voting systems

Election special

A mathematical look at democracy.

Elections: Could they be fairer?

With a bit of maths, yes!

Elections: Three common methods

Are these methods fair?

Elections: Can they be fair?

Unfortunately the answer is no, not perfectly. Find out more here.

Maths in a minute: The d'Hondt method

How does the voting system for the European Parliament elections work?

No maths for Europe

How should the seats in the European Parliament be allocated?

Another way of voting

Should we let go of the "one person, one vote" principle?

Election perfection?

Why a perfect voting system is mathematically impossible.

Maths in a minute: Arrow's theorem

Is there a perfect voting system? In the 1950s the economist Kenneth Arrow asked himself this question and found that the answer is no, at least in the setting he imagined.

Editorial

Election issues

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.

Less is more: The quest for minimal surfaces

For over 250 years minimal surfaces have been playing hide and seek with mathematicians. But what are they and why are they interesting?
Celebrating black mathematicians

Cambridge joins Black History Month celebrations with an event showcasing the contributions of black mathematicians.
Maths: The next generation

What do young researchers in maths and computer science work on? We find out at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2019.
Charmed beauty confirms particle theory

A new particle that has recently been discovered at CERN confirms predictions made by theoretical physicists over six years ago.
Our changing picture of gravity

To celebrate the recent centenary of the first major test of Einstein's general theory of relativity, we look back over how our picture of gravity has changed.

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