Over half a million people across the island of Ireland got involved in Maths Week 2022, including 150 students from local schools who attended the talk by Bobby Seagull hosted at Queen's. 

Bobby Seagull is a teacher, broadcaster and writer, who rose to fame after TV appearances on University Challenge and then in his own series Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain. His second book, The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers, was published in 2018.

His inspirational talk for Mathsweek drew on his experience of maths growing up, from understanding the randomness of football results, to organising his time and his choice of music. Using stories from his own life, Bobby brought his infectious enthusiasm to everything from the right number of friends to have to the power of prime numbers controlling credit card numbers and cicada insect hibernation habits. 

Maths Week is the biggest celebration of mathematics of its kind and aims to promote the benefits of maths to pupils and the wider community. The all-island event promotes a positive image of mathematics and its applications in everyday life.