Exploring engaged research in mathematics and statistics: A-level students on university research placements

This paper presents preliminary findings from a pilot study on engaged research in A-level mathematics and statistics research placements at a university. Through interviews with students and supervisors, it explores how school students engage with contemporary research, aiming to promote equitable involvement in knowledge production. Findings suggest students engage in research through tasks like solving unsolved problems and translating research, with one student contributing to a research paper. Supervisor expectations, however, may contribute to epistemic injustice by limiting students’ contributions and underestimating their potential to co-create knowledge.