• Friday, April 19, 2024

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Why University Challenge star wants to tackle ‘maths anxiety’

SUM IT UP: Bobby Seagull is currently researching so-called “maths anxiety” to understand more about it (Pic by Open University)

By: Lauren Codling

by LAUREN CODLING A BBC star has said he wants to use his public platform in order to try and change “negative” attitudes towards mathematics. Bobby Seagull, 34, initially found fame when his turn on the iconic BBC show University Challenge show went viral in 2016. An instant hit with audiences, Seagull went on to star in Monkman and Seagull with his fellow University Challenge contestant Eric Monkman. The show chronicled the pair’s adventures as they travelled across the UK, discovering the country’s most extraordinary inventions. Seagull is now determined to use his public persona to help dispel negative connotations…

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