INI

The Isaac Newton Institute: Creating eureka moments

One of the most exciting places in the mathematical world is the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (INI), an international research centre and our neighbour here on the University of Cambridge's maths campus.
The INI attracts leading mathematical scientists from all over the world, and is open to all. We are proud to be collaborating with the INI to bring the cutting edge mathematics that is being done there to the general public. The following content is part of this collaboration.

On the mathematical frontline: Tom Irving
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Tom Irving tells us about providing a bridge between policy and mathematics during the pandemic, the importance of transparency, and discussing the R number at the hair dressers.
Could ants lead us to new methods in data science?
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Can maths help us understand how ants, of such little brains, manage to cooperate so brilliantly?
Bringing UK maths together
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The new Academy for the Mathematical Sciences is a step closer to its full launch.
What is the Abel Prize?
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Find out more about one of the highest honours in maths.
Maths in a minute: Ensemble forecasting
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How does your weather app know the percentage chance of rain? It's down to ensemble forecasting!
What are liquid metal batteries?
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Find out why liquid metal batteries hold much hope in our move to renewables.
A 60% chance of rain: Weather, climate, and how to deal with uncertainty
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We talk to world-leading climate scientists Tim Palmer about climate and weather, the science of uncertainty, and why there needs to be a CERN for climate change.
The Plus advent calendar 2022
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Count down to Christmas with maths!
Mysterious magnetism: From the Earth to the stars
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Why does the Earth, as well as other planets and stars, have a magnetic field?
Mysterious magnetism
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Where do the magnetic fields of planets and stars come from?
From rainbows to rogue waves
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Discover the fascinating maths behind rainbows, rogue waves and many more applications that is being explored by researchers at the INI
Voices from Ukraine: Yuriy Semenov
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Yuriy Semenov shares his experience of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and why the work of a mathematicians is always possible.
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  • 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.

  • Climate change: How can maths help?

    As COP28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, kicks off we look at how maths can help understand the climate crisis.

  • The travelling salesman
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    How do you create dramatic film out of mathematics? We find out with writer and director Timothy Lanzone.

  • Disease modelling for beginners

    Mathematics plays a central role in understanding how infectious diseases spread. This collection of articles looks at some basic concepts in epidemiology to help you understand this fascinating and important field, and set you up for further study.

  • Maths in a minute: Conditional probability

    Find out why the formula we use to work out conditional probabilities is true!

  • A disappearing number
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    We talk about a play that explores the fascinating mathematical collaboration between the mathematicians GH Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan.