“[I] got lucky and have been travelling first class in mathematics ever since." A lovely (and humble!) reflection from this year’s winner of one of the biggest mathematics prizes, Gerd Faltings. #AbelWeek

As part of #AbelWeek, today Gerd Faltings will open this year’s Abel Prize Lectures. Faltings was awarded the prize for his work in arithmetic geometry, especially on the Mordell conjecture. We’ve broken down some of the theories underpinning his research here: plus.maths.org/abel-2026

It is #AbelWeek, a week-long celebration of mathematics that includes the Abel Prize award ceremony (happening today!). But what actually is the Abel Prize and what makes it so special? plus.maths.org/what-abel-pr...

Need some distractions this weekend and want more maths? "Always!", we hear you cry. Try our podcast, #MathsOnTheMove - we have a huge backlog with episodes on everything from art to AI. Available wherever you get your podcasts. plusmathsorg.podbean.com

In 2016/2017 infections acquired in hospitals in England accounted for 28,500 patient deaths and cost the NHS £2.7 billion. So how can we best understand and help avoid them? We spoke to Jessica Brigden about her work on models of transmission.

What does it mean if something is growing exponentially and what does it have to do with this tree? Find out more in this #MathsMinuteMonday plus.maths.org/content/math...

Today is International #WomenInMathematics day, set up in honour of Maryam Mirzakhani, the first female Fields Medallist. To celebrate, we've collected together articles celebrating the incredible women in maths we have worked with over the last year. plus.maths.org/happy-2026-w...

We're super proud to host an extract of Richard Elwes' brilliant new book "Huge numbers". The article explores a fascinating Mayan #calendar with insights into the underlying notion of time and the #Maya way of writing numbers plus.maths.org/endless-prog... #maths #math #numbers

Are you interested in the connections between #maths and #art? Then you'll probably like @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social 's new book "Blueprints". Here's an excerpt: plus.maths.org/blueprints-h...

Oh Ronnie. Bother. My book* coming out next month confidently asserts “The highest break achieved in tournament play is a ‘beyond perfect’ 148 by Jamie Burnett in 2004.” *Huge Numbers, Basic Books, available for preorder now! www.waterstones.com/book/huge-nu...

The Abel Prize 2026 has been awarded to Gerd Faltings! Woohoo! He received the prize for bringing together number theory and geometry to understand solutions to equations. Find out more here: plus.maths.org/abel-2026 #maths #math #mathematics

Tomorrow is #PiDay2026! And next week the winner of the 2026 Abel Prize will be announced. We celebrate one with the other by bringing you our articles on all the winners of the Prize since it was first awarded in 2003 until 2025. #abelprize plus.maths.org/happy-pi-day...

Pure #maths has a habit of becoming useful decades, even centuries, after it was first developed. We came across an interesting example of this at a recent Newton Institute programme....

Are you interested in communicating maths to non-expert audiences? Then you may be interested in our event at the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge on Jan 29. We have a bunch of interesting speakers, including 2 Zeeman medal winners! Registration is still open gateway.newton.ac.uk/event/tgm156/

Clear, reliable information is increasingly scarce, so let's reward those who produce trustworthy sources of communication. Entries for the Harding Prizes for Trustworthy Communication are now open! hardingprize.com

I've just started reading this new book by Shekhar Khare, a renowned number theorist at UCLA, and I highly recommend it. It takes the reader on an intellectual adventure, with very illuminating analogies and vivid storytelling. It's a book about some brilliant math, but it also has a great heart.

What's the problem with AI images tools? AI excels when fed perfect data, but falters in the real world. Discover where deep learning hits its limits and why timeless math holds the key to robust, universal imaging. With Professor Carola Schönlieb @leverhulme.ac.uk ; @plusmaths.bsky.social

If you zoomed in on the space we live in, would you find it's pixelated? Perhaps! Find out more with today's door of our #adventcalendar plus.maths.org/content/adve... #maths #mathematics #quantum

Tired of the same old routine? The last few doors of our #adventcalendar have explored the "many worlds" interpretation of #quantum mechanics. A version of you may be living it up with cocktails on the beach! plus.maths.org/content/adve...

How is number theory related to dynamical systems? Find out with Holly Krieger, who also tells us about appearing on Numberphile and has advice for budding mathematicians plus.maths.org/content/holl... #maths #mathematics

Today's door of our #adventcalendar opens on the future of #computing! plus.maths.org/content/adve... #maths #mathematics #quantum

Have you been opening the doors of our #adventcalendar? The last few days we explored Schrödinger's equation. And today we're talking to one of our favourite physicist, the amazing David Tong, about 100 years of #quantum mechanics and more! plus.maths.org/content/adve... #maths #mathematics

It's been raining outside and the cat came home wet. People are also carrying umbrellas. Which reminds us that #correlation isn't #causation plus.maths.org/content/math... #maths #mathematics #statistics

Today's door of our #adventcalendar: explaining #quantum mechanics in as few words as we could get away with plus.maths.org/content/adve...

Reality gets decidedly wobbly behind door #4 of our #advent calendar! plus.maths.org/content/adve... #maths #mathematics #quantum #physics

Behind today's door of our #adventcalendar we meet the most famous cat in all of science! plus.maths.org/content/adve...

#OTD in 1966 mathematician L.E.J. Brouwer passed away. Among other things he developed "intuitionism", an approach to #maths which rejects proofs by contradiction. It's fascinating! Find out more in this article plus.maths.org/content/intu... #philosophy #mathematics

Is it waves? Or is it particles? Find out with today's door of our #adventcalendar plus.maths.org/content/adve... #maths #quantum #mathematics

Do you communicate, or have a stake in communicating, complex #maths and data science? Then you might be interested in our conference on Jan 29, 2026 at @NewtonInstitute, organised with @NewtonGateway. Registration is now open! gateway.newton.ac.uk/event/tgm156/

Woohooo! The 1st door of our #AdventCalendar can now be opened! This year the calendar celebrates 100 years of #quantum mechanics. But don't worry, we're off to a gentle start plus.maths.org/content/adve...

Our #adventcalendar2025 is now live! We know it's sill November but we couldn't resist. This year we celebrate 100 years of #quantum mechanics. Come and enjoy this most marvellous combination of #maths and nature! plus.maths.org/content/adve...

Carola is a favourite colleague here at Cambridge! Here are some more videos with her by @leverhulme.ac.uk and @expeditions.bsky.social together with some articles about Carola's #maths plus.maths.org/content/meet... #mathematics

You might have heard of the golden ratio, but do you know the silver ratio? And other metallic ratios? Find out more here plus.maths.org/content/silv... #maths #mathematics

Do you communicate, or have a stake in communicating, complex #maths and data science? Then you might be interested in our conference on Jan 29, 2026 at @NewtonInstitute, organised with @NewtonGateway. Registration is now open! gateway.newton.ac.uk/event/tgm156/

Carola is a colleague who does amazing work on the #maths of information. We love these videos courtesy of @joinExpeditions and and The Leverhulme Trust where she talks about her work plus.maths.org/content/meet...

What do you get when a physicist writes a book with a theatre and film person? Something we all can understand! Even if it is about #quantum #physics. Find out more in the latest episode of our #podcast plus.maths.org/content/livi...

How do you know whether a mathematical model of a real-world process is accurate? How do you explain it to others? One way is to imagine you're living inside it! Join us for an adventure in model land in the latest episode of our #podcast plus.maths.org/content/adve... #maths #math

Haha! There's a Wikipedia entry on "Abstract nonsense"! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstrac... #maths #math #physics

Very interesting to be at the Newton Institute for a workshop on #quantum simulation and #quantum #computing organised by the Newton Gateway gateway.newton.ac.uk/event/ofbw75/

What are #proof assistants? And how do they turn #maths into a collaborative game of many players? Find out in the latest episode of our #podcast featuring Kevin Buzzard plus.maths.org/content/livi... #math #mathematics

In the latest episode of our #podcast we talk to Moustapha Fall about AIMS Senegal, winning a Ramanujan Prize, and challenges for #maths in sub-Saharan #Africa plus.maths.org/content/livi... #mathematics

A reminder that if you are a primary or secondary school in Southwark, my in-school talks are always free - including short CPD sessions. Details of talks here: robeastaway.com/talks-and-ra...

In our latest #podcast we talk to Codina Cotar about a #maths #art competition she ran connecting to a @NewtonInstitute research programme. The entries were amazing! Find out more in our chat with Codina plus.maths.org/content/livi...

It's #AdaLovelaceDay! We celebrate by revisiting some of our content produced with women mathematicians over the last year! From #ArtificialIntelligence to group theory, we hope you enjoy our articles and podcasts plus.maths.org/content/happ... #maths #math #mathematics

The 2025 #NobelPrize in #physics went to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis for "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit" www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

Topological data analysis which uses pure #maths techniques to analyse (big) #data is one of our favourite topics at the moment. In the latest episode of our #podcast Mike Hill explores it further, including applications in social justice plus.maths.org/content/topo...

Day 2 of Black Heroes of Mathematics 2025 is well underway. The second talk by Flavia K. Santos titled 'Scoping Maths Anxiety in Our Community - Updated' has just started. You can join us right now, just register for the Zoom link ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/black...

It's 10 years since ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves were first detected! The announcement was a very exciting event and we look back in awe plus.maths.org/content/spac... #physics #maths

We start the new season of our #podcast with one of our favourite physicists! David Tong talks about 100 years of #quantum mechanics, the theory it's grown into, quantum field theory, and strange connections in #physics plus.maths.org/content/davi... #maths #physics

Last week we had a wonderful time at #HLF25 where young researchers meet winners of the most important prizes in #maths and #computerscience. You can get a glimpse of what it was like in the #vlog we produced on behalf of @hlforum.bsky.social plus.maths.org/content/plus...