We carry out research of world class excellence spanning topics in Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics (at DPMMS), and Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (at DAMTP).
Our innovative education programmes and outreach events support teachers and school students worldwide, and share the excitement of the subject with the public.
Holly Krieger is Professor of Mathematics in DPMMS, and also reaches millions via Numberphile. She talked to us about her research, mathematical communication, and advice for people starting out on a career in maths.
Landmark £6m gift from XTX Markets will help fund the next generation of Cambridge mathematicians
The donation by leading algorithmic trading firm XTX Markets will create more than thirty new PhD and Postdoc opportunities for brilliant young mathematicians to join the University of Cambridge.
New AI tool could help improve diagnosis for conditions such as leukaemia
A team including researchers in DAMTP has developed a generative AI tool to study the shape and structure of blood cells, which could help improve the way conditions such as leukaemia are diagnosed.
CHIMiRA: A new institute linking research to applications
Would you like to tap into the brains of over 300 world-leading mathematicians? Then the Cambridge Hub for Innovative Mathematics in Research and Applications might be for you.
Three Cambridge mathematicians invited to speak at the ICM 2026
Julian Sahasrabudhe, Richard Samworth, and Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb have been invited to give talks at the International Congress of Mathematicians in July 2026
Voices of Mathematics: exploring connections with David Tong
In the first in a new series of podcasts featuring conversations from the Mathematics Faculty, we talk to David Tong, Professor of Theoretical Physics at DAMTP.
