Year 9 masterclasses

The 2026 programme of maths masterclasses for year 9 pupils is still in development, but will be published here as soon as it is ready.

To put a student forward for our 2026 masterclasses, their parent/carer should complete our application form.

Session Title	Led by	Date
*Adventures in Iterations* In mathematics ‘iterating’ just means applying the same rule over and over again. This can be surprising powerful, leading to useful results in the real world! In this session we’ll meet matrices, explore some ideas in probability and even meet Markov Chains which are at the heart of some modern applications in artificial intelligence.	Richard Lissaman Warwick Mathematics Institute	24/01/2026
*Combinatorial Games* Abstract TBC	Nicholas Jackson Warwick Mathematics Institute	31/01/2026
*How to be a spy: the maths behind cryptography* In this Masterclass, we will explore the science of secrets, from ancient ciphers to the mathematics keeping our online data secure today.	Michael Cavaliere Warwick Mathematics Institute	07/02/2026
*Puzzles of Graph Theory* Be amazed – we’re about to learn about graphs… but not the graphs that you’re used to thinking about! 😆 In this Masterclass, we’ll explore the hidden mathematics of puzzles that appear all around us, from networks of cities to the colourful challenges of games. Get ready to think like a mathematician, solve puzzles, and see the world through the lens of graph theory!	Ava McMenamin (undergraduate student)	28/02/2026
Communicating mathematics student session This session will be given by Warwick mathematics undergraduates as part of their module on Communicating Mathematic. Title and abstract will appear at the start of 2026.	Speaker TBC	07/03/2026
Group Theory: The Hidden Language of Symmetry In mathematics, symmetry is more than just mirror images or repeating patterns. It’s about understanding which features of an object remain unchanged when we transform it. By exploring simple actions like rotations and reflections, we’ll see how these ideas come together in a powerful framework known as Group Theory.	Tom Fisher (undergraduate student)	21/03/2025

We are also running masterclasses for year 12 pupils.