Professor Jack Thorne FRS awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
3 December 2024
Professor Jack Thorne FRS (DPMMS) has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council Consolidator Grant. The grants, funded through the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars as they establish their independent research teams and develop their most promising scientific ideas.
Hannah Fry announced as new Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics
21 November 2024
Hannah Fry will join the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) on 1 January 2025 as Cambridge's first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics.
Hannah Fry brings outstanding experience of communicating to diverse audiences to the role. She is currently Professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, as well as a best-selling author and award-winning science presenter on radio and TV. She won the Christopher Zeeman Medal for promoting mathematics in 2018 and the Royal Society David Attenborough Award in 2024, and is the current President of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
Professor Adrian Kent elected as American Physical Society Fellow
7 October 2024
Professor Adrian Kent (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics) has been elected to the American Physical Society's Fellows. The APS Fellowship recognises his seminal contributions at the interface between quantum information science and relativity, including novel protocols for communication and cryptography.
Dr Julian Sahasrabudhe awarded European Research Council Starting Grant
5 September 2024
Dr Julian Sahasrabudhe (Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics) is one of nine Cambridge researchers - the highest number of grants of any UK institution - to be awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant. The awards help exceptional researchers at the beginning of their careers to launch their own projects, form their teams and pursue their most promising ideas.
Professor Sir John Aston FRS appointed Pro Vice Chancellor for Research
17 July 2024
Professor Sir John Aston has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Cambridge. He is Harding Professor of Statistics in Public Life in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, and from 2017-2020 was Chief Scientific Adviser to the Home Office. As Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Professor Aston will provide senior academic leadership on the University’s research activities.
Dr Julian Sahasrabudhe awarded 2024 Whitehead Prize
9 July 2024
Dr Julian Sahasrabudhe (Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics) has been awarded a 2024 Whitehead Prize by the London Mathematical Society. The prize recognises his outstanding contributions to Ramsey theory, his solutions to famous problems in complex analysis and random matrix theory, and his remarkable progress on sphere packings.
Adams Prize 2025: Mathematics of Statistical Mechanics
19 June 2024
Applications are invited for the 2024-25 Adams Prize, one of the oldest and most prestigious prizes in the University of Cambridge. The 2025 prize will be awarded for achievements in the field of Mathematics of Statistical Mechanics. The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 October 2024.
Professor Anne-Christine Davis receives OBE in King's Birthday Honours
16 June 2024
Congratulations to Professor Anne-Christine Davis (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics), who has received an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours list for services to Higher Education and to Scientific Research.
Government Chief Scientific Adviser maths challenge collaboration for National Numeracy Day
22 May 2024
To celebrate National Numeracy Day, the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Dame Angela McLean, and Government Office for Science (GO-Science) have teamed up with our MMP outreach project on a maths challenge. The activity is designed to be accessible and engaging for a wide audience, and to build confidence and enjoyment. The challenge was released as a video message from Professor Dame Angela McLean on the GO-Science social media channels, and can also be found on the MMP website via the link above.
2024 Clay Research Award for Professor Jack Thorne FRS
17 May 2024
Jack Thorne, Kuwait Professor of Number Theory in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, and James Newton (Oxford University) have jointly received a 2024 Clay Research Award. The award recognises their remarkable proof of a key milestone in work on the Langlands Programme.
The Clay Research Awards are presented annually to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the world’s most gifted mathematicians.