The power of collaboration: celebrating the mathematics of Timothy Gowers
Mathematicians from around the world gathered at the Isaac Newton Institute in April 2024 to celebrate both the mathematics and the 60th birthday of Professor Sir Tim Gowers FRS.
Irene Abril Cabezas is a PhD student in DAMTP, and is one of the young scientists selected to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in July 2024. She tells us about her research studying the afterglow light from the Big Bang to learn more about the very beginning of the Universe and the subsequent distribution of dark matter across cosmic time.
Government Chief Scientific Adviser maths challenge for National Numeracy Day
To celebrate National Numeracy Day in May 2024, the Government Office for Science and Government Chief Scientific Adviser teamed up with our MMP outreach project.
Four members of the Mathematics departments elected Fellows of the Royal Society
John Aston and Oscar Randal-Williams, from DPMMS, and Eric Lauga and Mihaela van der Schaar, from DAMTP, have all been recognised for their outstanding work.
In this video interview Ray Goldstein, Alan Turing Professor of Complex Physical Systems at DAMTP, tells us about his work in mathematical biology and how the simplest organisms on Earth can shed light on what happens inside our own bodies.
Ray Goldstein, Alan Turing Professor of Complex Physical Systems at DAMTP, works on an area where Turing's legacy has had huge impact: mathematical biology. He tells us more about this work, and how mathematics can help shed light on fascinating problems in evolution.
A quantum leap: mapping DNA diversity with quantum computing
A collaboration led by DAMTP's Dr Sergii Strelchuk has been awarded up to $3.5 million in funding to explore the potential of quantum computing in one of the most exciting new areas in biomedical science.
Training AI models to answer 'what if?' questions could improve medical treatments
An international team, including researchers in DAMTP, has found that a comparatively new area of machine learning could make medical treatments safer, more efficient, and more personalised.
Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd
DAMTP research shows that the springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making similar to those describing stock market crashes.
Contagious Maths: bringing mathematical research into the classroom
New resources launched by Professor Julia Gog and the Faculty's outreach project link mathematical research to the school curriculum, to highlight the role of maths in tackling real-world problems.
