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Read more at: Celebrating Anne-Christine Davis

Celebrating Anne-Christine Davis

This month the Faculty hosted a conference in honour of its first female professor, Anne-Christine Davis, who retired in September 2018. The conference explored the latest research in cosmology and celebrated Davis' long and pioneering career in theoretical physics.

Read more at: Mathematics and democracy

Mathematics and democracy

In 2011 Professor Geoffrey Grimmett was approached by an MEP to help find a method for allocating the seats of the European Parliament. Eight years on the question is still just as relevant.

Read more at: Learning about the proton

Learning about the proton

Maria Ubiali tells us how machine learning can reveal the world inside the proton.

Read more at: Cambridge Perspectives: Ray Goldstein and Volvocales

Cambridge Perspectives: Ray Goldstein and Volvocales

In this video Professor Ray Goldstein explains how the synchronised swimming of tiny algae tells us about our bodies and  links to evolution.

Read more at: Cambridge Perspectives: Maria Ubiali and the physics inside the proton

Cambridge Perspectives: Maria Ubiali and the physics inside the proton

In this video Maria Ubiali talks about the fascinating physics that happens inside a proton.

Read more at: Synchronised swimming

Synchronised swimming

Ray Goldstein explains how little green algae shed light on evolution and help us understand our own bodies.

Read more at: Cambridge Perspectives: Caucher Birkar

Cambridge Perspectives: Caucher Birkar

In this video Caucher Birkar tells us about the work that won him a Fields Medal earlier this year and about his mathematical journey.

Read more at: Cambridge Perspectives: Ivan Smith at the ICM 2018

Cambridge Perspectives: Ivan Smith at the ICM 2018

Ivan Smith is Professor of Geometry in DPMSS and gave an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2018.

Read more at: DPMMS: Collective leadership

DPMMS: Collective leadership

Gabriel Paternain tells us about his time as Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics.

Read more at: Cambridge Perspectives: Jack Thorne at the ICM2018

Cambridge Perspectives: Jack Thorne at the ICM2018

"I like the way coincidence plays a part in the subject." Professor Jack Thorne gave an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2018 on number theory.

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