Researchers discover thriving deep sea ecosystem beneath Antarctic ice sheet
The international scientific team, including Dr Laura Cimoli from DAMTP's Institute of Computing for Climate Science, were gathering data in Antarctica's Bellingshausen Sea when a 500km2 iceberg broke away.
Voices of Maths: celebrate the Cambridge Festival with our podcasts
Celebrate the annual Cambridge Festival with this selection of some of our favourite podcasts featuring discussions with researchers in DPMMS and DAMTP.
Joel Winterton is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. He tells us about the joys of curiosity, how brain-tickling maths can help people, and the difference a Martingale Scholarship has made.
Professor James Fergusson wins 2025 Pilkington Prize
Congratulations to Professor James Fergusson who has won a 2025 Pilkington Prize. It is the third consecutive year in which the Prizes have recognised outstanding teaching in the Faculty.
Faculty researchers are working to equip artificial intelligence with human knowledge of physics to create powerful AI tools for a range of applications, from weather forecasting to engineering. Their efforts contribute to a body of work on AI that makes the Faculty a global leader in the field.
Senior Government minister visits Cambridge to explore the potential of AI
The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP met researchers including DAMTP’s Professor Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb to discuss ways in which AI can transform public services and healthcare.
Cambridge Perspectives: AI - accelerating research
In November 2024 DAMTP's Dr Miles Cranmer and Dr James Fergusson were joined by an audience of Cambridge alumni to explore some of the ways in which AI is advancing science, and the real-world implications.
In this podcast Hannah Fry talks about her own work, what she is looking forward to about joining Cambridge, and her hopes for the future of mathematics communication.
Hannah Fry announced as Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics
Hannah Fry will join the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics on 1 January 2025 as Cambridge's first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics.
Thinking inside the box: new insights on a particle physics enigma
An enigmatic particle has defied explanation since its discovery two decades ago. But new work by by researchers in the High Energy Physics group in DAMTP and colleagues may shed light on the mystery.
