Plus was initially named PASS Maths (Public Awareness and Schools Support for Maths) in 1997, when it was a project of the Interactive Courseware Research and Development Group, based jointly at the University of Cambridge andKeele University.Plus is now part of theMillennium Mathematics Project, a long term national initiative based inCambridge and active across theUK and internationally.
Plus won the 2001Webby forBest Science Site on the Web,[7] and has been described as "an excellent site put together by those with a real love for the subject".[8] In 2006 the Millennium Mathematics Project, of whichPlus is a part, won theQueen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education.[9]
^Lawrence, Snezana (July 2006), "Maths is good for you: web-based history of mathematics resources for young mathematicians (and their teachers)",BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics,21 (2):90–96,doi:10.1080/17498430600803375,S2CID122851275