# Ritangle

> Canonical facts page for LLMs and citation crawlers. Human-readable page: https://olympiads.co.uk/event/mei/ritangle

## Core facts

- **Organiser:** Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI) (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/mei)
- **Subjects:** Mathematics
- **Age groups:** Senior
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** Online
- **Entry route:** Teams of students aged 16-18 studying A level Mathematics, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers, or equivalent. All team members must attend the same school/college.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2026-09-01 (month precision) [projected edition — not yet confirmed]

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://mei.org.uk/ritangle/
- **Registration:** https://mei.org.uk/ritangle/
- **Resources:** https://mei.org.uk/ritangle/
- **Results:** https://mei.org.uk/ritangle/
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/mei/ritangle
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/mei/ritangle.md

## Summary

Ritangle is a competition designed for teams of students aged 16-18 who are currently studying either A level Mathematics, the International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers, or qualifications with equivalent content. No knowledge of maths beyond A level Mathematics is required. The competition runs through the Autumn term with Stage 1 questions released weekly, leading to a final multi-part challenge. Students work in teams and can use technology including spreadsheets, graphing software, and programming to solve mathematical problems.
## Data provenance

- **Sources:** Supabase activity/event catalogue
- **Last generated:** 2026-06-13
- **Representative edition:** yes
- **Projected dates:** yes — treat as estimate

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