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Luciano Rila

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Admissions tutor at UCL Maths. LGBTQ+ in STEM. He/Him.

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Nathan Day @nathanday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
*New* Mathematician of the Week Posters Here's something I've been working on over the summer. A growing set of posters of mathematicians doing cool things with maths. Each comes in black/white or colour, with a quote and a link to read more. Check them out at: interwovenmaths.com/mathematicians
Collage of 25 posters of mathematicians.Screenshot of week 1, showing a poster, a quote and a link.Screenshot of week 14, showing a poster, a quote and a link.Screenshot of week 12, showing a poster, a quote and a link.
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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossbrooks.co.uk · 20/08/2026
It's just magical seeing QUEER ORIGINS in bookshops, especially the iconic Gay's the Word.✨ I've just signed some copies there — nab one while you can (there are also some soon-to-be-collector's-item bookmarks)! #books #booksky #bookshop #newreads #histsci #histsex #queerhistory 🌈📚🦋🗃️
Copies of Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life: A History of Sex and Science by Ross Brooks in a bookcase. Beneath the book at the front is a paper notice with 'Signed' written on and branded with Gay's the Word's logo.
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Sarah Denison @sarahdenisonmei.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Looking forward to talking about girls' progression to post-16 maths, belonging in maths and the brand new AMSP Girls' Progression Programme 😁 amsp.org.uk/teachers/11-...
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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
We're running our popular 'Bringing the Maths of Data Science and AI into the A level Classroom' PD course again in the summer term. 2 options: only-only and blended (online with a study day) Bookings are open now: amsp.org.uk/maths-into-ai/
A presenter in front of a screenSomeone working with Desmos on a laptop
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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Today, for LGBT+ History month, I'm giving a talk - 'Hidden Stories of LGBT+ Scientists'. It's at 12:30 in the National Science Learning Centre on campus @york.ac.uk. You can also attend online! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hidden-sto... How many of my magnificent 7 do you recognise?
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Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
In April, #PrideinSTEM turns 10! We will have a celebration for it, and we would like to recognize individuals who have had a positive impact on LGBTQIA+ People in STEM, here in the UK! Do you know someone who fits that description? Nominate them here: prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n... 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧪🔭
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Nominations open for our Decadal Awards | Pride in STEM
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 06/12/2025
This week we were pleased to present our new portrait of Professor Hannah Fry by artist and winner of this year's Sky Arts #PortraitArtistOfTheYear Chloe Barnes. Image: Hannah Fry, 2025 © Chloe Barnes royalsociety.org/news/2025/12/hanna…
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Luciano Rila @drtrapezio.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Join me on World AIDS Day for a lunchtime event featuring a screening of “30 Years of Living with HIV” followed by reflections from Dr Rex Melville on HIV care in the early days of the epidemic. When: Mon, Dec 1st, 12 pm What: World AIDS Day For registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-world-...
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Bicen Maths - Seb Bicen @bicenmaths.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Please share the Bicen Maths Award with your A-Level students! 🏆 There are 5 scholarships of £150 each, plus 3 graphics calculators from @casioeducationuk.bsky.social Tell your students to search on YouTube for details. Please repost! 🔁 bicenmaths.uk/the-bicen-ma... youtu.be/Le2W_X2GFlw?...
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The Bicen Maths Award 2026 🏆
YouTube video by Bicen Maths
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therispguy @jonny-griffiths.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Worked hard on a big revision of my risps. Weeding out mistakes, making tasks clearer, writing Geogebra and Excel files, all with better navigation; look out for the free eBook coming out in January!
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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
CERN celebrates LGBTQ+ in STEM Day Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year. 🔗 home.cern/news/news/ce...
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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Practice Interview Sessions for Oxford & Cambridge are now open! Free online 30-min maths interviews for Year 13s. Online | 24 Nov - 12 Dec Boost confidence, practise problem-solving, and get expert feedback. 👉https://buff.ly/FpCOZ1O #MEI #Oxbridge #MathsInterview
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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.
Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."
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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Bookings for these courses will close soon - likely by the end of this week. Please book now if you're wanting to attend.
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Susan Pennington @spennington.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The AMSP 'The Maths of Data Science and AI' teacher course has been really popular and we've managed to slightly increase the capacity on the London study day - if you're quick you can grab one of these extra places amsp.org.uk/event/192742...
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Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I had an enlightening conversation with mathematician Hannah Cairo about how she broke a huge conjecture in Harmonic Analysis at just 17 years old, what being a transgender mathematician means to her and how math has supported her along her journey! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌊 ✨ Read the Q&A here:
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Teen Hannah Cairo's Mathematical Discovery Sends Ripples through Harmonic Analysis
When she was just 17 years old, Hannah Cairo disproved the Mizohata-Takeuchi conjecture, breaking a four-decade-old mathematical assumption
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Luciano Rila @drtrapezio.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Honeymoon 🫶
Head and shoulder picture of a male gay couple on top of the sugar loaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro with a breathtaking view of Copacabana beach and hills.
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Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The small grants scheme for this year will open soon 👀
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Eleanor Doman @eleanordoman.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I always forget to advertise my talks but this is one my favorites - an introduction to mathematical biology for year 9/10 students via prehistoric frogs and giant squid.
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Q.E.D Network @qedmathsnetwork.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
At BAMC/BMC in Exeter?? Come join us now for the Queer Eat ‘n Meet and come along to our Mini Symposium tomorrow! 💜💜
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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Our New to Teaching A level Mathematics Summer School is back for 2025! Our Summer School is designed to deepen teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in key areas of the A level curriculum. Apply now: buff.ly/ErXXrzd
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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨 Job Alert: We are currently looking for an Education Administrator to join our Professional Services team and work across our taught and research programmes. This is a full-time, permanent position - all details are available here: bit.ly/447GzLV
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Nathan Day @nathanday.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
It's Pride Month. I feel like it is important to recognise this in school, especially given recent developments at home and abroad. Here's two ways I'm doing that. LGBTQIA+ Mathematicians (new!): interwovenmaths.com/famous-mathe... Pride Flag Maths activities: interwovenmaths.com/pride-flag-m...
A title page for a set of posters of 'LGBTQIA+ Mathematicians from around the world'Thumbnails of posters of 12 different 'LGBTQIA+ Mathematicians from around the world'A set of Maths questions based on the Progress Pride flag.Another set of Maths questions based on the Progress Pride flag.
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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Also: 🔵 The Sullivan Review is not a peer-reviewed research output, it's a savvy piece of Sex Matters campaigning. 🔵 Where is the evidence that current datasets are 'corrupted' by public authorities' long-established approach to the collection, analysis and use of sex and gender data?
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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
If you are free and in London next Tuesday evening, come listen to some truly phenomenal speakers (and me) on diversity in science communication! And it's free! www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/events/2...
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Diverse Perspectives in Science Communication
Creating Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges
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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Our Teaching A level Mathematics course will return in the new academic year. The course gives new A level maths teachers at state-funded schools the opportunity to explore key mathematical concepts and teaching strategies. Including six structured in-person study days
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Teaching A level Mathematics (TAM) - AMSP
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
two points on EHRC advice on trans people's use of public toilets: 1) trans people are being required to out themselves when using loo in public 2) how is it enforceable? What about cis people who don't conform to stereotypical appearance? it's shit. www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre...
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent. It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy. based on christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic... 1/18
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Finally, there were various comments from viewers about how universities are just ivory ideas discussing abstract ideas and of no use to society. This was my defence of university & higher education
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I was on DW News yesterday discussing Trump's attacks on science, and here is a clip where I was talking about the importance - and joy - of diversity in science.
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Colleen Young @colleenyoung.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
A Level Maths and Further Maths Revision colleenyoung.org/2025/03/23/a-level…
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Trump is picking off the universities one by one and they are caving very quickly. www.politico.com/news/2025/03... Worth reposting this article i wrote the other week. christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
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Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Brilliant to see our "Importance of DEI in Science" report covered by @resprofnews.bsky.social today! Our report has been getting traction - I hope because we're meeting a need from scientists to push back on the attacks on DEI in science. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
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UK researchers defend diversity in science against Trump’s ‘war’ - Research Professional News
Independent Sage says scientists must fight for diversity initiatives or see important voices silenced
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Susan Whitehouse @susanwhitehouse.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Really nice set of posters available here #MathsToday womeninstem.ingeniumcanada.org/posters/
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Posters – Women in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
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Sarah Cosgriff 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇭 @acescicomm.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This is your regular reminder that I offer science communication and public engagement training ✨ Training I offer: - intro to science communication and public engagement - developing and delivering interactive activities - engaging young audiences - equity, diversity and inclusion in engagement
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Andrew Krause @blindmath.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
We're advertising a fully-funded PhD project at Durham in understanding microbial ecology from a theoretical and multidisciplinary perspective! More details below. Feel free to email me, Denis Patterson, or @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social. March 31st deadline. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Metals, Microbes, and Mathematics: Understanding Coexistence with Toxic Nutrients at Durham University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Metals, Microbes, and Mathematics: Understanding Coexistence with Toxic Nutrients at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
To celebrate #LGBTplusHM25 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ this February, our team at the AMSP are celebrating the work of brilliant mathematicians who are part of the LGBTQ+ community! Explore our Significant Figures resources to learn more about their fantastic work 👇 buff.ly/41mFTlo @lgbthm.bsky.social #LGBTHM
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Luciano Rila @drtrapezio.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Nice STEP prep on inequalities involving algebraic symmetry. It also develops the understanding of under which conditions your proof is valid.
Prove that, if c >= a and d >= b, then ab + cd >= bc + ad. If x >= y, use the previous result to show that x^2 + y^2 >= 2xy. If further, x >= z and y>= z, use the first result to show that z^2 + xy >= xz + yz and deduce that x^2 + y^2 + z^2 >= xy + yz + zx. Prove that this result holds for all x, y and z.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing
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Peter Rowlett @peterrowlett.net · 29/01/2025
A colleague and I have an article in the new Mathematics in School aiming to demystify maths degrees - the right course can be a great option for students with B/C grades! #MathsToday #ALevelMaths #ITeachMaths
Cover of Mathematics in School volume 54 number 1What is Maths Like at a Lower-tariff University?
By Peter Rowlett and Angharad Ugonna
What happens in a maths degree? Will my A Level Maths students, especially those predicted B/C/D, be able to cope? These are questions we hear from A Level teachers, who sometimes recommend students who are interested in maths but predicted lower grades to avoid a maths degree out of a perception that it will be too hard for them.
We find this quite frustrating. We have a regular flow of students who arrived with lower grades and thrived, achieving well and leaving into fulfilling graduate careers. The impulse to protect students from a course that is too difficult for their ability comes from a kind place, but is unnecessary, and maths is a degree subject that leads to a wide range of future careers, providing a lot more options than other, more specialist options.
Our aim with this article is to provide a flavour of degree level maths through specific examples from our first-year curriculum. Maths at degree level isn't a big mystery or a different animal, but a continuation of what students have been prepared for in school.
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Luciano Rila @drtrapezio.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I’m running STEP online sessions for all our applicants. In my first session I covered functional equations. Such nice questions! I really like this one:
Given that f(0)=1 and f(x-y) = f(x)f(y) - f(a-x)f(a+y), show that f(a) = 0, f(t) = f(-t), f(2a) = -1, f(2a - t) = - f(t) and f(4a+t) = f(t).
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Luciano Rila @drtrapezio.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Risky but it’s coming along
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Dr Joby Razzelliot @jobium.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The best cinema in London is in danger. Sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
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Luciano Rila @drtrapezio.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Watch this space! bsky.app/profile/qedm...
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Jo Morgan @mathsjem.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Join my lovely team! We have a vacancy. Great behaviour & attitudes + happy students + excellent maths results. If you’re a maths teacher based in South London or Surrey looking for a new role in September, get in touch. Can include A level. Happy to chat. www.harriscareers.org.uk/200/search-o...
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Teacher of Mathematics - Search Vacancies
Think Teaching. Think Harris. Find out how you can support and lead transformative education for young people across London today. Search our vacancies now.
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Luciano Rila @drtrapezio.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Victoria Park this morning
Leaves covered in ice with blue skies on the background.
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Prof Ben Britton @bmatb.expmicromech.com · 08/01/2025
A request - are there any suggestions of papers on EDI & access to instrumentation/facilities in Universities/Major Facilities - especially with things concerning barriers and/or approaches to improve access with an EDI-lens in mind? 🧪
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Luciano Rila @drtrapezio.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Entering 2025 with the marble faun of Grey Gardens ❤️
The book cover of The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens by Jerry Torre and Tony Maietta.
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Luciano Rila @drtrapezio.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
A casual stroll where my parents live.
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