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We talk to Ivan Smith, invited lecturer at the ICM 2018, about his work and what he likes about the Congress.

We talk to Nalini Joshi about her mathematics, the International Mathematical Union, and her work in supporting women in mathematics.

We talk to two of the organisers of the ICM 2022 in Saint Petersburg.

Ali Nesin has been awarded the 2018 Leelavati Prize for creating a mathematical paradise for Turkish students and the world's mathematicians.

In this podcast we try to capture a flavour of Fields medallist Akshay Venkatesh's work.

In this podcast we talk to June Barrow Green about the history of women in mathematics.

In these two videos Akshay Venkatesh tells us about winning the Fields Medal, what he enjoys about maths, and introduces us to the ideas in his work.

We talk to Maria Esteban, mathematician and President of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Nearly 18 million students took part in Brazil's maths olympiad for schools!

Masaki Kashiwara wins the Chern medal for his "outstanding and foundational
contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory sustained over a period of
almost 50 years."

Akshay Venkatesh has been awarded the Fields medal 2018 for his work exploring the boundaries of number theory.

Alessio Figalli has been awarded the Fields medal for his contributions, among other things, to optimal transport theory.

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