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.

Can game theory help to vaccinate the world?
Virus and globe

Game theory suggests that sharing vaccine doses might give a selfish, as well as moral, advantage.
Happy International Women's day 2022!
Women

We celebrate by revisiting some of the articles and podcasts we have produced with female mathematicians over the last year.
On the mathematical frontline: Ed Hill
Ed hill

Ed Hill has been working on the COVID-19 pandemic right from the start, providing government with essential epidemiological advice. Find out about his journey in this podcast.
Hiding in plane sight
plane

Flying a plane on a secret mission? Some basic geometry can help you avoid being captured by an adversary.
Maths in a minute: Statistical mechanics
ice cubes

Bridging the gap between the microscopic snd the macroscopic.
Why the generation time of COVID-19 is important
network of people
To work out the famous R number you need to know the time between infections.
Understanding the generation time for COVID-19
clock

How long does it take for one person to infect another?
Maths in a minute: QALYs
money

What's a quality adjusted life year, or QALY?
Pandemics and psychology
crowd

Can you capture people's behaviour in epidemiological models?
Maths in a Minute: Turbulence and the Reynolds number
water

How does a smooth flow suddenly become turbulent? The Reynolds number helps understand the transition.
Turbulence: Where do we stand?
wave

Dive into the maths of turbulence!
The Plus advent calendar 2021
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In this year's advent calendar we celebrate our collaboration with the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
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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
    map

    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
    scene from play
    We talk about a play that explores the fascinating mathematical collaboration between the mathematicians GH Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan.