
Dr Brigitte Stenhouse
@FidgeyB
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Researcher of Mary Somerville's mathematics, and 19th century scientific households. Lecturer in History of Mathematics @OUMathsStats
Joined November 2015
We cannot mark International Women in Maths Day without celebrating our Mathematicians at the OU! Access a special issue of Endeavour, in which Dr Brigitte Stenhouse (@FidgeyB) was co-editor, focusing on collaborative couples in mathematics. https://t.co/uXFknHXUQ2
@OUMathsStats
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Black women participants needed I’m still looking for Black women participants (including Black mixed), over 18 and living in the UK, to take part in my Black women TV streaming audiences research project. Details in the poster. Please share with others.
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In case you don’t know what I’m referencing, you can read all about it here! https://t.co/aDGqOkc59t
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Just launched our website for the @BSHSNews annual conference in Aberystwyth. It was so much fun doing it bilingual! I'm trying to get the social media posts in Cymraeg, too, but my language skills are more limited than Adobe's trials. Check out, anyway! https://t.co/z1cubAQq8i
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ICYMI, registration is open for the 2024 Spitalfields History of Mathematics Meeting and Hirst Lecture. Speakers: Erhard Scholz, Jeremy Gray. @mathshistory 🗓️ Fri 26 Apr ⏰ 14:00 (GMT) 📍 @DeMorganHouse and online via Zoom 🎟️ Free, all welcome! ➡️ https://t.co/VbbsbYxEjS
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We are proud to be co-sponsoring 'Beyond the Pipeline: Women & Non-Binary People in Mathematics Day', organised by Mathematrix and Mirzakhani Societies at @OxUniMaths. Speakers: @FidgeyB @mura_matik, Melanie Rupflin, Vandita Patel and Christl Donnelly ➡️ https://t.co/TQhJ6wqcC8
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The third in the 'Games, Puzzles, Paradox and Proof' event series at @greshamcollege with @sarahlovesmaths is TONIGHT, taking place both in-person and online. Free registration, all welcome 👇 https://t.co/na4SXiF2u7
gresham.ac.uk
Many puzzles have a long history, such as water pouring puzzles, where you need to measure (for example) one pint of water equipped only with an eight-pint and a five-pint jug. The mathematics behind...
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Cofiwch y dyddiad! Bydd ein cynhadledd flynyddol 2024 yn cael ei gynnal o Orffennaf y 10fed i’r 13eg yn Aberystwyth! Edrychwch allan am ein Galwad am Bapurau: https://t.co/ymFyyYbtdB 🏴📜
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Happy birthday Mary Somerville! Born Boxing Day 1780, the mathematician and science writer known as 'The Queen of Science' was a strong advocate for women’s education. Find out more on our blog: https://t.co/PETE3XmsXk
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Endeavour’s latest is out, featuring the groundbreaking collection on “Calculating Couples” skillfully guest-edited by David E. Dunning and Brigette Stenhouse (@FidgeyB) https://t.co/7W88Nhclp8
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Brian Cox reads If I Must Die, by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher and martyr Refaat Alareer. Refaat was killed on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike. This was the last poem he published.
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Delighted to share that our article, "Tikaram and Chandrakala Dhananjaya: A Collaborative Couple in Mathematics from Nepal," has been published in Elsevier. 📚 Explore the journey of this remarkable duo and their contributions to #mathematics. 🧮 #Nepal
https://t.co/0MRKEWqSiO
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That's it - another series of The Secret Genius of Modern Life done! 😭 Here's our last video from Hannah saying why this show is so successful! Will there be a series 3? 🤞 Let's hope so! Watch series 1 and 2 again on BBCiPlayer: https://t.co/m1UXH3R3Mu
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I’m not one for getting teary but I was really moved by @MuseumofOxford’s beautifully executed dual language allotment display. Not only was it an excellent example of best practice it also echoed exactly what I found researching allotments - they are inclusive spaces and yet
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LOVE this ad for the divestment movement! Love Olivia Colman too.
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The BSHS council expresses its support for Dr Jenny Bulstrode's seminal work on 'Black metallurgists and the making of the Industrial Revolution', confirmed in its scholarly depth and accuracy by the thorough review of the editors at @HistAndTech. 1/2
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The UK Home Office has *denied a visa* to the six year old daughter of a Kenyan academic expert working at Bristol University. This appalling cruel decision must be reversed. End the hostile environment! https://t.co/3uRwcLRn2g
theguardian.com
Furious colleagues denounce decision that there are ‘no compassionate grounds’ to allow the child to join her mother
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“African nationals applying for a visitor’s visa – which scientists need to attend research conferences in the UK – were three to four times more likely to be rejected than applicants in east Asia” Shame on the Home Office
Shameful, devastating, racist. @DoselineKiguru is a brilliant and much-valued colleague - what she and her daughter have been put through is evil
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