5th International Conference on Developing Mathematical Resilience

Background

The Mathematical Resilience Network was launched in 2022 at the Third International Conference on Developing Mathematical Resilience with the intention of supporting academic and practitioner research and practice that uses the Mathematical Resilience Framework in addressing mathematics anxiety.

The University of Nairobi, through the Faculty of Education,  will host the fifth International Conference on Developing Mathematical Resilience. The Conference will be held on July 8 -10, 2026. It will anchor on opportunities and challenges of developing sustainable mathematical and statistical resilience. The focus areas will be on policy, multidisciplinary collaboration and partnerships; research, curriculum innovation and pedagogical Practices; integrating technology and digital tools; equity, access, diversity and inclusion; and Institutional support for sustainable mathematical and statistical development

The conference will feature papers from researchers, academics, teachers and from those who work with people of any age who are learning mathematics. Having mathematical resilience enables people to overcome barriers that learning mathematics presents. Research papers will focus on overcoming mathematics anxiety, which is prevalent globally, and to help learners know how to protect their wellbeing and still learn mathematics. All the papers in this conference will be research-based to showcase how mathematical resilience is making an impact in learning environments from higher education to schools and in homes, in countries across the world. 

Theme: Opportunities and Challenges of Developing Sustainable Mathematical and Statistical Resilience

 

2. Sub-themes and focus areas

a) Foundations, Policy, and Systemic Collaboration

·       Policy and Institutional Support for Sustainable Mathematical and Statistical Development

·       Psychosocial and Developmental Foundations of Mathematical Resilience

·       Inter- and Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Partnerships in Mathematical Resilience and Statistical Resilience

b) Pedagogical Innovation and Access

·       Research, Curriculum Innovation and Pedagogical Practices in Mathematical Resilience

·       Capacity Building of Curriculum Implementers in Mathematical Resilience

·       Equity, Access, Diversity, and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning Mathematics

c) Digital, Professional, and Infrastructural Support

·       Integrating Technology and Digital Tools in Mathematical Resilience and Statistical Resilience

·       Infrastructure and Capacity in Strengthening Mathematical Resilience

·       Equity, access, diversity and inclusion in teaching and learning mathematics

3. Venue – University of Nairobi Towers, UoN Main Campus, University Way Nairobi, Kenya

4. Dates for the conference – Pre-conference Workshop- 8th July 2026,

      Conference – 9th and 10th July 2026

 

Send Abstract to: mrconference2026@uonbi.ac.ke