attracting the best students of mathematics into engineering

Attracting the best students of mathematics into engineering 21 May 2007

Breakout Group Discussions

All groups to consider:– How might university engineering departments

make use of the Further Mathematics Network?– How might the Further Mathematics Network

make use of university engineering departments?– How might employers benefit from their local

Further Mathematics Centres?– How might Further Mathematics Centres benefit

from local employers?– How might careers guidance specialists

encourage greater take up of Further Mathematics and engineering?

Chairs and rapporteursGreenChair: Sue de Pomerai - Further Mathematics NetworkRapporteur: Sue Robinson - Gatsby Charitable FoundationMountbattenChair: Bernard Murphy - MEIRapporteur: Matthew Harrison - Royal Academy of EngineeringNuffieldChair: Richard Browne - MEIRapporteur: Peter Tottman - IDGTEHaslettChair: Richard Lissaman - Further Mathematics NetworkRapporteur: Dik Morling - Westminster UniversityLovelaceChair: Stella Dudzic - MEIRapporteur: Erica Tyson - Rolls-Royce

Feedback from discussion groups– How might university engineering departments

make use of the Further Mathematics Network?– How might the Further Mathematics Network

make use of university engineering departments?– How might employers benefit from their local

Further Mathematics Centres?– How might Further Mathematics Centres benefit

from local employers?– How might careers guidance specialists

encourage greater take up of Further Mathematics and engineering?