Prominent maths educator Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin has been honoured as this year’s recipient of the Maths Week Ireland Award for raising public awareness of maths. It is presented annually during Maths Week Ireland – the all-island festival of maths and numeracy which this year runs until October 18th. Maths Week co-founder Dr Sheila Donegan said: “Through her internationally recognised work and research, Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of maths to the public.”Dr Ní Shúilleabháin has been a strong advocate for social inclusion and equality. On the importance of Maths Week, Dr Donegan said: “We’re all aware how maths is vital in helping drive societal change for the better. More than 356,000 students on the island of Ireland registered for this year’s Maths Week events.

Source: The Irish Times October 14, 2020 18:00 UTC