology, subjects are necessarily confined to enclosures – rats in a cage, fish in a pond, etc. Similarly studies of children in schools, or patients in hospital, for example, will often fall into groupings based on location, teacher, doctor, or some other attribute. Hierarchical analysis of variance can be used to study dependent variables at the conclusion of an experiment, but for those designs that wish to compare a relationship with some quantitative independent variable – changes over time for instance – there is no test for dependence. Usually the group values of the dependent variable are tested for observations made at the conclusion of the experiment, a procedure that not only discards information but may also lead to a false result. This work develops a formula for F with which to test the difference between slopes in a hierarchical regression.

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