New research shows that ventilation is crucial and that masks are effective.

We talk to three of this year's winners of the prestigious Whitehead Prizes.

Henry Wilton has won a Whitehead Prize for work that combines geometry and algebra.

Holly Krieger has won a Whitehead Prize for work that combines number theory and dynamical systems.

Maria Bruna has won a Whitehead Prize for finding a systematic way of simplifying complex systems.

We all now know about R, but sometimes it can be good to consider another number: the growth rate of an epidemic.

Mathematical models can help the nation return to (some sort of) normality.

Mathematicians are helping to develop an AI tool to help with diagnosing COVID-19 and making prognoses for infected patients.

How far can virus-carrying droplets fly in different environments — from buses to supermarkets? Maths can provide some answers.

We explore why you need to be extremely careful when combining the reproduction ratios of a disease in different settings, such as hospitals and the community.

How do people in different countries feel about the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken by their governments?

How do mathematical models of COVID-19 work and should we believe them? We talk to an epidemiologist, who has been working flat out to inform the government, to find out more.