{"id":2044,"date":"2023-02-08T14:05:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/outreach-news\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2023-02-08T14:51:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:51:09","slug":"2044","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/outreach-news\/2023\/02\/08\/2044\/","title":{"rendered":"Levelling Up: Maths for Black Heritage Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science is delighted to be one of only five UK maths departments taking part in a new university access programme called Levelling Up: Maths for Black heritage students. \u00a0<\/p>\n<table class=\"w100pc backgroundTable\" style=\"height: auto;width: 600px\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-component=\"wrapper\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"w100pc\" style=\"width: 600px;border-width: 0px;padding: 0px 0px 16px 0px\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"600\" data-component=\"wrapper\">\n<table class=\"w100pc\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-component=\"row\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"w100pc pH\" style=\"width: 600px;border-width: 0px;padding: 0px\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"600\" data-component=\"row\">\n<table class=\"w100pc\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-component=\"row\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"w100pc full\" style=\"width: 600px;border-width: 0px;padding: 0px\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"600\" data-component=\"column\">\n<table class=\"w100pc\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-component=\"column\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"w100pc accessibility-body\" style=\"width: 600px;color: #171717;line-height: 21px;border-width: 0px;padding: 0px\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"600\" data-component=\"txt\"><span style=\"font-family: lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\">The programme \u2013 a collaboration between learned societies, educational charities and organisations across STEM and the Black community \u2013 aims to encourage pupils of Black heritage to consider studying Mathematics or other STEM subjects beyond A-level, to improve both their grades and their confidence to study at university. \u00a0The first cohort of pupils will be taught and mentored by University of Kent students of Black heritage over the course of their studies in Years 12 and 13, with no charge to schools or participants. \u00a0More details about the programme can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lms.ac.uk%2Fnews%2Flevelling-up-for-students-of-black-heritage%3Futm_campaign%3DSchools%2520Bulletin%2520-%2520January%25202022%26utm_source%3DemailCampaign%26utm_content%3D%257B~mailVariationId~%257D%26utm_medium%3Demail&amp;data=05%7C01%7CN.Daly%40kent.ac.uk%7C9984895842234a45eade08daf232d12a%7C51a9fa563f32449aa7213e3f49aa5e9a%7C0%7C0%7C638088597338307608%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=w0gGEaAW7lX5MD2U5OrXPhHJERZyaVX1faUzObVmA1E%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\"><b>Please email cemsoutreach@kent.ac.uk to express interest and for further details.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/outreach-news\/files\/2023\/02\/KBS_1G8A4054-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2045\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/outreach-news\/files\/2023\/02\/KBS_1G8A4054-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science is delighted to be one of only five UK maths departments taking part in a new university &hellip; 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