The Mathematics Resource Centre (MASH) is actively involved with sigma Network for excellence in mathematics and statistics support. Between 2008 and 2016 MASH held funding to:

• run the sigma South West & South Wales hub
• produce a variety of resources for mathematics and statistics support

The sigma Network is now established as a professional association managed by an elected steering group. MASH continues to be actively involved in the leadership of the new professional association.

sigma Hubs

sigma South West & South Wales was the first regional hub to be supported through the sigma Network. It was established in 2008 and following the successful pilot, in 2010 a national network of 6 regional hubs was established. Regional hubs provided more local access to sigma events and workshops. They allowed local interests and concerns to be supported whilst developing at a national level.

The sigma hubs ran until 2016 and the archived South West & South Wales hub pages have been preserved.

During this phase MASH also held funds to produce:

• promotional materials, social media guides and workshops for mathematics support practitioners
• resources to help students in Getting Started in LaTeX, Word, with SPSS and with Excel
• language resources for mathematics

sigma Network

The sigma Network is now established as a professional association managed by an elected steering group. MASH is represented on the national steering group by Emma Cliffe (Vice-chair: Technical) and Ed Southwood (Membership Secretary). MASH also holds the current funding for:

• the sigma Network Accessibility special interest group