Professor Michael Green FRS awarded Royal Medal 2021
Michael Green, former Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, has been awarded the Royal Society's 2021 Royal Medal, honouring his crucial and influential contributions to the development of string theory.
Mathematics at Cambridge is open to everyone and there's a passionate drive to increase diversity among staff and students. The Hidden Figures in Mathematics event, which took place as part of the Cambridge Festival, was part of a range of activities to support this commitment.
Sir John Aston, Harding Professor of Statistics in Public Life and recently Chief Scientific Adviser to the Home Office, has been knighted in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of his services to statistics and public policymaking.
Preserving Stephen Hawking's legacy for future generations
In a major acquisition by the nation, Stephen Hawking’s personal archive and office will be preserved by Cambridge University Library and the Science Museum for researchers and the public to explore.
In this video, Professor Paul Shellard, Director of the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at DAMTP, Dr Jessica Gardner, the University Librarian, and members of Professor Hawking's family discuss the significance of the Hawking archive and some of the insights it provides.
Cambridge Perspectives: Applying Mathematics to Healthcare
In the first of a new series of events, Professor Julia Gog OBE, Professor Paul Linden FRS and Professor Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb discuss some of the ways mathematics is contributing to global healthcare.
Developing statistics: Richard Samworth elected FRS
Professor Richard Samworth, Director of the Statistical Laboratory at DPMMS, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for his fundamental contributions to the development of modern statistical methodology and theory.
In a new interdisciplinary project, mathematicians from DAMTP are using artificial intelligence to improve traffic, helping to protect the environment and human health.
In February 2020 Julia Gog, Professor of Mathematical Biology at DAMTP, was released from her normal duties to devote herself entirely to the fight against COVID-19. In this interview she tells us about her journey through the pandemic so far.
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the Faculty's NRICH education programme provided vital support to the UK's schoolchildren, their parents and teachers.
