Charles Babbage

We celebrate the 200th birthday of Ada Lovelace, who anticipated modern computers long before they were built, with a look at her life and work.

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.

COVID-19 and universities: What do we know?

What can last year's experiences tell us about the coming academic year?
Maths in a minute: The prime number theorem

A quick look at one of the most important theorems in number theory.
Opening the black box

The organisers of a new INI programme explain why we need to know more about the maths behind machine learning and deep neural networks.
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

Complex systems go! The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Maths in a minute: Semi-supervised machine learning

Machine learning started with supervised learning and us providing all the training materials, but we are finding ways for algorithms to learn with far fewer resources.