How far can virus-carrying droplets fly in different environments — from buses to supermarkets? Maths can provide some answers.

We explore why you need to be extremely careful when combining the reproduction ratios of a disease in different settings, such as hospitals and the community.

As football leagues around the world have been suspended due to COVID-19, how should the final rankings of teams be decided? Here is a suggestion.

The origin story of this famous sequences stars some cute, fluffy bunnies.

We reflect on the late John Conway, the thoughts he shared with us over two interviews, and the experience of meeting him as a person and a mathematician.

Is it about energy? Is it about disorder? Or is it about information? It's all three!

What is herd immunity and what does it have to do with a number called R₀?

An urgent call has gone out to the scientific modelling community to help fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Two Cambridge mathematicians are helping to lead the charge.

We look at a crafty mathematical device which, among other things, has helped people understand what causes cholera.

How do mathematical models of COVID-19 work and should we believe them? We talk to an epidemiologist, who has been working flat out to inform the government, to find out more.

How should people arrange themselves for maximal socialising at a safe distance?