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    Random walk

    Maths in a minute: Random walks

    Random walks are great for modelling anything that moves, from particles to people. They're also fun, versatile and beautiful!

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    Hannah Fry

    Hannah Fry: Mathematics for the people

    Hannah Fry is coming to join us in Cambridge! She tells us about her own mathematical research,  why she thinks mathematicians have a duty to engage the public, and shares one of her favourite mathematical moments.

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    Preparing for Disease X

    Experts in public health, industry and disease modelling came together this summer to discuss how maths can prepare for the next pandemic.

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    Julian Sahasrabudhe

    Counting on connections

    Julian Sahasrabudhe wins a Whitehead Prize for combining different areas of maths using the power of combinatorics.

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    dice

    Stochastic spread

    When a new infectious disease enters a population everything depends on who catches it — superspreaders or people with few contacts who don't pass it on.  We investigate the stochastic nature of the early stages of an outbreak.

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