A growing number of university students have trouble with basic maths, an expert said yesterday.

Young people are struggling with their degree subject because they lack even basic numerical skills, it is claimed.

Dr Christie Marr, head of the Mathematics Support Centre, based at St Andrews University, said that even the brightest students may need help.

It follows fears by the Royal Society of Chemistry earlier this year that Britain’s economic stability was under threat because levels of basic skills among Chinese students far outstrip those of home-grown school-leavers…

Source: Telegraph.co.uk
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