Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd
DAMTP researchers have discovered that the springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making with similarities to models describing stock market crashes.
Contagious Maths: Bringing mathematical research into the classroom
Professor Julia Gog and the Faculty's outreach initiative have launched an innovative school curriculum and public engagement project supported by a Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award grant. The project aims to share the excitement of mathematical research and link it to the school curriculum, and to highlight the role of mathematics in tackling real-world problems.
Shadow Secretary of State visits Cambridge to discuss AI policy and innovation
The Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle MP, visited Cambridge in January 2024 to discuss AI policy and innovation.
Oscar Randal-Williams takes up the Sadleirian Professorship of Pure Mathematics
Congratulations to Oscar Randal-Williams, who has been elected to the prestigious Sadleirian Professorship of Pure Mathematics in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics.
Dr Kweku Abraham is a postdoctoral researcher in statistics in DPMMS, working on the mathematics of deep learning. He tells us about why he enjoys statistics, revisiting a favourite mathematical moment, and what life as an early career researcher involves.
The Centre for Climate Repair has recently taken up residence at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). Director Shaun Fitzgerald explains the Centre's work and its contribution to the recent COP28 summit.
Professor Douglas Gough FRS awarded 2024 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
Congratulations to Douglas Gough, Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics in DAMTP and the IoA, on the award of the 2024 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy.
A tip of the hat: celebrating the aperiodic monotile discovery
In December 2023 the Centre for Mathematical Sciences hosted a celebration of the famous 'hat' - the fascinating aperiodic monotile discovered earlier in the year.
Jack Thorne elected to Kuwait Professorship of Number Theory and Algebra
Jack Thorne, Professor of Number Theory in DPMMS, has been elected as the new Kuwait Professor of Number Theory and Algebra with effect from 1 January 2024.
'On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory' - Cambridge Festival lecture
In this fascinating talk, given at the 2023 Cambridge Festival, Professor Thomas Hertog reflects on working with Stephen Hawking, the theory that they developed together, and what it can tell us about the origins of the Universe.