In March 2026 researchers including Professor Ben Allanach and Professor Anthony Challinor from DAMTP were joined by an audience of Cambridge alumni for a live webinar discussing the latest research into dark matter.
Dark stars: new theories shed light on black holes
Gravitational waves have provided a wealth of information about black holes. But could other objects be hiding in this data too? Researchers at DAMTP are exploring this idea, which may also help resolve the mystery of dark matter.
Voices of Mathematics: Ulrich Sperhake and Seppe Staelens
In this episode of our Voices of Mathematics podcast we talk to Professor Ulrich Sperhake and PhD student Seppe Staelens from the Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology in DAMTP.
Eight Faculty researchers announced as Academy for Mathematical Sciences Fellows
Eight members of the Cambridge Mathematics Faculty are included in the first cohort of Fellows and Honorary Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.
Researchers from DPMMS are working out how best to translate scientific evidence to help inform policy makers – and us – when we make decisions that affect our lives.
Landmark £6m gift from XTX Markets will help fund the next generation of Cambridge mathematicians
The donation by leading algorithmic trading firm XTX Markets will create more than thirty new PhD and Postdoc opportunities for brilliant young mathematicians to join the University of Cambridge.
CHIMiRA: A new institute linking research to applications
Would you like to tap into the brains of over 300 world-leading mathematicians? Then the Cambridge Hub for Innovative Mathematics in Research and Applications might be for you.
In this episode of our Voices of Mathematics podcast we talk to Holly Krieger, Professor of Mathematics at the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics.
Holly Krieger is Professor of Mathematics in DPMMS, and also reaches millions via Numberphile. She talked to us about her research, mathematical communication, and advice for people starting out on a career in maths.
New AI tool could help improve diagnosis for conditions such as leukaemia
A team including researchers in DAMTP has developed a generative AI tool to study the shape and structure of blood cells, which could help improve the way conditions such as leukaemia are diagnosed.
