Mathematics

Sciences & Technology

Can you accurately read a graph? It may not be as simple as you think

From COVID to mortgage rates, we see data presented in graphs all the time, but our interpretation can differ – a lot

Sciences & Technology

Can you accurately read a graph? It may not be as simple as you think

From COVID to mortgage rates, we see data presented in graphs all the time, but our interpretation can differ – a lot

Sciences & Technology

Mathematicians moved by dance, karate and building a better world

To mark Women in Mathematics Day, two early career mathematicians – Dr Wei Huang and Dr Astrid Zeman – share their inspirations, achievements, ambitions and hobbies

Sciences & Technology

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Under the Microscope

Healing wounds with differential equations

Professor Jennifer Flegg uses mathematics to solve biological problems like wound healing and infectious diseases

Environment

The smallest marine microbes share nutrients – briefly

Fleeting interactions between the smallest phytoplankton and bacteria help to shape global ocean productivity

Sciences & Technology

Understanding how a cell becomes a person - with maths

There are trillions of cells in the human body, and researchers are developing new mathematics to understand how they work

Health & Medicine

Using mathematics to treat malaria

Parasite resistance to anti-malaria drugs is a growing challenge, but by using mathematical models researchers can track different types of resistance to help agencies target effective treatments

Sciences & Technology

Forecasting landslides from space

A new data-driven tool uses satellites to accurately predict devastating natural disasters before they occur – locating potential land failures to protect at-risk communities

Sciences & Technology

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Under the Microscope

Using maths to prove computer security

Eureka prize winner Associate Professor Toby Murray thought maths was boring, but he now relies on it to secure critical systems like those of Defence against hackers

Sciences & Technology

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Podcast

The algorithms of art

Professor Kate Smith-Miles studies how mathematics can help us trust algorithms, but her work unexpectedly created beautiful, mathematically-generated art