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Read more at: Richard Samworth wins two major prizes in statistics

Richard Samworth wins two major prizes in statistics

Richard Samworth of DPMMS has won two prestigious prizes within 24 hours: the David Cox Medal for Statistics and the Guy Medal in Silver.


Read more at: Tensor networks: Taking the stress out of quantum physics

Tensor networks: Taking the stress out of quantum physics

Frank Verstraete of DAMTP has helped create a new language to describe the quantum world, making calculations a whole lot simpler.



Read more at: Cambridge snapshots: Sofia Monarchi

Cambridge snapshots: Sofia Monarchi

Sofia Monarchi is a second year undergraduate, currently doing Part Ib of the Mathematical Tripos. She tells us about her favourite subjects, what she gets up to outside of her studies, and what advice she would give to prospective maths undergraduates at Cambridge.


Read more at: Researchers discover thriving deep sea ecosystem beneath Antarctic ice sheet

Researchers discover thriving deep sea ecosystem beneath Antarctic ice sheet

The international scientific team, including Dr Laura Cimoli from DAMTP's Institute of Computing for Climate Science, were gathering data in Antarctica's Bellingshausen Sea when a 500km2 iceberg broke away.



Read more at: Voices of Maths: celebrate the Cambridge Festival with our podcasts

Voices of Maths: celebrate the Cambridge Festival with our podcasts

Celebrate the annual Cambridge Festival with this selection of some of our favourite podcasts featuring discussions with researchers in DPMMS and DAMTP.


Read more at: Cambridge snapshots: Joel Winterton

Cambridge snapshots: Joel Winterton

Joel Winterton is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. He tells us about the joys of curiosity, how brain-tickling maths can help people, and the difference a Martingale Scholarship has made.



Read more at: Professor James Fergusson wins 2025 Pilkington Prize

Professor James Fergusson wins 2025 Pilkington Prize

Congratulations to Professor James Fergusson who has won a 2025 Pilkington Prize. It is the third consecutive year in which the Prizes have recognised outstanding teaching in the Faculty.


Read more at: AI goes to physics class

AI goes to physics class

Faculty researchers are working to equip artificial intelligence with human knowledge of physics to create powerful AI tools for a range of applications, from weather forecasting to engineering. Their efforts contribute to a body of work on AI that makes the Faculty a global leader in the field.



Read more at: Senior Government minister visits Cambridge to explore the potential of AI

Senior Government minister visits Cambridge to explore the potential of AI

The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP met researchers including DAMTP’s Professor Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb to discuss ways in which AI can transform public services and healthcare.


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Cambridge Perspectives: AI - accelerating research

In November 2024 DAMTP's Dr Miles Cranmer and Dr James Fergusson were joined by an audience of Cambridge alumni to explore some of the ways in which AI is advancing science, and the real-world implications.