Mathematics Society: Outreach Officer

Hi everyone!! I’m Luis, 1st year Maths student, and I’m running for Outreach Officer because I’d love to strengthen how our society connects mathematics at UCL with the real world beyond it.

Let me ask you something. When we learn a theorem, a proof technique, or a new concept, how often do we get to see what that actually becomes outside the lecture hall? Not just “careers in finance” or “jobs in tech”, but how the mathematics itself evolves into research, industry, and innovation.

Before UCL, I competed in the Spanish Mathematical Olympiad, where I've got amazing results that led me to represent Spain in the Mediterranean Maths Olympiad. I've also co-organised an officially approved Olympiad Math Camp (Gym OME) where I taught problem solving and touched different topics in combinatorics and euclidean geometry. Through that experience, I saw how powerful maths becomes when it’s shared and when you see its direction and impact.

As Outreach Officer, I’d focus on bringing in speakers who can bridge that gap: researchers who show how abstract theory turns into discovery; alumni who explain how the maths we study translates into real-world problem solving; professionals who can connect our modules to what they actually use... I’ve coordinated teams and organised programmes before, and I’d bring that same initiative and reliability to this role.

If you’d like to see more conversations that connect our mathematics to the wider world in a meaningful way, I’d really appreciate your vote!