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Read more at: The Moon once churned an ocean of slushy magma

The Moon once churned an ocean of slushy magma

Professor Jerome Neufeld has developed a new model of the formation of the Moon's crust that finally explains the diversity and range of ages of rocks from the lunar surface.


Read more at: Cambridge snapshots: Kasia Warburton

Cambridge snapshots: Kasia Warburton

Kasia Warburton is a PhD student in the Theoretical Geophysics research group at DAMTP. Here she tells us about her work on glaciers, the joys of collaboration, and the excitement of moments when things click into place.



Read more at: Curbing COVID-19 in schools

Curbing COVID-19 in schools

UK schools have received more than 300,000 CO2 monitors as part of a government initiative supported by researchers from DAMTP to reduce the spread of COVID-19.


Read more at: Jack Thorne receives 2022 New Horizons Prize

Jack Thorne receives 2022 New Horizons Prize

Jack Thorne, Professor of Number Theory at the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, has been awarded a prestigious 2022 New Horizons in Mathematics Prize.



Read more at: Welcome to the first Philippa Fawcett interns

Welcome to the first Philippa Fawcett interns

This summer the very first participants in the Philippa Fawcett Internship Programme experienced life as a researcher in the Faculty.


Read more at: Shifting sands: protecting environments from dune migration

Shifting sands: protecting environments from dune migration

A new model describing interactions between sand dunes and obstacles, developed by researchers in DAMTP, could help protect infrastructure and delicate ecosystems from damage.



Read more at: Professor Julia Gog to help present Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Professor Julia Gog to help present Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Professor Julia Gog will share the presenting duties with Professor Jonathan Van-Tam during this year’s Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution.


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Cambridge Perspectives: 'Maths or Medicine - Which Comes First?'

Professor Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb and Professor Sir John Aston discuss how healthcare is spurring exciting new work in mathematics and statistics.



Read more at: From profound to practical

From profound to practical

Sean Hartnoll, new Professor of Mathematical Physics in DAMTP, is connecting extremes, working on an astonishing link between the theory of black holes and the small-scale physics of materials.


Read more at: On the road to dark energy

On the road to dark energy

We may be a little closer to a direct detection of dark energy, thanks to Professor Anne-Christine Davis and Dr Sunny Vagnozzi from the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and their collaborators.