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Sci-art competition

If you're an artist with an interest in mathematical ideas and patterns then here's a competition for you. Enter by March 31, 2025 to win cash prizes up to £750 !

Solve for X and the Martingale Foundation

Are you thinking of doing a Masters or PhD in maths or another STEM subject but are worried about funding? Then the Martingale Foundation might be for you. Find out more in this episode of Maths on the Move.

Maths in a minute: Phase transitions

We experience phase transitions every day, but they are some of the most dramatic events natur presents us with. Here's a quick introduction.

Six degrees of separation

We explore the maths that helps explain this well-known phenomenon, which says that any two people around the world are likely to be connected through a surprisingly short chain of acquaintance links.

Maths in a minute: Random walks

Random walks are great for modelling anything that moves, from particles to people. They're also fun, versatile and beautiful!

Working in AI: Yolanne Lee

Yolanne Lee, A PhD student for the Maths4DL research project, tells us about what she thinks AI will be able to do in the near future, what it has to do with cats and dogs, and how music provided her first experience of science.

Counting on connections

Julian Sahasrabudhe wins a Whitehead Prize for combining different areas of maths using the power of combinatorics.

Maths in a minute: Conway's Game of Life

Even simple rules can lead to interesting processes. Play with Conway's famous cellular automaton to see life-like patterns unfold. 

Stochastic spread

When a new infectious disease enters a population everything depends on who catches it — superspreaders or people with few contacts who don't pass it on.  We investigate the stochastic nature of the early stages of an outbreak.

Hannah Fry will join us in Cambridge!

Hannah Fry will join us at the University of Cambridge in January as Cambridge's first Professor for the Public Understanding of Mathematics!

Maths in a minute: Branching processes

Worried about your population of bugs? A branching process can help you understand it.

Hannah Fry: Mathematics for the people

Hannah Fry is coming to join us in Cambridge! She tells us about her own mathematical research,  why she thinks mathematicians have a duty to engage the public, and shares one of her favourite mathematical moments.