Maths support at the University of Hull: what we do and what we have learned

The University of Hull has been operating a support service for students the Study Advice Services (SAS) [1] since 2001. This service offers support and guidance to students from all disciplines in academic writing study skills and mathematics and operates both on the Hull campus and on the Scarborough campus. The mathematics branch of the service originated as the Mathematical Advice and Co-ordination Service (MACS) within the Faculty of Mathematics in 1995. Currently the service has 8 part-time tutors of which 6 are dedicated academic writing and study skills tutors one tutor is split between the writing/skills side and mathematics and one tutor deals wholly in mathematics.