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MATHMET Activity MU Training

10/2021 - 09/2023

MU Training - A MATHMET activity to improve quality, efficiency and dissemination of measurement uncertainty training

There is a documented need for a better understanding of measurement uncertainty and its evaluation in many communities. Recently this need was restated pointing to the importance of training on measurement uncertainty. MU Training is a MATHMET activity which will improve the quality, efficiency and dissemination of measurement uncertainty training. Based on a broad consortium, the project will

  1. develop new material for measurement uncertainty training and
  2. establish an active community for those involved in measurement uncertainty training.

More specifically, the new material (1.) will include an overview of existing courses, software and examples to guide trainees, as well as short videos explaining the need for, and a common difficulty in, evaluating measurement uncertainty. This material will be freely available on MATHMET’s website and will be actively disseminated to a large set of practitioners in metrology, academia and industry. The community (2.) will strengthen the capabilities of those teaching measurement uncertainty by opening courses and material within the consortium, as well as laying foundations for the development of new courses. A broader range and larger number of metrologists, researchers, university students and industrial audiences will receive good practice in training on measurement uncertainty during and well after the MATHMET activity. The MU Training activity is unfunded, and its results and impact will reflect on MATHMET and advance its network.

By creating new material for measurement uncertainty training at the beginners and at advanced levels, and by establishing an active community for those teaching measurement uncertainty at metrology institutes, universities, in accreditation and legal metrology, the activity will increase the understanding of measurement uncertainty and thus contribute to more reliable measurements from the highest scientific level down to the shop floor.

Partners

  • 11 MATHMET members/partners: PTB (coordination), CEM, GUM, IMBIH, IMS SAS, INRIM, IPQ, LNE, METAS, NPL, SMD
  • 5 non-MATHMET members: ACCREDIA Ente Italiano di Accreditamento, Deutsche Akademie für Metrologie (DAM), National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), Politecnico di Torino, University of Konstanz

  

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