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How can maths help to understand the Southern Ocean, a vital component of the Earth's climate system?
PhD student Daniel Kreuter tells us about his work on the BloodCounts! project, which uses maths to make optimal use of the billions of blood tests performed every year around the globe.
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Weird and wonderful things can happen when you set a ball in motion on a billiard table — and the theory of mathematical billiards has recently seen a breakthrough.
Was vaccinating vulnerable people first a good choice? Hindsight allows us to assess this question.
This year's Abel Prize goes to Luis A. Caffarelli for a body of work on the maths of change.
Celebrate Pi Day with the stars of our podcast, Maths on the move!
Maths meets politics as early career mathematicians present their work at the Houses of Parliament.
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Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.
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How can maths help to understand the Southern Ocean, a vital component of the Earth's climate system?
Was the mathematical modelling projecting the course of the pandemic too pessimistic, or were the projections justified? Matt Keeling tells our colleagues from SBIDER about the COVID models that fed into public policy.
PhD student Daniel Kreuter tells us about his work on the BloodCounts! project, which uses maths to make optimal use of the billions of blood tests performed every year around the globe.