{"id":5165,"date":"2026-03-26T09:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=5165"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:17:17","slug":"world-maths-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2026\/03\/26\/world-maths-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Maths Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>World Maths Day<\/h1>\n<div>Today is World Maths Day and we want to celebrate Maths Plus<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Something is energising about a day that brings the whole world together through numbers\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what World Maths Day is all about.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Unlike the usual image of maths as quiet, solitary work, World Maths Day flips the script. It turns numbers into a global event\u2014fast-paced, interactive, and surprisingly social. 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