queueing theory

Using the trajectory of a billiard ball to assign customers to queues.

Maths in a minute

Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.

Celebrating black mathematicians

Cambridge joins Black History Month celebrations with an event showcasing the contributions of black mathematicians.
Maths in a minute: The d'Hondt method

How does the voting system for the European Parliament elections work?
Our changing picture of gravity

To celebrate the recent centenary of the first major test of Einstein's general theory of relativity, we look back over how our picture of gravity has changed.
Charmed beauty confirms particle theory

A new particle that has recently been discovered at CERN confirms predictions made by theoretical physicists over six years ago.
A cute problem goes big

Mathematicians have revived an old approach to solving the famous Riemann hypothesis.