My First Seed Grant MEMA PROJECT VISUAL RESEARCH REPORT
Hybrid Expertise Team
Scientific Awards
Research Network
Conferences
Public Engagement
School Outreach
Publications
Scientific awards and recognitions
The MeMa project received the Best Poster Award at CERME14 for the clear and coherent visual design applied to the analysis of cultural memes in mathematics education through a transdisciplinary lens, grounded in the notion of mathematics capital.
Dissemination to the Scientific Community: Conferences
The MeMa team presented the project design and preliminary results at four international conferences (CERME14 in Bozen, Italy; ICEDU2025 in Bangkok, Thailand; PCE2025 in Paris, France; and ICTMT17 in London, UK), engaging with the research community and receiving feedback for further development
Hybrid Expertise Team
The MeMa project brought together two research teams from different departments, each grounded in distinct research paradigms in Mathematics Education and Digital Sociology. The team includes Giulia Bini, Sara Gagliani Caputo, and Marta Crippa from the Department of Mathematics “Federigo Enriques” at the University of Milan, and Pietro Saccomanno, Giulietta Zanga, and Diego Ceccobelli from the Department of Social Sciences at the same university. To integrate these perspectives, the group developed an innovative approach called Research Mixology, a form of hybrid expertise that blends theoretical frameworks and methods while preserving the identity of each research paradigm. This approach enabled the researchers to co-design the experimental study, align data collection tools, and produce complementary interpretations of how mathematical memes operate as educational and cultural artefacts.
Communication to the general public
The MeMa project reached the public through the Facebook and Instagram profiles of the PI, and has gained significant visibility thanks to a dedicated interview produced by Fondazione Leonardo, which reached over 11,000 views on Instagram. The project was also featured in an article published on La Statale News and engaged with the wider public through participation in MEETmeTONIGHT (The European Researchers’ Night) and BookCity in Statale, both organised in collaboration with Marina Gazzini from the Department of Historical Studies “Federico Chabod” at the University of Milan.
- Facebook
- Instagram
- Fondazione Leonardo
- La Statale News
- MEETmeTONIGHT
- BookCity in Statale
Dissemination to secondary teachers
The MeMa project was presented in six professional development meetings with different groups of lower- and upper-secondary school teachers, held in Bari, Milan, the Province of Milan, Novara, and Salerno. Each meeting offered an opportunity to discuss the project’s design, implementation, and educational implications.
Dissemination to the scientific community: Publications
In April 2025, the MeMa Team published a peer-reviewed article in Education Sciences focusing on the development and validation of the Mathematics Capital questionnaire. A second article, written in collaboration with the international scholar Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs and conceptualising the project’s pedagogical model for content creation in mathematics classrooms, has been submitted to For the Learning of Mathematics. A third paper is currently being written by Giulia Bini with an interdisciplinary team of meme experts: Helen Tidy (forensic sciences), Joanne Irving-Walton (education sciences), Marina Gazzini (medieval history), Maria Wald (Russian studies) and Stefano Bertacchi (biology). Further peer-reviewed outputs include a short two-page paper presented as a poster at the CERME14 conference and an eight-page research report presented at the ICTMT17 conference, both currently in press.
Research Network
The MeMa team has broadened its scientific horizons internationally by building a research network with leading scholars in mathematics education, including Angelika Bikner Ahsbahs (University of Bremen, Germany) and Paola Valero (Stockholm University, Sweden). The network also includes experts in the educational use of memes and digital culture, such as Marina Gazzini (University of Milan, Italy), Helen Tidy and Joanne Irving Walton (Teesside University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), Stefano Bertacchi (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy), and Maria Wald (University of Birmingham, UK).
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My First Seed Grant MEMA PROJECT VISUAL RESEARCH REPORT
Hybrid Expertise Team
Scientific Awards
Research Network
Conferences
Public Engagement
School Outreach
Publications
Scientific awards and recognitions
The MeMa project received the Best Poster Award at CERME14 for the clear and coherent visual design applied to the analysis of cultural memes in mathematics education through a transdisciplinary lens, grounded in the notion of mathematics capital.
Dissemination to the Scientific Community: Conferences
The MeMa team presented the project design and preliminary results at four international conferences (CERME14 in Bozen, Italy; ICEDU2025 in Bangkok, Thailand; PCE2025 in Paris, France; and ICTMT17 in London, UK), engaging with the research community and receiving feedback for further development
Hybrid Expertise Team
The MeMa project brought together two research teams from different departments, each grounded in distinct research paradigms in Mathematics Education and Digital Sociology. The team includes Giulia Bini, Sara Gagliani Caputo, and Marta Crippa from the Department of Mathematics “Federigo Enriques” at the University of Milan, and Pietro Saccomanno, Giulietta Zanga, and Diego Ceccobelli from the Department of Social Sciences at the same university. To integrate these perspectives, the group developed an innovative approach called Research Mixology, a form of hybrid expertise that blends theoretical frameworks and methods while preserving the identity of each research paradigm. This approach enabled the researchers to co-design the experimental study, align data collection tools, and produce complementary interpretations of how mathematical memes operate as educational and cultural artefacts.
Communication to the general public
The MeMa project reached the public through the Facebook and Instagram profiles of the PI, and has gained significant visibility thanks to a dedicated interview produced by Fondazione Leonardo, which reached over 11,000 views on Instagram. The project was also featured in an article published on La Statale News and engaged with the wider public through participation in MEETmeTONIGHT (The European Researchers’ Night) and BookCity in Statale, both organised in collaboration with Marina Gazzini from the Department of Historical Studies “Federico Chabod” at the University of Milan.
Dissemination to secondary teachers
The MeMa project was presented in six professional development meetings with different groups of lower- and upper-secondary school teachers, held in Bari, Milan, the Province of Milan, Novara, and Salerno. Each meeting offered an opportunity to discuss the project’s design, implementation, and educational implications.
Dissemination to the scientific community: Publications
In April 2025, the MeMa Team published a peer-reviewed article in Education Sciences focusing on the development and validation of the Mathematics Capital questionnaire. A second article, written in collaboration with the international scholar Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs and conceptualising the project’s pedagogical model for content creation in mathematics classrooms, has been submitted to For the Learning of Mathematics. A third paper is currently being written by Giulia Bini with an interdisciplinary team of meme experts: Helen Tidy (forensic sciences), Joanne Irving-Walton (education sciences), Marina Gazzini (medieval history), Maria Wald (Russian studies) and Stefano Bertacchi (biology). Further peer-reviewed outputs include a short two-page paper presented as a poster at the CERME14 conference and an eight-page research report presented at the ICTMT17 conference, both currently in press.
Research Network
The MeMa team has broadened its scientific horizons internationally by building a research network with leading scholars in mathematics education, including Angelika Bikner Ahsbahs (University of Bremen, Germany) and Paola Valero (Stockholm University, Sweden). The network also includes experts in the educational use of memes and digital culture, such as Marina Gazzini (University of Milan, Italy), Helen Tidy and Joanne Irving Walton (Teesside University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), Stefano Bertacchi (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy), and Maria Wald (University of Birmingham, UK).