Operational Research Society News

In 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced plans for young people to continue studying mathematics until the age of 18. He argued that the economy will not be able to grow unless work is done to combat “poor numeracy” which would otherwise “cost our economy tens of billions a year or to leave people twice as likely to be unemployed as those with competent numeracy”.

Professor Edward Rochead CMath CSci FIMA has been appointed as the new chair for the Alliance for Data Science Professionals (AfDSP).

In the chancellor's Autumn Statement it was announced that “support to establish a National Academy focused on mathematical sciences”, including “up to £6m of seed funding over the next three years, subject to business case”.

Seb Hargreaves, executive director of The OR Society, explains why entrepreneurs would benefit from mastering Operational Research and how its the most powerful, yet most overlooked, tool in the business arsenal.

The OR Society, is thrilled to take part in Maths Week England during 13th to 18th November, and is offering educational resources to teachers and students to bring the world of "maths in the real world" to students, highlighting how maths can be applied, how fun it can be as well as the exciting career pathways it can lead to.