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From rainbows to rogue waves 
Discover the fascinating maths behind rainbows, rogue waves and many more applications that is being explored by researchers at the INI
Are the constants of nature really constant? 
To celebrate what would have been John D. Barrow's 70th birthday, we revisit our podcast where we asked him: Are the constants of nature really constant?
Stadium maths 
In this podcast Paul Shepherd tells us about the maths of football stadiums and why his work required him to listen to Belgian techno.
Welcome to the World Cup! 
Amidst all the controversy of the FIFA World Cup 2022 there is also some football to be played. And where there's football, there's maths...
Voices from Ukraine: Yuriy Semenov 
Yuriy Semenov shares his experience of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and why the work of a mathematicians is always possible.
Mathematical snapshots: Tosin Babasola 
Tosin uses maths to guarantee the continued production of chocolate.
Voices from Ukraine: Nataliya Vaisfel'd 
Mathematician Nataliya Vaisfel'd talks about fleeing Ukraine with her wheelchair-bound mother and their dogs, eventually finding sanctuary in Britain.
From rainbows to rogue waves 
Dispersion lies at the heart of many dramatic phenomena - explore the maths that explains it!
Maths in a minute: Dispersion 
If you've ever marvelled at a rainbow, you have witnessed dispersion in action!
Give us a wave! 
Ripples on a pond, the swell of ocean waves, your favourite song – these can all be described using sine waves. But how do we describe a sine wave?
Maths in a minute: Cartesian coordinates 
A fly on the ceiling inspired the coordinate system you might remember from school.