Enhancing the communication and speaking skills of mathematics undergraduates

In June 2011 Lancaster University delivered a substantially enhanced course in Communication and Presentation Skills to 108 second-year undergraduate mathematicians. The course was delivered jointly by staff in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and CETAD the Centre for Training and Development. Funding for the course and its increased staffing requirement came from our HE Curriculum Innovation Fund grant of £5 000. The course formed part of Lancaster’s credit-bearing MATH390 Project Skills module.