Fun mathematics on Saturday mornings!

[For Senior Enrichment classes run in the Autumn, please visit here.]

UCD is hosting Junior Mathematical Enrichment classes on Saturday mornings in the 2025-26 academic year. The classes are aimed at motivated first, second, third and fourth year secondary school students. First years need to be reasonably comfortable manipulating and solving equations such as 3(x+5) = 7x-2.

Registration for the Spring season is open now. You won't get loads of spam. I'll send out an email (to those who register) a few days before the first class with location information. Register here.

The first class this Spring will be on Saturday, 24th January. Classes will continue on subsequent Saturdays until the end of April or thereabouts, skipping the second Saturday (21st February) of school mid-term, Saturday 14th March and Saturday 4th April (Easter).

There are three options to choose from when registering:

1) On campus classes for first and second years, time 11-12.30.

2) On campus classes for third and fourth years (and second years who have already participated last year), time 9:00-10:30.

3) On campus advanced classes for fourth/fifth years who already participated in JME last year, time 9:00-10:30.

Our classes, offered by the UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics in conjunction with the Irish Mathematical Trust, are run free of charge by talented tutors and are designed to develop a sound understanding of mathematics and to improve problem-solving skills. We hope that students will develop friendships through mathematics. There is little overlap with the maths taught in school.

Our programme is open to all students who show a genuine interest in mathematics. In the file linked here you will find an exercise sheet which students should attempt before registering for the class. Only those students who have made a serious (and fun) effort should be encouraged to register for the class.

Please register here.

Current sponsors

This year's classes were made possible by generous donations by Mark Cummins (Laminar Shock Capital) and by Stripe (via the Irish Maths Trust). See more information here, including some links to press coverage.

Potential sponsors

We gratefully acknowledge past financial support from Accenture Global Solutions which enabled us to run this programme in the years 2020-2022 and from Susquehanna 2022-2025. Thanks also to the Society of Actuaries for their generous contributions. We require further funding to support more students in their mathematical development. If you or your company wishes to get involved, let us know.

If you want further information, send an email.