food engineering

What do chocolate and mayonnaise have in common? It's maths! Find out how in this podcast featuring engineer Valerie Pinfield.

Find out how maths helps to feed the world.

There's actually quite a lot of maths in beer. Here are three beer-related maths stories.

As the largest experiment ever conducted on GM crops ends, environmentalists are concerned that the maths might not add up.

Researchers are now asking for a serve of fuzzy logic with their pizza.

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.

Maths in a minute: Mathematical models

A basic introduction to the most powerful tools in science and enginnering.
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

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!